… Right now, the most prosperous parts of the United States constitute a small fraction of the country, while large segments experience limited prosperity. In a political system based on geographic representation, the mismatch between prosperity and representation is a recipe for disaster. The sections of the nation experiencing poor […] Read more »
The Democratic opportunity on the economy and tax cuts
The midterm election is starting to break against Donald Trump and the Republican Party in profound ways and running on the economy and the new tax cut helps further solidify advantages for Democrats.This is according to a new AFT-Democracy Corps national phone poll and deep focus group research on the […] Read more »
Americans are more protectionist — and nativist — in places where trade has cost people their jobs
As promised, the Trump administration has launched a trade war with China. The markets are going down as tariffs are going up. These opening salvos could have drastic implications for both the U.S. and Chinese economies. That makes understanding how trade affects U.S. workers all the more important. My research […] Read more »
Trump’s Approval Climbs As Job Picture Brightens: IBD/TIPP Poll
President Trump’s popularity edged up in April, with 38% now saying they approve of the job he’s doing as president, up from 37% last month, as the share of households reporting someone being unemployed sharply drops. CONT. John Merline, Investor’s Business Daily Read more »
Most Americans think teachers in their communities are underpaid
As teachers in some states strike over higher pay and benefits this week, a recent CBS News poll finds that most Americans don’t think teachers in their community are paid enough. Sixty-eight percent of Americans say teachers in their community are paid too little, about one in five think they […] Read more »
50 years after Martin Luther King’s Assassination: Assessing Progress of the Civil Rights Movement
On April 4, 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in Memphis. Most Americans today say at least some of the goals of the 1960’s civil rights movement that he spearheaded have been attained. But black and white Americans differ widely in how they perceive the treatment of […] Read more »