The pandemic has been hard, no less so on our well-being. Humans, after all, are social creatures. We need others. Social interactions are essential; they make us whole. COVID left us at a social deficit. What is the cumulative cost of our lost year and a half on an individual […] Read more »
Most Americans would rather rebuild than move if natural disaster strikes, poll finds
Even as climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, from fires to floods and hurricanes, two-thirds of Americans say if their home is hit they would rather rebuild than relocate, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. Republicans were the most likely to say they would hunker […] Read more »
Extreme weather doesn’t usually motivate Americans to move. Here’s why
Nearly one in three Americans have been personally affected by an extreme weather event in the last two years, according to a new poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist. Those types of events — think hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and wildfires — are expected to increase in severity and […] Read more »
Trauma and Trump make Asian American voters a more cohesive bloc, new poll reveals
In 2020, amid a year of violence and fear, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders were hypervisible – and that changed the way they look at themselves and politics, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. As the global pandemic took hold, then-President Donald Trump started using xenophobic terms to blame […] Read more »
Trust in Biden on COVID erodes
… Anyone else feeling a sense of déjà vu? Yet another poll, this time with ABC News, finds that approval of Biden’s handling of a slate of issues – from COVID to the economic recovery – has taken a hit. Being a president is a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately job. This is yet […] Read more »
Polarization over vaccine mandate rules underscores difficulty for U.S. to slow pandemic
Public support for the Biden administration’s drive to get more people vaccinated for COVID-19 is largely split along partisan lines, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. While employers in some sectors and parts of the country are reporting that a vast majority of workers are complying with new vaccine […] Read more »