Americans Less Concerned about Environment

With Earth Day 2002 festivities over, a look at Americans’ feelings about the environment reveals that fewer are concerned this year than last. According to Gallup’s annual survey on the environment, concern over the environment has given way to concerns...

Majority of Americans Made Donations in 2001

Despite the economic recession and the Sept. 11 attacks, more Americans made donations in 2001 than in 2000. Four out of five adults, or 80 percent, gave charitable gifts in 2001, compared to 78 percent in 2000, 84 percent in 1999 and 87 percent in 1998, according to...

Family Films Make Money

Sex and violence may sell movies, but so do family values. The box office proves it. Some of 2001’s biggest financial successes were family films: “Shrek,” “Monsters, Inc.” and—despite the controversy in Christian circles—”Harry...