… A majority of Americans agree with the underlying conclusion that racial inequities in U.S. society need to be addressed. Gallup has just reported that for the first time in over a quarter century of asking the question, a majority of Americans say that new civil rights laws are needed […] Read more »
Pandemic Financially Imperils Nearly Half Of American Households
Cynthia Maclin cannot get out of bed most days. Chronic lung disease leaves her short of breath and ended her 45-year career as a medical administrator. COVID-19 cases are on the rise in her hometown of Chicago, and Maclin has already lost eight friends and family members to the virus, […] Read more »
Farming Rises, Sports Tumbles in Industry Ratings
For the first time in Gallup’s 20 years of tracking Americans’ views of various business and industry sectors, farming and agriculture is the clear leader. The former top-ranking industries — restaurants and computers — remain in the top four, with the grocery industry rounding out the group. Meanwhile, the pharmaceutical […] Read more »
Economic Consequences of the Coronavirus Outbreak
The public’s assessment of the U.S. economy, which declined at the start of the coronavirus outbreak, remains low. But even as many have endured unemployment, pay cuts, and financial insecurity, Americans are about as likely as they were before the coronavirus outbreak to describe their personal financial situation positively. Sixty-three […] Read more »
The flaw in Trump’s suburban strategy
Give President Trump this much: He has finally realized that the 2020 election will be lost and won in the suburbs. The question is whether his realization comes too late. In recent weeks, Trump claimed that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wants to “abolish the suburbs,” tweeted that he would […] Read more »
Trump vs. Biden Is an American History Rerun
Not long ago, the struggle between racial liberalism and racial conservatism was a battle fought inside the Democratic and Republican parties. Now it’s a battle fought between the parties. Even with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic ticket, the importance of ethnicity and race in […] Read more »