Roughly half of Hispanics have experienced discrimination
52% of U.S. Hispanics say they have experienced discrimination or have been treated unfairly because of their race or ethnicity.
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52% of U.S. Hispanics say they have experienced discrimination or have been treated unfairly because of their race or ethnicity.
Many experts say lack of trust won’t hinder increased public reliance on the internet. Some expect trust to grow as tech and regulatory changes arise; others think it will worsen or maybe change entirely.
There are deep divisions between blacks and whites in how they see racial discrimination, barriers to black progress and prospects for change.
Pew Research Center President Michael Dimock examines the changes – some profound, some subtle – that the U.S. experienced during Barack Obama’s presidency.
Blacks and whites in the U.S. disagree over police performance and differ on the causes of fatal encounters between blacks and police.
The scientific and ethical dimensions of striving for perfection
Americans are more worried than enthusiastic about using gene editing, brain chip implants and synthetic blood to change human capabilities
Emerging technologies that draw from biomedical technology, nanotechnology, information technology and other fields may lead to any number of ways people might be able to “upgrade” themselves. But a majority of Americans greet the possibility of these breakthroughs with more wariness and worry than enthusiasm and hope.
Large-scale refugee flows and lack of progress in slowing global warming are the top risks that the world faces in the coming decade, according to a survey by the World Economic Forum of executives and experts.
The latest data on the state of race relations in the U.S. and how much progress has been made — or not — in achieving racial equality.
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