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democracy
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No Kings? Young Adults’ Perceptions of American Authoritarianism
By Devin GreenMay 12th, 2026 Since the second inauguration of Donald Trump, the United States has witnessed the three largest single-day protest events in its history. Millions of people have taken to the streets to denounce ICE raids and racial profiling, the erosion of social safety protections, voter suppression, and other authoritarian actions under the
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Affordability as Democracy: What Young Adults Want
By Cathy J. CohenApril 14th, 2026 To say that the term affordability has become the buzzword of this political season would be an understatement. The growing prominence of the term “affordability” is evident in the press, among politicians, and even in the public’s Google searches. The political success of focusing on affordability became evident in recent Democratic electoral
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2025 Good Governance Survey (November 2025 Survey)
About the Survey The GenForward November 2025 Survey is a project of Professor Cathy J. Cohen at the University of Chicago. Interviews were conducted with a representative sample from GenForwardSM, a nationally representative survey panel of adults 18-42 recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this survey include survey