Almost everything you hear at graduations - and read on the internet, and watch on television - focuses on the idea of work, especially entrepreneurship, as a means of self-expression and (to use the term from David Brooks) self-actualization.

Negative views of banks, financial institutions, and Wall Street are at their highest level in nearly 40 years. But is Occupy Wall Street (OWS) gaining traction? Many Americans have not made up their minds, and public interest in OWS does not appear to be growing.

The latest Political Report examines Americans thoughts on the debt ceiling negotiations, worries about the economy and ways consumers are cutting back. It also traces back 50 years to see what Americans cared about when President Obama as born.

This event will present a variety of views on Washington's difficulty with public diplomacy and outreach to the Muslim world.

Americans look a lot more like the Chinese than Europeans when attitudes about entrepreneurship are compared. Americans are also very proud of their country, but are deeply dissatisfied with current performance and believe the country is on the wrong track.

A Spanish translation of Ambassador Noreiga's "Sinister forces at work in Venezeula power struggle"

Despite Saudi Arabia's efforts to improve its image in America,61 percent of Americans said that Saudi Arabia is better described as being a part of the problem in the war on terrorism.