See the NYT's interactive data on the 158 families that have funded nearly half of the 2016 presidential election, using Monopoly pieces. Who are these families? The NYT pulls back the political curtain and exposes just who fuels the presidential campaign.
Could there be another cause that a significant number of Americans do not support taking and even greater amount of money yearly? How about a $71 billion cause?
We welcome a new---or shall I say, very old, Coalition: The Gospel According to Stephenson. This and more in this week's Coalition Report!
This week we welcome new SPI Fellow Dr. Christopher DiCarlo! Also in the spotlight, Mark Juergensmeyer and Elham Manea---all in this week's Fellow's Update.
Pope FrancisÔÇÖ recently concluded tours of Cuba and the United States have been hailed as triumphs. Hundreds of millions, from staunch Roman Catholics to skeptical outsiders, followed his every move and listened to his message. Given FrancisÔÇÖ loving charisma and [...]
Weekly Fellows Update by Deanna Cantrell With Pluto recently in the news, it is a great opportunity to highlight SPI Fellow Gregory BenfordÔÇÖs article The Pluto of Science Fiction.┬á Mr. Benford┬áis an astrophysicist and science fiction author┬áwho is on [...]
The results of the 2013 New Zealand Census has Christianity down to around 47 per cent.  [...]
Weekly Policy Report by Edwina Rogers Nine US Agencies Propose Regulations To Curtail Discrimination By Faith Based Organizations With Tax Payer Funds - SPI Comments Melissa Rogers, the Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships [...]
Weekly Numbers Report by Deanna Cantrell SPI is asking the U.S. Department of Health & Human services to implement a nationwide vaccination policy.  This would repeal non-medical philosophical and religious exemptions that are currently available in 48 states.  Are [...]
President Obama will phone the Army veteran who tried to save lives during the mass shooting on an Oregon college campus, according to a new report. Obama will speak to Chris Mintz, 30, on either Tuesday or Wednesday, according to [...]
