Views of Race, Policing and Black Lives Matter in the 5 Years Since George Floydโs Killing
Americans have expressed skepticism that attention to racial issues after Floyd’s killing led to changes that improved Black people’s lives.
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Restrictions on religion rose in most regions in 2023 but declined in sub-Saharan Africa
Median levels of government restrictions and social hostilities rose in Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and the Middle East and North Africa.
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Judge rules Google violated antitrust law
Plus, Louisiana limits journalists’ ability to film police
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1. Views on deportations and arrests of immigrants in the U.S. illegally
This chapter explores Americansโ views on which groups of immigrants who are in the country illegally should be deported, where arrests should be allowed, and whether police should be able to check a personโs immigration status. Views on whether immigrants living in the country illegally should be deported About half of U.S. adults (51%) say […]
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Order and Opportunity Left
Order and Opportunity Left are the largest group in the political typology, making up 18% of the American public. They generally support a larger federal government with more services and are critical of some aspects of the economic system. But they couple this with a greater sense of economic individualism than the typology groups more […]
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On issue after issue, Americans say things are going better locally than nationally
On issues as varied as education and crime, Americans often have a rosier view of how things are going in their communities than in the nation as a whole.
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2. Braziliansโ views of institutions and government systems
Here are key takeaways about how Brazilians see organizations and institutions in their country, as well as their attitudes toward different political systems: Influence of different groups and institutions in Brazil In general, Brazilians see several organizations as having a good influence in their nation. Two-thirds believe large companies from other countries have a good […]
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2. Black Americansโ mistrust of the criminal justice systemย ย
Editorial note to readers A version of this study was originally published on June 10. We previously used the term โracial conspiracy theoriesโ as an editorial shorthand to describe a complex and mixed set of findings.ย By using these words, our reporting distorted rather than clarified the point of the study.ย Changes to this version include: an […]
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3. How people in Turkey view societal conflicts and institutions in their country
Turkish adults see various conflicts among different groups in their society. Majorities say there are conflicts between people who support different political parties (77%) and between people with different ethnic backgrounds (59%). Opinions are more mixed in the majority-Muslim nation when it comes to conflicts between people who practice different religions, with 47% saying there […]
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7. Crime, policing and the 2024 election
Republicans and Democrats have long diverged on the topics of how much of a problem crime is in the country and how to approach policing and the criminal justice system. Those differences are reflected in the current survey in how supporters of the two major party candidates for president view the treatment of criminals by […]
