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Many of our leading educational, cultural and economic institutions have ignored that message, writing off the complaints of ordinary Americans as reactionary, racist or ignorant or simply irrelevant.
American politics is dominated by individualist ideology instead of the collectivist ideology that influences politics in some European countries. [200] American citizens expect less influence and intervention by the government and are less likely to accept government intervention compared to citizens of European countries.
It really is the economy, stupid. 39% of middle-class Americans say ‘money’ is their top concern versus just 4% who cite political and social issues, survey finds Paolo Confino December 19 ...
Some 72% of American adults say the economy is doing just fair or poor, according to a January poll from Pew Research. And only 33% of Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s job performance.
Equal economic opportunity, a robust social safety net, and strong labor unions have long been at the heart of Democratic economic policy. [9] The party favors a mixed economy [17] and generally supports a progressive tax system, higher minimum wages, Social Security, universal health care, public education, and subsidized housing. [9]
Liberalism increasingly shaped American intellectual life in the 1930s and 1940s, thanks in large part to two major two-volume studies that were widely read by academics, advanced students, intellectuals and the general public, namely Charles A. Beard and Mary Beard's The Rise of American Civilization (2 vol.; 1927) and Vernon L. Parrington's ...
US consumer spending held up remarkably well throughout 2023, with the post-pandemic spending spree not abating despite high inflation. Consumers dug into their pandemic savings and relied heavily ...
The Populist Right are highly conservative anti-immigrant voters that oppose the role of government and big businesses in American society. They make up 11% of the public and 23% of the Republican coalition. 97% of the Populist Right voted for Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, and 85% claim that he won the election.