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New National Survey: Over Half of Americans Say US Democracy Performing Poorly, An Increase from 2025 (opens the original)
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The Charles F. Kettering Foundation1 and Gallup just released the first report from their 2026 survey for the Democracy for All Project. There are some fascinating findings I would like to highlight, but the whole report is well worth the time. Here are some quick hits:Over Half of Americans Say US Democracy is Performi
Are Religiously Active Americans More Civically Engaged? (opens the original)
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One of the perennial questions among social scientists is whether being religiously active, usually referring to attendance at religious services, is associated with being more civically or socially engaged. At times being civically or socially engaged is considered being “pro-social,” while less civic engagement is viewed as a negative.Over the years quite a few studies show that being religiously active is linked to being more socially active. The idea is that attending religious services is a
Economic Inequality: How Christian Nationalism Weakens Democracy (opens the original)
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According to every major statistical measure, both income and wealth inequality have been growing in the United States for decades. Reports from the Congressional Budget Office and the Federal Reserve show the richest 1% of households average 139 times as much income as the bottom 20% and control 31% of the nation’s wealth, which is just slightly under the total wealth controlled by the bottom 90%.NBC News <s
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