70% of Americans say U.S. economic system unfairly favors the powerful
Seven-in-ten U.S. adults say the U.S. economic system unfairly favors powerful interests. Less than a third say the system is generally fair.
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Seven-in-ten U.S. adults say the U.S. economic system unfairly favors powerful interests. Less than a third say the system is generally fair.
The U.S. Black population is growing. At the same time, how Black people self-identify is changing, with increasing shares considering themselves multiracial or Hispanic.
As demonstrations continue across the country to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man killed while in Minneapolis police custody, Americans see the protests both as a reaction to Floyd’s death and an expression of frustration over longstanding issues.
The higher education pipeline suggests a long path is ahead for increasing diversity, especially in fields like computing and engineering.
Black adults are particularly likely to say slavery continues to have an impact: More than eight-in-ten say this is the case.
Majorities of Americans foresee widening income gaps, tougher financial times for older Americans and intensifying political divisions.
Millennials are the largest adult generation in the United States, and the American family continues to change.
Most Americans anticipate widespread job automation in the future, and they generally foresee more negative than positive effects from these advances.
Many Americans say the country hasn’t gone far enough in giving black people equal rights with whites. Most believe slavery continues to impact black people’s status.
Income inequality nearly doubled among Asians in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016. Sizable income gaps persist across racial and ethnic groups, a new study finds.
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