As happens every 2 years, voters across the country find a vast array of ballot measures to vote on in 2022. What follows is our rundown of the measures on voters’ ballots this year, based on tracking by Ballotpedia, our own research, and interviews with political experts in many of […] Read more »
Why labor unions are more popular than they’ve been in six decades
… Paradoxically, support for unions increases when unorganized workers feel economically secure — not when they would actually benefit most from joining a union. The explanation for the relationship is twofold: First, some scholarship suggests workers will blame a poor economy on union overreach. More fundamentally, economic insecurity, especially an […] Read more »
Approval of Labor Unions at Highest Point Since 1965
Seventy-one percent of Americans now approve of labor unions. Although statistically similar to last year’s 68%, it is up from 64% before the pandemic and is the highest Gallup has recorded on this measure since 1965. CONTINUED Justin McCarthy, Gallup The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new […] Read more »
Confidence in U.S. Institutions Down; Average at New Low
Americans are less confident in major U.S. institutions than they were a year ago, with significant declines for 11 of the 16 institutions tested and no improvements for any. The largest declines in confidence are 11 percentage points for the Supreme Court — as reported in late June before the […] Read more »
Winning Back The Factory Towns That Made Trumpism Possible
… Small and midsized counties with a big manufacturing presence, what we have come to call Factory Towns, are at the heart of a concerted long-term push by the rightwing to fundamentally reshape American politics, and they should be at the heart of a progressive strategy to win a long-term […] Read more »
Americans Remain Steadfast on Policing Reform Needs in 2022
Two years after George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police, half of Americans (50%) support “major changes” to policing in the U.S., and another 39% favor “minor changes.” Black Americans (72%) remain more likely than White (44%) and Hispanic adults (54%) to say major changes are needed. About nine in 10 […] Read more »