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fromAxios
6 hours ago

Black Americans and Latinos feel alienated in Trump's America: poll

The big picture: Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction, fueled by dissatisfaction with Trump's impact on the economy and immigration, according to a survey by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the Brookings Institution. By the numbers: Of all racial groups, Black Americans (84%) and Latinos (70%) are the most dissatisfied with the country's direction, according to the poll that surveyed Americans on religion, values and moods. In addition, 60% of Black Americans and 51% of Latinos say their economic situation has worsened this year. Over half of Black (53%) and Latino (56%) respondents say they feel like "strangers in their own country" - a record high in the poll's 16-year history. Only 16% of Black Americans and 30% of Latinos view Trump favorably.
US politics
#economy
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

85% of Americans Say Political Violence is Growing, But Democrats and Republicans Both Blame the Other Side'

AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin A whopping 85% of Americans said in a recent survey that political violence in the United States was growing, with Democrats and Republicans overwhelmingly blaming the other side. According to a Pew Research poll, which surveyed nearly three-and-a-half thousand Americans following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last month, 85% of those polled said that politically motivated violence in this country was on the increase.
US politics
#digital-id
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fromLGBTQ Nation
2 days ago

Analyst says Trump is setting records you "do not want to set" as he hits "new lows" in the polls - LGBTQ Nation

Donald Trump holds record-low economic net approval and overall approval, performing worse than any president since 1977 and receiving an 'F' from the public.
Environment
fromThe Nation
2 days ago

Coming Sunday: The People Behind the Climate Numbers

A global supermajority (80–89%) supports governments doing more on climate, but many don't realize they are the majority and that support remains latent.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Chancellor hoping shift in tone on Brexit will ring true for key groups of voters

Brexit significantly damaged the UK economy, and the chancellor attributes current economic problems to Brexit while seeking voters who now oppose it.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
3 days ago

Geoffrey Hinton, Richard Branson, and Prince Harry join call to for AI labs to halt their pursuit of superintelligence | Fortune

Over 1,000 scientists, celebrities, and policymakers demand banning development of superintelligence until the technology is proven reliably safe, controllable, and subject to robust regulation.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 days ago

Survey reveals what Britons really think about daylight savings

A majority oppose twice-yearly clock changes, with public split between permanent British Summer Time and permanent Greenwich Mean Time, and many report insufficient sleep.
US politics
fromAxios
3 days ago

Most Americans say U.S. on wrong track on economy, immigration and more: poll

62% of Americans say the country is headed the wrong direction, with a 68-point partisan gap and strong concern over race relations and health-care funding cuts.
Tech industry
fromFuturism
3 days ago

Hundreds of Power Players, From Steve Wozniak to Steve Bannon, Just Signed a Letter Calling for Prohibition on Development of AI Superintelligence

Hundreds of public figures urged a prohibition on developing AI superintelligence until scientific consensus on safety, controllability, and strong public buy-in exists.
#immigration
US politics
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
5 days ago

Are Protesters Becoming Less Violent? No Kings' Survey Suggests So

Protesters at the recent No Kings marches showed markedly lower support for political violence, with Washington D.C. marchers reporting higher disagreement than earlier protests.
#government-shutdown
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago
US politics

CNN's Harry Enten Says Polls Are on Democrats' Side Amid Shutdown Despite Republicans Acting Like They're Cock of the Walk'

fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago
US politics

CNN's Harry Enten Says Polls Are on Democrats' Side Amid Shutdown Despite Republicans Acting Like They're Cock of the Walk'

US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
5 days ago

Millions at No Kings protests underscore Trump is much weaker than he wants you to believe - LGBTQ Nation

Millions of Americans across thousands of cities protested Trump, signaling widespread belief that he is abusing presidential power and is deeply unpopular.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Troops on the streets, Ice thuggery and prices still climbing: welcome to Trump's golden age' | Steven Greenhouse

Claims of a new American "golden age" clash with shutdown, rising polarization, political violence, ICE abuses, falling approval, and widespread economic dissatisfaction.
UK politics
fromIndependent
6 days ago

Sam McBride: A Yes vote to a united Ireland is taken as inevitable in the Republic - here's why that's a mistake

A united Ireland could cause major disruption and possible violence, and the Republic may mount a significant No campaign despite assumptions of support.
New York Yankees
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

