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    Americans Are Optimistic About The Future — Just Don't Ask About Politics

    A substantial share of Americans are feeling hopeful about the new year, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll. And some of us, especially young people, plan to make resolutions.
    by Francesca Paris Dec 28, 2018 3 minutes
    The numerals 19, for "2019," were lit up in Times Square in New York City on Dec. 19, ahead of the New Year's Eve celebrations.

    As 2019 approaches, most Americans are feeling pretty good about the future.

    A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll found that 60 percent of Americans are optimistic about the world in 2019, compared to just 37 percent whose outlook is less rosy. (That leaves three percent of the country as merely ambivalent, if you're counting.)

    It's a measurable jump in optimism from 2011, when just 54 percent of the country felt similarly about the upcoming year.

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