On 75th anniversary of V-E Day, about 300,000 American WWII veterans are alive
World War II service members’ numbers have dwindled from around 939,000 veterans in 2015 to about 300,000 in 2020.
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World War II service members’ numbers have dwindled from around 939,000 veterans in 2015 to about 300,000 in 2020.
About half of U.S. adults lived in middle-income households in 2018, according to our new analysis of government data.
24% of civilian workers in the United States, or roughly 33.6 million people, do not have access to paid sick leave.
About three-quarters of U.S. adults say undocumented immigrants mostly fill jobs U.S. citizens do not want.
A majority of Americans are turning to digital means to stay connected and track information about the coronavirus outbreak.
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.
236 members (45%) of the 116th Congress have mentioned “Black lives matter” on Facebook or Twitter dating back as far as Jan. 1, 2015.
Across 13 countries, people’s assessments of how well their country had handled the coronavirus outbreak were closely tied to partisanship.
Most would welcome government-sponsored job training and other interventions.
Twenty years ago, Americans came together – bonded by sadness and patriotism – after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But a review of public opinion in the two decades since finds that unity was fleeting. It also shows how support for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq was strong initially but fell over time.
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