NYC Mayor's Race: Mamdani holds double-digit edge over Cuomo, Sliwa in latest poll | amNewYork

Zohran Mamdani leads the New York City mayoral race by a double-digit margin over Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa.
#higher-education
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 week ago

Driverless cars are coming in 2026, but most Brits aren't in favour - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Over four in five drivers (84%) say they wouldn't be willing to own a driverless car, according to Quotezone 's new survey, and only 12% of those surveyed have a positive opinion on the technology. One of the main reasons for the reluctance is concern around safety and accident risk, with nearly a quarter (24%) identifying safety as their biggest worry. Other concerns include the risk of technical failures or malfunctions (18%), lack of human control (17%), and cybersecurity threats such as hacking (12%).
Cars
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

75% of Americans report soaring prices as Trump claims inflation over'

A majority of Americans report monthly household costs rising $100–$749 despite official inflation easing to about 2.9% and political claims of lower prices.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 week ago

Survey: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Trump Higher Ed Cuts

"There are a variety of very significant concerns that Americans have with higher education that are not unrelated to the topics the Trump administration cites or references as justifications for their crackdown," said Matt Baum, the Marvin Kalb Chair of Global Communications at the Harvard Kennedy School, a public policy professor and one of the survey researchers. Still, "the fact that Americans have these concerns doesn't necessarily translate to agreeing with the corrective measures the Trump administration is advocating and implementing."
US politics
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Uruguay passes law legalizing euthanasia DW 10/16/2025

Uruguay legalized euthanasia, the first Latin American country allowing mentally competent terminal adults to obtain assisted death by health professionals; self-administered suicide is prohibited.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 week ago

International Polling Shows Fear of AI Across the World

Majorities across many countries are more concerned than excited about AI, fearing harm to creativity and meaningful relationships.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

Even most Republicans support conversion therapy bans - LGBTQ Nation

A majority of Americans (59%) support bans on conversion therapy aimed at changing sexual orientation.
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

amNY The Third Rail': Talking with R train riders about the NYC Mayor's Race and more | amNewYork

This week's episode of The Third Rail focuses on the R line, running from Forest Hills to Bay Ridge, and what commuters have to say about the 2025 NYC Mayor's Race and other big topics affecting the city.
New York City
Miscellaneous
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Germany news: Few workers fear AI job threat, survey shows DW 10/14/2025

A majority of Germans (54%) support reinstating compulsory military service, with strongest backing among conservatives and older age groups.
Europe politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Over 21% of Spaniards think the Franco years were good or very good,' survey shows

Significant minorities—notably among PP and Vox voters and some young cohorts—view Franco's dictatorship positively despite a clear overall majority condemning it.
World news
fromSocial Media Today
1 week ago

71% of People Support Social Media Bans for Children [Infographic]

71% global support exists for banning social media use by children under 14, with increases in most regions compared to the previous year.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Guardian view on Labour targeting nature: the problem isn't snails, but a broken housing model | Editorial

Prioritising development over wildlife protection and bending green rules for developers undermines public trust and contradicts majority preferences.
Environment
from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

Did Global Warming Make Hurricane Helene Worse? Here's Where Americans Are Most Worried About Climate Change

Most Americans worry about global warming, but concern varies widely by region and correlates strongly with education while income and local risk show mixed patterns.
fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks ago

Does Trump's Popularity Even Matter?

April M. Perry, a federal judge, barred the Trump Administration from deploying the National Guard in Illinois, for at least the next fourteen days. "I have seen no credible evidence that there is danger of rebellion in the state," Perry noted from the bench. J. B. Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, who had been resisting the deployments to Chicago, celebrated the ruling on social media, writing, "Donald Trump is not a king-and his administration is not above the law."
US politics
World news
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Harry Enten Shocked By 'Historic Shift' On Israel Opinions

Public opinion shifted from a 48-point pro-Israel advantage in October 2023 to a slight pro-Palestinian lead, marking the first recorded U.S. polling lead for Palestinians since the 1980s.
Psychology
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

An Emersonian Guide to Ridding Yourself of Collective Illusions

Collective illusions occur when widely shared opinions remain privately held due to fear, undermining democracy and individual well-being until people recognize the majority view.
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

Polling Shows Americans Reject Trump's Threat to Militarize US Cities

A majority of voters, 58 percent, said presidents should only send military forces to cities that face external threats. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to U.S. President Donald Trump during a roundtable discussion in the State Dining Room of the White House on October 8, 2025.Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Two sets of recent polling data demonstrate that Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's actions in office so far - particularly his mobilization of the National Guard in U.S. cities.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

Texas Has Scheduled the Execution of an Innocent Man in One Week. Will Anyone Stop It?

