… Trump’s election a year ago profoundly altered the United States in ways that continue to reverberate, but perhaps most visibly and disturbingly in how we talk to one another, especially about the hardest things, like the nation’s racial divide. The volume is up; the edge is sharp. Old grievances […] Read more »
The Tragedy of President Trump’s Tribalism
Although in dramatically different ways, Tuesday’s terrorist attack in New York and the Republican tax plan scheduled for release Thursday raise the same jagged question: In the Donald Trump era, is it possible for a deeply divided America to sustain any shared interest or common purpose? The country obviously faced […] Read more »
Poll finds one-third of Latinos say they have experienced discrimination in their jobs and when seeking housing
This report is part of a series titled “Discrimination in America.” The series is based on a survey conducted for National Public Radio, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. While many surveys have explored Americans’ beliefs about discrimination, this survey asks people about […] Read more »
GenForward Poll on Race: Most Millennials of Color Say Trump is Racist; Whites Split
… The most racially and ethnically diverse generation in American history believes racism is a major problem in the U.S. and getting worse. Simultaneously, nearly one third of whites (32%) say racism exists but is not a major problem. Nearly half (48%) of white Millennials believe discrimination against them is […] Read more »
6 In 10 Black Americans Say Police Unfairly Stopped Them Or A Relative
A new poll out this week from NPR finds that 60 percent of black Americans say they or a family member have been stopped or treated unfairly by police because they are black. In addition, 45 percent say they or a family member have been treated unfairly by the courts […] Read more »
Why the Virginia Governor’s Race Could Echo Across the Country
The Virginia gubernatorial contest has unexpectedly become a test case of the explosive politics of race in the Donald Trump era. The outcome could tug the Republican Party much further toward Trump-style racial provocation and polarization next year. Or it could warn the GOP that such positioning carries too high […] Read more »