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Nearly 36 million people are enslaved around the world, according to Walk Free's 2014 Global Slavery Index. Gallup surveys help identify a total of 5.4 million people enslaved in seven high-risk countries alone.

Married Americans have significantly better well-being than those who are separated or divorced. Those who are married have a Well-Being Index score of 68.8 compared with 59.7 for the divorced and 55.9 for those who are separated.

Accusations of sexual misconduct complicate what could have been an easy win for the GOP in one of the nation's most conservative states.

Almost half of Americans, 49%, say the federal government poses "an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens." This is unchanged since 2010 but up from 30% in 2003.

The percentage of Americans expressing trust in the judicial branch of the federal government has fallen eight percentage points to a new low of 53% this year. Trust in the legislative and executive branches inched up slightly.

There are several election and legislative events this week that we can put in the context of American public opinion.

Americans' support for legalizing marijuana continues to increase, with a new record 64% saying it should be made legal in Gallup's nearly 50-year trend.

Hyatt's RiseHY initiative changes lives, strengthens communities and fulfills hiring needs by focusing on employment for opportunity youth.

Even though an increasing number of states have moved toward legalizing same-sex marriage in the past year, Americans’ views on the matter have not changed, with 57% opposed and 40% in favor of legal recognition of gay marriages. Americans are ...

After key Supreme Court decisions legalized same-sex marriage and upheld the healthcare law, a record-low 18% of Republicans approve of the job the court is doing. With 76% of Democrats approving, the party gap is the largest to date.