Biden Loses Ground With the Public on Issues, Personal Traits and Job Approval
Americans show more support than opposition for two infrastructure bills; majorities favor raising taxes on large businesses and high-income households.
Americans show more support than opposition for two infrastructure bills; majorities favor raising taxes on large businesses and high-income households.
Twenty years ago, Americans came together – bonded by sadness and patriotism – after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But a review of public opinion in the two decades since finds that unity was fleeting. It also shows how support for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq was strong initially but fell over time.
54% of U.S. adults say the decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan was the right one, while 42% say it was wrong.
17% of the global population could be considered middle income in 2020. Most people were either low income (51%) or poor (10%).
Jewish Americans – much like the U.S. public overall – hold widely differing views on Israel and its political leadership.
Putting minimum wage policy in the hands of lawmakers is one of several ways in which the U.S. approach stands apart from other countries.
The unauthorized immigrant population’s size and composition has ebbed and flowed significantly over the past 30 years.
The global middle class consisted of 54 million fewer people in 2020 than the number projected prior to the onset of the pandemic.
Women in 56 countries experienced social hostilities due to clothing that was deemed to violate religious or secular dress norms.
In some countries – particularly in a segment of West and Central Africa – polygamy is frequently legal and widespread.