A national poll of America’s 18-to-29 year olds released today by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School shows that despite the state of our politics, hope for America among young people is rising dramatically, especially among people of color. As more young Americans are likely to be politically […] Read more »
Amid a Series of Mass Shootings in the U.S., Gun Policy Remains Deeply Divisive
In an era marked by deep divisions between Republicans and Democrats, few issues are as politically polarizing as gun policy. While a few specific policy proposals continue to garner bipartisan support, the partisan divisions on other proposals – and even on whether gun violence is a serious national problem – […] Read more »
Six in 10 parents say loss of sports affected kids’ emotional well-being
As youth sports teams and leagues canceled competition because of the coronavirus pandemic over the past year, 6 in 10 parents of young athletes say the disruptions have had a negative impact on their children’s emotional well-being and nearly two-thirds say their children are less happy, according to a Washington […] Read more »
American Public Opinion and Gun Violence
… As is well-established by this point, efforts to reduce the very high number of gun deaths in this country face a complex and sometimes murky reality. … Two notable issues stand in the way of efforts to reduce gun violence. The first is the relatively low sense of urgency […] Read more »
Many QAnon followers report having mental health diagnoses
Data indicates QAnon believers may be more likely to be mentally ill. AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma Sophia Moskalenko, Georgia State University QAnon is often viewed as a group associated with conspiracy, terrorism and radical action, such as the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. But radical extremism and terror may not be the […] Read more »
How Covid-19 and Deaths of Despair Combine to Affect Communities
The Covid-19 pandemic has torn through the United States in the last 12 months, leaving more than half a million dead and the nation’s economy in tatters, but the virus didn’t arrive on a blank slate. Long before Covid, the Deaths of Despair epidemic was already taking a massive toll […] Read more »