Blacks Say U.S. Still Has Progress to Make in Ensuring Equal Rights
About eight-in-ten blacks said in a 2009 poll that more changes were needed in the country to give them equal rights with whites.
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About eight-in-ten blacks said in a 2009 poll that more changes were needed in the country to give them equal rights with whites.
As he heads into his second term as vice president, the public’s impression of Joe Biden is mixed: 42% have a favorable opinion, while the same percentage views him unfavorably. Opinions of Biden are little changed over the past year. Biden’s current rating is somewhat less favorable than the rating for his predecessor, Dick Cheney, […]
The public’s views of current economic conditions remain largely negative. And an increasing percentage thinks that the economy will be worse a year from now than it is today. Overall, 43% rate current economic conditions in this country today as only fair, while nearly as many (40%) say they are poor. Very few describe economic […]
The pace of change in the Middle East – in Syria, Egypt, Palestine and Israel – is accelerating as 2012 draws to a close. But the American people are not paying attention and are deeply skeptical of greater U.S. engagement in a corner of the world that looks increasingly unstable.
Most voters want President Obama and Republican leaders in Congress to work together in the coming year. Two-thirds (67%) say that GOP leaders in Washington should try as best they can to work with Obama to accomplish things, even if it means disappointing some groups of Republican supporters. Just 26% say they should stand up […]