While a wide majority of registered voters in Oregon said racism is still a problem in the state, they also believe race doesn’t need to be talked about so often. Those are just some of the findings from a recent OPB poll on race relations conducted by Portland firm DHM Research. […] Read more »
America’s new cycle of partisan hatred
… Up until the mid-1980s, the typical American held the view that partisans on the other side operated with good intentions. But that has changed in dramatic fashion, as a study published last year by Stanford and Princeton researchers demonstrates. It has long been agreed that race is the deepest […] Read more »
Sexual Orientation Deserves Same Protection as Race, Americans Say
Nearly three quarters of Americans say sexual orientation should be protected from discrimination the same way race is, according to a new Bloomberg Politics poll. CONT. David Knowles & Ben Brody, Bloomberg Politics Read more »
Most Californians say race relations are better in California than elsewhere in United States
As issues of race continue to make national headlines, most California voters say that race relations are better here than they are in the rest of the country, according to results from the latest USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll. CONT. USC Dornsife Read more »
One in Three Say Businesses Should Be Allowed to Refuse Gays on Religious Grounds
Roughly a third of Americans say that businesses should be allowed to refuse gay customers on religious grounds, and the figure rises to almost half for businesses that provide wedding services, according to an NBC News poll released on Thursday. CONT. NBC News Read more »
Millennials are just about as racist as their parents
… We took a look at five measures of racial prejudice from the General Social Survey conducted by NORC’s 2010, 2012 and 2014 waves. Among many other questions, the survey asked respondents to rate whites and blacks on a scale from being “hardworking” to “lazy.” Using this data, we can […] Read more »