As we approach Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2022, a small majority of voters, 52 percent, think that minority New Yorkers have the same opportunities as white New Yorkers, while 41 percent think they do not. Although a majority of Democrats and an overwhelming majority of Blacks say minority New […] Read more »
Americans’ Views of Race Issues Including Critical Race Theory, Systemic Racism and Reparations
As the U.S. enters the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, new results from a national University of Massachusetts Amherst Poll shed light on Americans’ racial views and their attitudes toward critical race theory. The poll found that over half of Americans (53%) believe that white people in the U.S. […] Read more »
Increased Avoidance of Care, Drugs Due to Cost Amid Pandemic
Amid sharply rising inflation, the percentage of U.S. adults who report forgoing treatment for a health problem in the prior three months due to the cost of care has increased to 30%, according to a major new study by West Health and Gallup. Reports of being unable to pay for […] Read more »
Inside America’s Polarized Views on Race
Debates about race have frequently dominated news coverage in (and about) the United States, often following acts of racial violence or legal proceedings against their perpetrators. But while Americans’ attention to issues of race continues to ebb and flow with the news, there seems to be little agreement among citizens […] Read more »
A new poll finds major warning signs for Biden and fellow Democrats
Americans don’t feel the direct payments or expanded child tax credits doled out earlier this year helped them much, according to the latest NPR/Marist poll, and they don’t see Democrats’ signature legislation as addressing their top economic concern — inflation. Additionally, they’re down on the job President Biden is doing, […] Read more »
Texas could test one of Biden’s core political bets
No state may benefit more than Texas from the social programs included in President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, an array of recent analyses show — despite the fierce opposition to the bill from the state’s Republican leadership. And over time that dynamic could make the state a crucial […] Read more »