More Than Seven in Ten Think a Threat Exists to U.S. Democracy, But... Marist Institute for Public Opinion While more than seven in ten Americans say the issues that divide the country pose a serious threat to the nation’s democracy, there has been a steep decline in the proportion of Americans who have this view. In fact, many Americans think most of the key components to the U.S. democracy are working well. There is one exception; a majority of Americans do not think that the nation’s leaders reflect the views of the public when making decisions.
Americans worry about democracy — particularly the ‘representative’ part Philip Bump, Washington Post [unlocked] New polling shows that, given a slate of elements of democracy, Americans are least confident that elected leaders are reflecting their views.
'Liberal', 'left,' 'conservative,' and 'right': Americans identify their ideology David Montgomery, YouGov YouGov asked Americans to place their political views on a scale from "very liberal" to "very conservative" — and also on a scale from "far left" to "far right."
Economic Inequality Seen as Major Challenge Around the World Richard Wike, Moira Fagan, Christine Huang, Laura Clancy and Jordan Lippert, Pew Research Center A new Pew Research Center survey of 36 nations finds widespread public concern about economic inequality. And when asked what leads to this inequality, most people across the countries surveyed point to the intersection of wealth and politics.
Young Americans sympathize more with CEO shooting suspect than victim Erica Pandey, Axios A new poll of college students found that half view the suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's recent killing extremely or somewhat favorably, and nearly half believe the crime was justified. 81% of the students polled by Generation Lab said they have an extremely or somewhat negative view of Thompson, the victim. Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2025 Nic Newman and Federica Cherubini, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism News organisations are braced for multiple challenges in 2025 that will likely include further attacks from hostile politicians, continued economic headwinds, and battles to protect intellectual property in the face of rapacious AI-driven platforms. These are the main findings from our industry survey, drawn from a strategic sample of 326 digital leaders from 51 countries and territories.
