Opinion Today
June 28, 2023
Most Now Say Pandemic Is Over, but Normalcy Remains Elusive Megan Brenan, Gallup For the first time in the three-plus years since the COVID-19 pandemic began, a majority of Americans say it is over. Worry about contracting the disease has also fallen to a near-record low point. Yet, for all of this positivity, the public remains divided over whether their lives are back to normal.
Affirmative action Supreme Court decision: New Yahoo News poll sheds light on where Americans stand Jon Ward, Yahoo News A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll found modest support for the use of race and ethnicity in deciding college admissions. The survey found 38% support for “affirmative action policies that seek to include more people of a particular gender, race, sexuality, creed or nationality in areas where they are underrepresented, such as education and employment,” along with 35% opposition and 26% who were not sure. Americans' Economic Optimism Ticks Up; Best Since Early 2022 Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup U.S.…
