After a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets, both across the United States and around the world. Americans’ reactions both to Floyd’s death under officer Derek Chauvin’s knee and to the ensuing protests have followed a familiar script. Some see it […] Read more »
How Much Is America Changing?
America is at a racial and political crossroads. Protests over the past two weeks in response to an interrelated set of issues and events — the killing of George Floyd, police brutality, the Covid pandemic, a nation in lockdown, joblessness, a devastated economy and a presidential election — give rise […] Read more »
Forceful clearing of Lafayette Square protest was defining moment for president and protests
The police crackdown to clear protesters from Lafayette Square last week looms as a defining moment in the national debate over race and law enforcement that followed the death of George Floyd. An exclusive USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds Americans overwhelmingly endorse the right of peaceful protest outside the White House […] Read more »
The politics of confusion tests both Trump and Biden
The American electorate today is understandably distressed and perhaps a little more than confused over the turn of events in the past few months. Who could blame them? … Americans at this point have become a little like balls in a tennis match, smashed back and forth, from one side […] Read more »
Race and empathy
… Many whites have difficulty dealing with issues of systemic racism in part because, although we live in the same communities as our African American brethren, we inhabit two different worlds and our lived experience in those worlds diverges dramatically. … In a country grappling with the killing of George […] Read more »
Optimism that Protests Will Drive Change
This release features findings from a national online survey of 1,608 registered voters conducted June 4-8, 2020. • There is overwhelming support for the protests, while the police response is viewed negatively.• The public sees the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor as part of a broader […] Read more »