More than 50 years ago, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall observed that the key issue in understanding public attitudes toward the death penalty is "not whether a substantial proportion of American citizens would today, if polled, opine that capital punishment is barbarously cruel, but whether they would find it to be so in the light of all information presently available." This information, Marshall predicted, "would surely convince average citizens that the death penalty was unwise."
US politics
Boston real estate
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

Tell us: Should Boston do more to address the housing shortage?

Over 80% of Boston residents support stronger city action to increase housing supply, including broad backing for building 30,000 new homes.
Canada news
fromThe Walrus
2 weeks ago

Only Half the Country Thinks Carney's "Nation-Building Projects" Are a Good Idea | The Walrus

44% of Canadians satisfied with initial list of five major projects; 32% dissatisfied and 24% undecided; strongest support in Atlantic, BC and Quebec.
World politics
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

Can Israelis and Palestinians reconcile after Gaza war? DW 10/07/2025

Widespread Israeli and Palestinian mutual alienation and dehumanization, amplified by high survey support for statements denying innocence and pervasive loss of empathy.
US politics
fromWUSF
2 weeks ago

Poll: Miami-Dade residents oppose Trump presidential library land giveaway

Many Miami-Dade voters, including Republicans and Democrats, oppose conveying Miami Dade College land for a Donald Trump presidential library.
US politics
fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

Bay Area residents feel better about region, but agree nation's outlook is dim

Bay Area residents show rising regional optimism while most view the national outlook negatively.
UK politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 weeks ago

Starmer's ratings plummet as Farage extends his lead - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Keir Starmer's approval is falling, Nigel Farage leads preferred Prime Minister, and public perceptions of Labour's alignment, optimism, and competence deteriorated during conference week.
#labour-party
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago
UK politics

Trump's decomposing ear of corn': what does hair certainty' tell us about our leaders?

Labour projects uncertainty and lacks decisive image, while personal presentation like hair contributes to perceptions of leadership certainty.
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago
UK politics

Keir Starmer urges Labour to unite against Reform UK DW 09/28/2025

UK Labour Party seeks unity to reset, rally support, and defeat Reform UK while denouncing plans to deport legally resident refugees as immoral and racist.
US news
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Trust in Media Sinks to All-Time Low Even Among Democrats

American trust in mass media fell to 28% in September 2025, the lowest level recorded by Gallup since the 1970s.
US politics
fromAxios
3 weeks ago

Axios Vibes: Grocery price pain rises, in warning sign for Trump and GOP

Most Americans feel groceries are less affordable than a year ago; many view the president as responsible despite official data showing modest food inflation.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

Twenty Thoughts on the Government Shutdown

Democrats denied GOP funding votes, causing a shutdown that reflects voter-driven resolve but exposes an ill-prepared strategy centered on health care subsidies.
World news
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

Majority of Voters Oppose Sending Israel More Military, Economic Aid, Poll Finds

A New York Times/Siena College poll found 35% of Americans now sympathize with Palestinians versus 34% with Israelis amid heavy Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
UK politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

UK polls suggest Starmer is deeply unpopular. Can he survive another year?

Keir Starmer faces declining public trust despite a commanding parliamentary majority, threatened by economic discontent, immigration concerns, poor optics, and property tax scandals.
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago

Who Supports Putin? Nations That Side With Russia

A controversial figure, Putin has been accused of voter fraud, human rights violations, and restricting Russia's freedom of the press. In 2022, Putin led the invasion of Ukraine, and fighting continues to this day. Worldwide, the opinion of Putin is unfavorable in most countries. According to Pew Research, only 26% of people globally have confidence in Putin to do the right thing.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

John Oliver on Netanyahu: Personally responsible for keeping this war going'

He has repeatedly claimed he is the only person capable of keeping Israel safe and has tried to market himself as a big strong guy who won't let Israel get pushed around. But Oliver said he has also been in charge of the longest and deadliest war in Israel's history and one that is not currently that popular in Israel with polls showing he would lose an election if held today.
World politics
History
fromThe New Yorker
4 weeks ago

What Catherine Leroy's Fearless Photographs Reveal About the Vietnam War

Photographs of wartime brutality in Vietnam exposed killing and suffering, shifting public opinion against the war.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks ago

NPR-Ipsos poll: Americans don't broadly support Trump's National Guard deployments

Many Americans worry about crime but do not broadly support deploying the National Guard to U.S. cities; opinion divides sharply by party.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Water off a duck's back': will Israel's growing isolation make its leadership change course?

