The principal casualty of the euro crisis, which began in 2008, may be the European project: Europeans’ belief that economic integration and a European Union is in their self interest. As the euro crisis has deepened, faith in the EU and in economic integration has eroded.

Europe’s ongoing economic crisis has engendered a crisis of confidence in the European project. Explore the public views on various issues throughout the country.

By Drew DeSilver College is a pretty pricey proposition, even after grants and scholarships are factored in. And the millions of students graduating this spring will soon learn just how expensive their degrees were when they start getting student-loan bills. As a Pew Research Center analysis noted last year, nearly one in five U.S. households [...]

Around the world, Facebook continues to see more users joining the platform, with Asia-Pacific countries making among the biggest leaps. Twitter and Google+ are also making significant strides.

Apps like Citysearch and Yelp see by far the most use among US affluent consumers. Users of these apps view more in-app ads and spend more on mcommerce purchases, making them a highly desirable—and reachable—audience.

In Germany, smartphones running the Android OS are much more popular than Apple's iPhone, and by among the widest margins in Western Europe. But even there, Apple dominates the tablet market—at least for now.

By Drew DeSilver 52.9% of women aged 15-44, or about 32.5 million, were mothers in 2010, according to the Census Bureau. The U.S. birth rate dipped in 2011 to the lowest ever recorded, led by a plunge in births to immigrant women since the onset of the Great Recession. Today’s mothers have more education than [...]

Women with infant children in the U.S. are more educated than ever, reflecting a decades-long rise in the educational levels of all women and a steep decline in births among less-educated women.

As Pakistan prepares for this weekend’s elections, the Taliban has significantly stepped up its attacks. And no matter which party emerges victorious from the May 11 poll, it will have to answer to a public that is increasingly worried about the threat extremism poses to the Pakistani state.

An analysis of Census Department data on voters show that the U.S. electorate will look far different in 2060 than it does now.