Americans see stronger societal conflicts than people in other advanced economies
New findings reveal exactly how the United States is more divided than the other 16 advanced economies surveyed.
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New findings reveal exactly how the United States is more divided than the other 16 advanced economies surveyed.
The Chinese Communist Party is preparing for its 20th National Congress, an event likely to result in an unprecedented third term for President Xi Jinping. Since Xi took office in 2013, opinion of China in the U.S. and other advanced economies has turned more negative. How did it get to be this way?
Twenty years ago this month, the U.S. launched a major invasion of Iraq. President George W. Bush and his administration at first drew broad public support for the use of military force. Yet the campaign soon left Americans deeply divided, and by 2019, 62% said the Iraq War was not worth fighting.
A narrow majority of Americans continue to say labor unions have a positive effect on the way things are going in the United States.
As people are exposed to more information from more sources than ever before, how they define and feel about “news” has become less clear-cut.
Majorities across demographic and political groups have neutral views about the changing racial makeup of the U.S. population.
Canadian views of their own country’s and their southern neighbor’s handling of the pandemic have shifted considerably in the past year.
Nearly six-in-ten U.S. adults (59%) see a great deal of difference between the two major political parties, up from 55% just two years ago.
41% of U.S. adults say people should be able to sue social media companies for content that other users post on these companies’ platforms.
Nearly eight-in-ten U.S. adults (78%) say there is some risk an innocent person will be put to death, and 63% say the death penalty does not deter people from committing serious crimes.
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