Moshe Abutbul, a 39-year-old bible teacher in Sderot, the southern Israeli city by the perimeter of Gaza, thinks life is OK, even good. Autumn is on its way which means his small home is less stifling. He enjoys his work. His four children are well; so too is his wife, an English teacher. As for Israel's growing international isolation, he is unbothered. We are a peace-loving country, but we have to defend ourselves,
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Weatherwatch: EU survey gives a few hints on voter-friendly climate policies

However, generally politicians seem to want to avoid measures that might make them unpopular in the short term, even if action would mean saving voters' children from destructive weather later this century. But an EU-wide survey on taxes and subsidies showing the popularity of various fiscal measures to meet climate goals could be a useful guide to chancellors who want to be popular and do the right thing by the next generation.
Environment
fromAdvocate.com
4 weeks ago

More Americans see a future where gender-affirming care will be harder to access

A growing number of Americans believe that gender-affirming care will become less accessible in their lifetime, a new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll finds - reflecting a political landscape that has become increasingly hostile toward transgender health care. Nearly 4 in 10 Americans think gender-affirming care will become less accessible over the course of their lifetime. A year ago, The 19th and SurveyMonkey found only 20% of Americans felt that way.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

SHOCK POLL: Majority of Americans Believe Democracy 'Isn't Working'

A Quinnipiac poll found 53% of Americans say U.S. democracy is not working; majorities express concern about political crisis, political violence, and free speech.
#climate-action
#democratic-party
fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

Being called a 'capitalist' is the new 'socialist' among young people, new Gallup poll reveals

fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

Being called a 'capitalist' is the new 'socialist' among young people, new Gallup poll reveals

California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Commentary: Who's winning the redistricting fight? Here's how to read the polls

Conflicting polls on Proposition 50 reflect methodological differences, low response rates, and pollster motives, making poll results unreliable.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

No, supporting trans rights doesn't cost elections

A majority of voters support transgender protections and favor candidates defending trans rights, while anti-trans attacks prove politically ineffective.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

US public opinion on Israel is changing, US policy will have to as well

Unconditional U.S. support for Israel will gradually end over years as American public opinion—particularly among Democrats and younger voters—turns increasingly negative.
Philosophy
fromAeon
1 month ago

Same-sex marriage: propelled by democracy despite public ignorance | Aeon Essays

American approval of same-sex marriage rose from 11 per cent to 70 per cent since the 1980s, driven by democracy converting minority grievances into experiments reshaping emotions and identities.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

More Britons view AI as economic risk than opportunity, Tony Blair thinktank finds

Nearly twice as many Britons see AI as an economic risk rather than an opportunity, threatening the UK's aim to become an AI superpower without broader public trust.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Trump Might Be Losing His Race Against Time

Trump is accelerating efforts to consolidate authoritarian power while public support and economic indicators decline, making collaborators' loyalty increasingly precarious.
#california
fromFuturism
1 month ago

New Poll Finds That Americans Loathe AI

A whopping 53 percent of just over 5,000 US adults polled in June think that AI will "worsen people's ability to think creatively." Fifty percent say AI will deteriorate our ability to form meaningful relationships, while only five percent believe the reverse. While 29 percent of respondents said they believe AI will make people better problem-solvers, 38 percent said it could worsen our ability to solve problems.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Charlie Kirk's Assassination Was a Test The Media Failed Miserably

A troubling poll from YouGov illustrates the extent of the problem. The survey, which was conducted on Sunday 24 hours after Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) revealed that Tyler Robinson, the man arrested for allegedly assassinating Charlie Kirk, was deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology, and the same day that Cox confirmed Fox News reporting that Robinson had a transgender romantic partner, found that more Americans believe Robinson was a Republican (24%) than a Democrat (21%).
Left-wing politics
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Americans want AI to stay out of their personal lives

