With more than 4 million confirmed cases and 150,000 deaths as of August, the United States is failing to control the COVID-19 pandemic. At a time when many nations are reopening their economies and societies, the U.S. is struggling in its attempts to do the same. To examine the early […] Read more »
Despite Mask Wars, Americans Support Aggressive Measures To Stop COVID-19
With the national death toll from COVID-19 passing the grim 150,000 mark, an NPR/Ipsos poll finds broad support for a single, national strategy to address the pandemic and more aggressive measures to contain it. Two-thirds of respondents said they believe the U.S. is handling the pandemic worse than other countries, […] Read more »
Greater Voice, Greater Impact: Americans’ Views on Making Democracy Work for Everyone
From impeachment and divisive rhetoric to an aging infrastructure and runaway health care costs, Americans have long faced evidence that neither our politics nor our government functions as it should. The 2020 coronavirus pandemic has made those challenges even more stark, turning political dysfunction, divisiveness, and inequalities into matters of […] Read more »
View On The State Of The Pandemic And Government Response
… With a mounting death toll and coronavirus cases surging throughout much of the U.S., a majority of the public (60%) think that the worst is yet to come, up from 50% in May, though not as high as the 74% of adults in early April who thought things were […] Read more »
Coronavirus Concerns on the Rise Again Amid Spike in New Cases
A growing number of Americans report wearing masks outside their home in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and 75% support a face mask requirement according to a survey conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research July 16-20, 2020. As the infection rate from the coronavirus rises nationwide, […] Read more »
By Nearly a 2-1 Margin, Parents Prefer to Wait to Open Schools to Minimize COVID Risk
As state and local officials prepare for the new school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, parents with children who normally attend school overwhelmingly prefer that schools wait to restart in-person classes to reduce infection risk (60%) rather than open sooner so parents can work and students can return to the […] Read more »