… From moms in Pennsylvania to Black voters in Georgia, key groups of voters crucial to Democratic victories in 2020 are getting hit the hardest by record levels of inflation, deepening Democrats’ struggle to hold on to congressional control in Washington. Inflation has been cited as a top concern by […] Read more »
Inflation nation
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released another grim report on inflation this week. While the Consumer Price Index, the mechanism through which the BLS measures inflation, is down slightly it is still higher than it has been in decades. For this past month, it is nearly double what it was […] Read more »
Racial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in US
Black and Hispanic Americans remain far more cautious in their approach to COVID-19 than white Americans, recent polls show, reflecting diverging preferences on how to deal with the pandemic as federal, state and local restrictions fall by the wayside. Despite majority favorability among U.S. adults overall for measures like mask […] Read more »
The Real Lesson for All Factions of the Democratic Party
… What are the lessons we should take from the 1992 Clinton campaign and his time in government if we want to help all factions contribute to rebuilding the national Democratic Party? First, you must keep listening to working people and know how difficult it is to stay on course. […] Read more »
Evaluating Progress for Racial Equality
Most Americans say more work needs to be done to achieve equal treatment of African Americans in various areas of society. Yet, few are optimistic that progress will be made in the near future. Equality concerns are especially acute when it comes to policing and criminal justice. Only about a […] Read more »
Americans Offer Gloomy State of the Nation Report
Americans’ satisfaction with a variety of aspects of U.S. society and the state of policy in key issue areas remains subdued in 2022 after falling in 2021. In fact, in only one area — acceptance of gays and lesbians — are more Americans satisfied now than were in 2020, before […] Read more »