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Learn more about Americans' views on present environmental conditions, their rankings of environmental issues and their worries about key issues.

Americans' views on how the justice system is handling crime have changed in the past decade. Less than half (45%) say it is "not tough enough," down from 65% in 2003.

Americans are less worried about their cars and homes being broken into than at any point over the last 15 years. Their worries about getting mugged and having their house burglarized while they are home are at lows of 10 years or more.

Ben Smith, cofounder and editor in chief of Semafor, joins the podcast to discuss the loss of faith in U.S. news and media and the major industry changes over recent decades that have created today's news environment.

In 2023, 52.1% of U.S. adults rated their lives well enough to be considered "thriving," three points below the norms set in 2015-2019 and 2021.

Look back at public opinion in the aftermath of the Newtown, Connecticut, school shootings in 2012 and the evolution of Americans' views of gun control since then.

Men and women in the U.S. differ starkly in their propensity to own a gun and their preferences for the nation's gun laws.

Americans' satisfaction with each of 21 key national policy issues has declined or held steady compared with readings one year ago.

While 55% of Americans support the death penalty, a sharp partisan divide remains. More than twice as many Republicans as Democrats favor it.

"The State of Opportunity in America" report offers insights on the barriers to success for residents of fragile communities in the U.S.