Just days after President Biden announced new vaccine requirements for federal employees and businesses with 100 or more workers, the latest Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index (conducted after Biden’s announcement) finds that 60% of Americans support the federal government implementing these new policies. However, support for these items highlights the ongoing polarization […] Read more »
More than half of Americans support vaccine mandates for workplaces, classrooms and sporting events
Americans have grown more supportive of coronavirus vaccine mandates for workers, students, and in everyday public life, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. The shift comes amid renewed worries about the pandemic and a continued partisan divide over the efforts to combat it. The public is split […] Read more »
No vaccination? Americans back tough rules and mask mandates to protect the common good
As a fourth wave of the coronavirus surges, Americans by a wide margin say protecting the common good is more important than ensuring personal liberty when considering whether to require people to get a COVID-19 vaccination or wear a protective mask. An overwhelming 72%-28% of those surveyed by USA TODAY […] Read more »
Republicans increasingly critical of several major U.S. institutions, including big corporations and banks
Republicans are critical of how several major institutions, from large corporations and technology companies to universities and K-12 public schools, are affecting the United States. And in many cases, Republicans’ assessments have taken a sharp negative turn in the past few years. Democrats, by contrast, are more positive than Republicans […] Read more »
Americans show signs of ambivalence about the Olympics
With the Olympic Games set to begin this Friday, the global public shows some signs of diffidence about their taking place. Few in Japan believe the games should proceed, while Americans are split on whether they’re interested in watching them at all. … For most around the world, football or […] Read more »
Most Americans think the Tokyo Olympics should go forward
Although Japan is lagging behind much of the industrialized world when it comes to rolling out vaccines for the coronavirus, most American nevertheless think the Tokyo Summer Olympics — already postponed from a year ago — should take place as scheduled. Fifty-eight percent of Americans think the games should go […] Read more »