Our analysis shows that federal aid allocation can be a matter of life and death for communities living on the hazardous edge of environmental racism and coronavirus pandemic.
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Perhaps the biggest question currently facing the Presidential campaign of Joe Biden is who will be the Vice Presidential nominee. The campaign has repeatedly pledged to nominate a woman. Here, we discuss recent polling on how voters feel about Biden’s likely pool of nominees.
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In the wake of over 2 million coronavirus cases and almost 120,000 deaths caused by coronavirus, attitudes towards the pandemic have become increasingly divided across party lines. Donald Trump and many other Republican elected officials have minimized the impact of the virus and called for a quick reopening of the country. Early research found that Americans were swayed by the reactions of political elites early on in the crisis: Republicans searched for hand sanitizer less when Republican leaders minizmied the virus and more once Trump declared a national emergency. We know people are influenced by their party leaders in their attitudes towards coronavirus. But, to what extent has this influenced the degree to which people engage in social distancing behaviors?
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If Joe Biden can earn the support of a critical mass of these voters it makes it much more likely he can win back Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin and secure an Electoral College victory.
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On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars employers from discriminating against employees based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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One proposal to limit the power of police while also promoting public safety consists of creating a new first-responder agency focused on remedying community issues without police involvement, similar to how fire departments and emergency medical services function now. Supporters argue that police aren’t needed in many of the situations to which they respond, and that having armed police officers where they aren’t needed can escalate problems.
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The protests following George Floyd’s murder appear to have had a dramatic impact on public opinion. For example, Michael Tesler has summarized shifting attitudes towards police, Black Lives Matter, and the existence of racism in a number of recent polls.
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Over the next decade, as millennials reach middle age and begin turning out to vote at a higher rate, they will create a unique opportunity for progressive policymaking.
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Police brutality--a clear attempt to suppress protests against their very conduct--has been well documented and led to petitions, calling for accountability.
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For the first time since we launched the Data for Progress tracking poll, the percentage of Americans who say they are very concerned about Coronavirus is below 50 percent.
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Voters overwhelmingly support (72 percent) a new first-responder agency that addresses issues of addiction and mental health.
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Given these circumstances, it may be natural to expect people to express a desire for a more socialist approach to government policy. Yet, Americans have traditionally had an aversion to socialism as a label.
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