We are approaching the two year mark of living with the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Although the Omicron wave is receding, the virus is unlikely to just go away and people are unhappy and angry – about COVID-19 and more. In polls more Americans say they are unhappy in their own lives, about … Read more
Did you tune into (or are you currently watching) the opening ceremonies for the Winter Olympics Friday morning? Did you even realize the opening ceremonies were happening? If not, you’re not alone. Polling shows enthusiasm for the Games is muted, and while the Winter Games are typically not as popular As Summer Games in the … Read more
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In 1853 Frederick Douglass wrote of towns in the north: Every hour the black man is put out of work by a newly arrived emigrant, whose hunger and whose color would give him a better title to the place. With only a handful of interruptions, black workers have faced the same situation for nearly two … Read more
SYDNEY — Australian shipping experts said Thursday they believe they have found the wreck of one of the most important ships in South Pacific history, after it was sunk in the United States more than 200 years ago. But archaeologists in the US quickly countered that the finds were premature and a breach of contract … Read more
Americans are exhausted, especially when it comes to COVID-19 and former President Donald Trump. According to the results of a current survey from Axios. On this episode of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew debates what these findings actually mean and how a sense of exhaustion could shape the nation’s politics. They also discuss what … Read more
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly poll summary. Historically, Americans have disagreed about the seriousness of national tragedies – you think September 11, 2001. However, this was not the case when the US Capitol was stormed on January 6, 2021. Yes, a year later, more than 70 percent of Americans Still view January 6 as a … Read more
For more coverage of the January 6th attack, check out our collection of essays and reflections examining where we are as a country a year later, including what has changed – and not – since a violent crowd of Trump- Supporters stormed the US Capitol. For some researchers studying political violence, the events of January … Read more
At the end of the year, the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew looks back at the opinions of Americans on some of the biggest political and cultural issues of 2021. They play a game of “Guess What Americans Think” in which panellists have to guess Americans Opinions on a wide variety of topics including Elon Musk, … Read more
As the year closes, the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew looks back at what Americans thought of some of the biggest political and cultural issues of 2021. They play a game of “Guess What Americans Think” in which they share the opinions of Americans on a. guess variety of topics, including Elon Musk, Inflation and Britney … Read more