Pandemic and Protests: Impacts on the Socio-Political Situation in the U.S.
Pandemic and Protests: Impacts on the Socio-Political Situation in the U.S.

Author(s): Mateusz Piotrowski
Subject(s): Politics, Civil Society, Welfare systems, Politics and society, Health and medicine and law
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: USA; COVID-19; protests; socio-political situation; domestic policy;
Summary/Abstract: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Democrats and Republicans strengthened cooperation on the adoption of relief packages of unprecedented size for enterprises particularly affected by the outbreak and for citizens. However, this cooperation quickly ended, and the ongoing protests over police brutality in the U.S., with both parties on opposite sides, make it difficult to negotiate further pandemic-aid action. It also has prevented other reforms, such as changes to policing as raised by the protesters. This further focuses the presidential campaigns on domestic policy.

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