Americans by overwhelming numbers express concern about the rise of antisemitism and white nationalism in the United States, a USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds, and most say social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook have an obligation to curtail hate speech on their sites. Those findings of public opinion conflict […] Read more »
A Powerful Theory of Why the Far Right Is Thriving Across the Globe
The political scientist Pippa Norris explains how a ‘silent revolution in values’ is fueling the global rise of the right. The Ezra Klein Show Read more »
More than a quarter of U.S. adults say they fear being attacked in their neighborhood
A new Harvard/NPR poll notes that fear is a rising reality among people of color. Americans of color were more likely than white Americans to say they feared being threatened or physically attacked. Alana Wise, NPR News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and […] Read more »
Where is the public on immigration?
Immigration is a perennial and divisive issue in American politics. Our latest polling with NPR demonstrates just how true that is. As the midterms approach, the misinformation and the heated political rhetoric surrounding immigration seem to be resonating with the public. But why is that? How did we get here? […] Read more »
A majority of Americans see an ‘invasion’ at the southern border, NPR poll finds
More than half of Americans say there’s an “invasion” at the southern border, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll, part of a broader decline in support for immigrants overall. The poll also found that large numbers of Americans hold a variety of misconceptions about immigrants — greatly exaggerating their role […] Read more »
National poll of Latino voters—priorities, values, policy perspectives, and views of and outreach from the parties
In a period that has brought the shock of Uvalde, restrictions on women’s rights, and climate-related destruction, this large poll of 2,750 Latino voters found that their priorities have experienced a seismic shift, with gun violence/crime and abortion rising dramatically, while putting an exclamation point on the rising cost of […] Read more »