While some groups — including the National Organization for Marriage — claim otherwise, much of the data available points to a significant shift in American public opinion on gay and lesbian marriage since 2001. According to Pew Research Center reports from this year, growing support for same-sex marriage is no longer limited to card-carrying liberals. […]
Election 2012

Democracy at stake
One week after the presidential election, it is time to worry about new problems such as the fiscal cliff and the stubborn partisan divide. But before we move on, Americans need to know: What happened in Florida? And should Florida be in electoral receivership? As President Obama said in his election night speech, “Whether you voted for […]

The green new deal
Following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, climate change has caught the attention of many Americans. What’s your take? JS: The crisis of the moment and the question of the hour is whether this election will be the response that we need to the climate crisis. It took the storm of the century, an unprecedented storm, […]

Need to Know: Nov 2, 2012: Dubuque, Iowa
This week, Need to Know’s John Larson reports from Dubuque, Iowa — a town in a swing state worth six electoral votes in the road to the White House.

Need to Know, October 26, 2012: The voter fraud debate, opposition research in the digital age and Dean Obeidallah
This week, Need to Know’s Rick Carr reports on controversial changes to election rules in the battleground state of Florida- will they root out voter fraud or keep legitimate voters from the polls?