In recent weeks, public opinion on Black Lives Matter has swung significantly in favor of the movement, and people are taking the view that Black people face discrimination in America. But is there public support for policies that could address that discrimination? In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, […] Read more »
White Democrats Are Wary Of Big Ideas To Address Racial Inequality
… In polling both before and even since Floyd’s death, white Democrats have been fairly opposed to giving reparations to the descendants of enslaved people, an idea supported by a clear majority of Black Democrats. And on a wide range of other policy ideas intended to address racial inequality, white […] Read more »
A Century After Women Gained the Right To Vote, Majority of Americans See Work To Do on Gender Equality
A hundred years after the 19th Amendment was ratified, about half of Americans say granting women the right to vote has been the most important milestone in advancing the position of women in the country. Still, a majority of U.S. adults say the country hasn’t gone far enough when it […] Read more »
Public Reports Easing Up On Social Distancing, Though Many Still Worry About Coronavirus Exposure
Amid easing social distancing restrictions, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds that people in the U.S. are venturing out of their homes more frequently than they did two months ago, including just over half who say they visited with close friends or family and three in ten who report […] Read more »
More than 60% of Americans believe racial inequality at work needs to be addressed
When it comes to creating racial equality in the workplace, the CNBC All-America Economic Survey finds the nation divided by race and by party. First, there’s the division, largely along party lines, among those who believe it’s an issue that needs to be addressed. Then, there’s a division along racial […] Read more »
Large Majorities Oppose Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People by Employers, Health Care Providers
Large majorities of Americans think it should be illegal for either employers or health care providers to discriminate against people because they are lesbian, gay or bisexual, or transgender, a new KFF poll finds. This includes large majorities of Republicans, independents and Democrats across a range of questions about such […] Read more »