Most Americans Feel Good About Their Job Security but Not Their Pay Luona Lin, Juliana Menasce Horowitz and Richard Fry, Pew Research Center Amid low unemployment nationwide, U.S. workers are feeling good about their level of job security, and relatively few expect to look for a new job in the coming months, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. At the same time, only half of workers say they are extremely or very satisfied with their job overall. And a much smaller share are highly satisfied with their pay – 30%, down from 34% last year.
Building for the Future: Creating Homes and Communities for Aging Well Joanne Binette & Fanni Farago, AARP
Shifting Perspectives: Public Opinion on Cannabis and Psychedelics Diana Orcés, PRRI Post-Election Poll: How Economic Issues Played Out in House Battleground Districts in the Election Ian Smith, Navigator Research Even as Some Voters Were Skeptical of a National Ban, Abortion Messaging Helped Win Key Senate Races Bryan Bennett, Navigator Research New York State: Only 33% of Voters Would Re-Elect Gov. Hochul Siena College Research Institute 33-country study: Positivity about how this year has gone highest since before the pandemic Ipsos 2024 Review: A Few Misses, but the Polls Got the Big Stories Right Nate Cohn, New York Times [unlocked] The triumph of anti-identity-politics identity politics Philip Bump, Washington Post [unlocked] America's swing to the right in 2024 was wide, if not always deep Geoffrey Skelley, 538 Why Republicans are Winning the Message War Dan Pfeiffer, The Message Box Why Democrats Got the Politics of Immigration So Wrong for So Long Rogé Karma, The Atlantic [unlocked]
Why California's Latino voters are shifting toward Trump and Republicans Mike Madrid, Los Angeles Times [via Yahoo] Resist Trump? On Immigration, Top Democrats See Room for Compromise. Nick Corasaniti, Katie Glueck and Reid J. Epstein, New York Times [unlocked] The Conversation Democrats Need to Have Jon Favreau, The Atlantic [unlocked] How Democrats Misread the Environment Michael Baharaeen, The Liberal Patriot Debate Over Hegseth’s Fitness Highlights a Gender Divide in the Senate Annie Karni, New York Times [unlocked] This Theory Could Explain the Reaction to the UnitedHealthcare Killer Joshua Zeitz, Politico Magazine
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