A new study from Pew suggests that Americans aren't particularly optimistic about AI. A full 50 percent of respondents said they were more concerned than excited about the use of AI in their daily lives. That's down ever so slightly from 52 percent in 2023, but it's up significantly from 37 percent in 2021. Americans expressed a number of concerns about AI, chief among them that it will negatively impact our ability to think creatively and form meaningful relationships with other people.
Artificial intelligence
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

Pressure growing on the Government to pay energy credits in upcoming Budget

Majority prioritize household support; public pressure mounts for energy credits in next month's Budget due to widespread concern about energy costs.
World politics
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Statista Ranks World's Most Disliked Leaders: U.S. Approval Outpaces Italy, Brazil

Global political leaders face polarized public opinion driven by policy decisions, legal controversies, media influence, and perceived failures of accountability affecting citizens' lives.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Majority in EU's biggest states believes bloc sold out' in US tariff deal, poll finds

A majority of people across the EU's five biggest member states believe the European Commission sold citizens out when negotiating a humiliating tariff deal with Donald Trump that benefits the US far more than Europe, a survey has shown. The poll by Cluster17, which is published on Tuesday, found 77% of respondents ranging from 89% in France to 50% in Poland thought the deal would benefit above all the US economy, with only 2% believing it would benefit Europe's.
Europe politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

More Than Obama!' Trump Aide Boasts of 200th Executive Order Being Signed

So we really beat them by much more than you think, Trump joked. This is the 201st executive order, sir. This relates to hostages and wrongfully detained Americans. This provides a new legal mechanism to declare foreign countries to be countries that engage in those sorts of practices and gives your administration powerful tools to get American hostages out, Scharf added as he moved on to the next EO.
US politics
Canada news
fromThe Walrus
1 month ago

Carney Promised a Deal with the US. It's Time for Him to Deliver, or Move On | The Walrus

Canadians support government priorities but are losing patience with slow progress, especially on the Canada–US relationship, affordability, and housing.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Is Trump really considering relaxing laws on cannabis?

As a young man, Seth Ferranti ran a drug-dealing operation distributing vast volumes of cannabis and LSD across college campuses in the United States. It was the 1980s and US President Ronald Reagan had proclaimed that marijuana pot, grass, whatever you want to call it is probably the most dangerous drug in the United States. I didn't believe them, says Seth Ferranti, now a documentary filmmaker and director of Tortured Mind: The Reality of Post Incarceration Syndrome.
US politics
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Public strongly backs aim of 30% of land and sea set aside for nature, poll finds

Majorities in eight countries support protecting 30% of land and sea by 2030, with overall public backing above 80%.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Skelton: California Republicans still haven't learned Prop. 187's lesson

California Republicans' strong support for harsh immigration raids alienates Latino and other voters and helped turn California from competitive to deeply uncompetitive for the GOP.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germans are critical of Chancellor Merz and his government DW 09/04/2025

Germany's CDU/CSU–SPD coalition is publicly fracturing over budget, social policy, and welfare financing, driving high voter dissatisfaction.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Amy Coney Barrett's Fetish For Phony Reluctance - Above the Law

Amy Coney Barrett portrays herself as a powerless judicial cog while accepting a reported $2 million payment and advancing reactionary, poorly evidenced positions on abortion.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

WATCH: Ben Shapiro Squabbles With CNN's Abby Phillip Over Trump's Crime Crackdown

A tough-on-crime stance gives Donald Trump a decisive rhetorical advantage, as voters want stronger crime action but generally oppose deploying military forces in cities.
US politics
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

More than 1,000 voted: Why readers oppose a federal takeover of South Station

Federal takeover proposals of South Station face strong local opposition and legal questions, with many residents defending MBTA management and station conditions.
Public health
fromAxios
1 month ago

RFK Jr. splinters Americans over vaccines and food regulation

Most Americans favor stronger government action and clearer food-safety guidance, but sharp partisan divides remain on childhood vaccination and approval of Kennedy's performance.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

POLL: 0% of Democrats Satisfied with Direction of the US

Partisan divide reached a record high: 76% of Republicans satisfied with the country's direction versus less than 1% of Democrats, a 76-point gap.
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