The long COVID winter – will it ever end? 57 million doses of the vaccine have been administered so far; Biden promised that it will be available to all Americans by the end of July this year. Herd immunity via the vaccine? We think so. Back to normal? Not so […] Read more »
Personal Satisfaction Drops From 2020 Record U.S. High
Eighty-two percent of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in their personal life, down sharply from last year’s record high and the lowest since 2013. Gallup has tracked this measure since 1979, when the record low 73% were satisfied with their personal life. Most often, satisfaction has […] Read more »
Consumer Confidence Just Broke Yearlong Covid Streak
Americans are a little more optimistic about the outlook for the U.S. economy as vaccinations pick up speed and Covid cases come off their peak. The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index, an early monthly read on consumer confidence, gained 1.8 points to 51.9 in February. Readings above the neutral 50 level […] Read more »
Covid’s economic cost deepens with slow vaccine rollout
The Covid-19 vaccines are slowly working their way into the U.S. population, promising to tamp down the health ravages of the pandemic. But even after that massive logistical task is complete, economic challenges and changes created by the virus look like they could linger for a long time. Apart from […] Read more »
How America Changed During Donald Trump’s Presidency
Donald Trump stunned the political world in 2016 when he became the first person without government or military experience ever to be elected president of the United States. His four-year tenure in the White House revealed extraordinary fissures in American society but left little doubt that he is a figure […] Read more »
PollerCoaster: What Voters Want in Biden’s First 100 Days
Crooked Media and Change Research surveyed 1742 registered voters nationwide from January 22 to 23 to find out what people want President Biden and Congress to get done. … People’s top three priorities for the Biden Administration are controlling the virus, distributing the vaccine, and getting economic relief. CONTINUED Ben […] Read more »