Those on ideological right favor fewer COVID-19 restrictions in most advanced economies
Those on the political right are more likely to say there should have been fewer public activity restrictions during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Those on the political right are more likely to say there should have been fewer public activity restrictions during the COVID-19 outbreak.
A 24-country survey finds a median of 59% are dissatisfied with how their democracy is functioning, and 74% think elected officials don’t care what people like them think.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit the White House this week as she wraps up her final year in office.
Publics disagree about whether restrictions on public activity, such as stay-at-home orders or mandates to wear masks in public, have gone far enough to combat COVID-19.
Most think social media has made it easier to manipulate and divide people, but they also say it informs and raises awareness.
Black men are now on par with American Indian or Alaska Native men as the demographic groups most likely to die from overdoses.
Most people view their own government’s record on personal freedoms more favorably than they do when it comes to the U.S. and especially China.
As democratic nations have wrestled with economic, social and geopolitical upheaval in recent years, the future of liberal democracy has come into question. Our international surveys reveal key insights into how citizens think about democratic governance.
Most say U.S. is reliable partner, and ratings for Biden are mostly positive – although down significantly from last year.
During Merkel’s tenure, Germans have generally had more favorable views of their economy than other Europeans and Americans had of their own.
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