Who likes authoritarianism, and how do they want to change their government?
The share of the public that supports authoritarian systems ranges from 85% in India to 8% in Sweden.
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The share of the public that supports authoritarian systems ranges from 85% in India to 8% in Sweden.
House Republicans held the fifth-smallest majority in U.S. history at the start of the current congress, tied with the 107th and 83rd Congresses.
A majority of U.S. households have some level of investment in the stock market, mostly in the form of retirement accounts such as 401(k)s.
The last year the Postal Service recorded any profit was 2006, and its cumulative losses since then totaled $83.1 billion as of March 31.
Across 27 nations surveyed by Pew Research Center in 2018, people were more dissatisfied than satisfied with the way democracy is working in their country. This held especially true in a dozen countries where negative views of democracy outpaced positive by more than 10 percentage points.
Anyone who has filed a U.S. tax return, applied for a Social Security number or signed up for Medicare has given personal data to the government. So when the Census Bureau counts the American public, can it use the information that other federal agencies have already collected?
A few critics have portrayed our report as an effort to foment a “generational war” over Social Security and Medicare. Let me respond.
Faced with overcrowded prisons and soaring correctional costs, states are rethinking how to define and punish drug crimes.
Only about one-in-four Americans say the growing number of older people is a major problem for the country.
The Pew Research Center is hosting a conference to discuss how generational differences are influencing American families, society, politics and policy.
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