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The Pew Global Attitudes Project is a series of worldwide public opinion surveys that encompasses a broad array of subjects ranging from people's assessments of their own lives to their views about the current state of the world and important issues of the day. More than 200,000 interviews in 57 countries have been conducted as part of the project's work.

Jobs growth was slow in May, renewing pessimism about the U.S. economy. Spence, a Nobel Prize-winning economist writes that economic growth and employment in the United States have started to diverge, increasing income inequality and reducing jobs for less-educated workers.

Looks at the impact of terrorism (173 countries) and attempts to rank them. Similar to the Public Sector Corruption Index from Transparency International.

The Globalist presents highlights from its Reforming Global Finance series.

This New York Times article describes the implications of achieving a global population of seven billion people and examines the possibilities for population growth and related issues into the future.

The Globalist is supported, in part, by The Louis R. and Candice A. Hughes Charitable Foundation.

great website for science.

At a time when the crisis in Ukraine has triggered deep unease, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will remind the world that our transatlantic partnership is second-to-none. This agreement will deepen our economic relationship with the European Union, already the world's largest, by bridging divergences between our regulations and standards - without compromising health, safety, environmental, and consumer protection on both sides of the Atlantic. Many in Europe are looking to TTIP not only to spur much-needed economic growth but also to support efforts to reform European energy policies and create greater energy security.