Electoral College Apollo 11 anniversary should rekindle Americans' excitement about space: Readers sound offUSA TODAYFrom Apollo 11, to Trump tweets, to the Electoral College, readers sound off on recent headlines. The awe of spacecraft launches filled minds with wonder and endless possibilities. Educators, politicians,
Apollo Missions Apollo 11 was a huge achievement, but unmanned spacecraft did a lot of the heavy liftingUSA TODAY - Alex RolandThe real promise of space exploration was realized by those ingenious, tireless, economical and endlessly versatile unmanned spacecraft. The Apollo missions to the moon — which culminated 50 years ago
Democrats Do Democrats believe in open borders? By not enforcing immigration law, it looks that way.USA TODAY - Robert RobbFor months Republicans have been falsely claiming that Democrats believe in open borders That's starting to have the ring of truth. For years, Republicans have claimed that Democrats favor “open borders”
Moon James Cameron: We can protect the ocean 'twilight zone' with a new moonshotUSA TODAY - James CameronThe Space Race of the 1960s brought huge investment in space exploration. Today, we must explore and protect Earth's final frontier, its oceans. Fifty years ago, Neil Armstrong took the first steps off
Women of Color 6 of our top opinion pieces this week: ICYMIUSA TODAYFrom President Trump's racist tweets to the 2020 election to the Apollo moon landing, here are some of our top columns of the week. In today's fast-paced news environment, it can be hard to keep up. For
Santa Monica I survived the Santa Monica Farmers Market crash. Car attacks can happen at any moment.USA TODAY - Melissa CroninMy body still stiffens, and I Iook for escape routes in public places. Vehicles will always be weapons, but we can and should make open spaces safer. It’s hard to think of carnage having an anniversary,
U.S. Presidential Election Republican activist who ran for Congress: Trump stole my party and my heart is breaking.USA TODAY - Jennifer HornTrump has transformed the party of Lincoln into a racist, nationalist movement that divides and destroys. And silent Republicans are letting him do it. For 10 years I enthusiastically carried the Republican
Democratic National Committee Americans could be a bigger fake news threat than Russians in the 2020 presidential campaignUSA TODAY - Cindy L. OtisRussians and others won't stay out of 2020. But they'll be able to amplify US-created disinformation and have more time to disrupt 2020 in other ways. A series of fake websites appeared a few weeks ago
U.S. Presidential Election Democracy depends on kids not imitating Donald Trump's racist tweets and attacksUSA TODAY - Jonathan ZimmermanThere are no two sides here. Whether we support or oppose Trump, we must make sure our children do not behave like him. No decent citizen would. Let’s suppose that a teacher stood up in front of her class
Big Pharma How Big Pharma plays games with drug patents and how to combat itUSA TODAY - The Editorial BoardAmerica's patent system should reward innovation, not lawyering: Our view President Donald Trump came into office promising to do something about the inflated prices Americans pay for prescription drugs.
Patents PhRMA: Patents yield real benefits for patientsUSA TODAY - James StanselNot only would weaker patent protections limit investment, they'd also reduce competition: Opposing view Patients need help paying for their medicines at the pharmacy counter, and the pharmaceutical industry
USMCA President Trump's post-NAFTA economic vision is working. Keep it up: Today's talkerUSA TODAYPresident Trump's new trade deal with Canada and Mexico, the USMCA, follows a fundamental principle: If something is bad for America, don't do it. The Trump administration and Democrats in Congress are
Eric Garner Where is justice for Eric Garner? Black Americans won't accept empty words: Today's talkerUSA TODAYWe are more determined than ever before to show up for black lives and make America pay attention to horrific acts of violence going unaddressed. This week marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Garner,
Politics I was a military doctor. The Pentagon's plan to cut doctors will make whole system worse.USA TODAY - Bob AdamsThe United States is facing a serious doctor shortage. As a retired military physician employed by the UNC health care system in North Carolina, we are constantly dealing with the consequences of too physicians.
Boko Haram American journalists have duty to report on tragedies in countries like Sudan.USA TODAY - Isha SesayAmerican media's coverage of the 2014 kidnapping of more than 300 Nigerian schoolgirls by Boko Haram was haphazard. Journalists must do better. There are few impenetrable corners left in the world. Today,
Iowa Iowa is small, white and Republican. Why is it the epicenter of the 2020 Democratic race?USA TODAY - Peter FuntIowa doesn’t reflect America, but it will have 3,000 candidate events by its Feb. 3 caucuses. Democrats know a bad loss could end their campaigns. The corn here is as high as a candidate's eye — at least
Racism Racism is a potent drug. It got Trump elected and could win him a 2nd term: Montel WilliamsUSA TODAY - Montel WilliamsRacism and single-issue voting on guns and abortion helped elect Trump, but so did non-voters. The most important way to resist is at the ballot box. Once again, our national dialogue has been hijacked
Eric Garner Eric Garner didn't get justice in our system. Let's build one in which others doUSA TODAY - Patrisse CullorsGarner's daughter died while fighting for his legacy. It's time to rebuild over blown police forces that target black communities and don't hold cops accountable. We all watched while Eric Garner desperately
John Paul Stevens Justice John Paul Stevens exemplified a dignified and reserved Supreme CourtUSA TODAY - Jonathan TurleySupreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens represented a less political, quieter court whose justices spoke through their opinions. He will be missed. Corrections & Clarifications: This column, which originally
South Carolina Cop helps save 12-day-old baby during traffic stopUSA TODAY - Jacob BruggemanDeputy William Kimbro administered CPR and was awarded the Life-Saving Medal from the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department A South Carolina police officer became a hero last month when he pulled a car
Women of Color Comics slam Trump's racist tweets in Best of Late NightUSA TODAY - Mike ThompsonThe president targeted four women of color in Congress, now known as "the squad." So Kimmel, Meyers and Colbert skewered Trump. After his recent barrage of racist tweets and comments, President Donald
Abortion Teachers union has become an arm of the abortion-rights left. Conservatives should quit.USA TODAY - Jessica Anderson and Lindsey BurkeWhy would the NEA go out of its way to take extreme stands on hot-button issues so far removed from the real problems facing our nation’s schools? Remember when labor unions used to fight for higher wages
ObamaCare I don't love Obamacare, but it's not unconstitutional: Ohio attorney generalUSA TODAY - Dave YostJust because one part of the law was unconstitutional, doesn't mean the whole thing should be scrapped. When someone has a tumor, you don’t kill the patient to get rid of it — you cut out the tumor. But
Apollo Missions 50 years after Apollo 11, don't let space become a landfill for equipment and satellitesUSA TODAY - Moriba JahMuch of what we launch into space never comes back. As it becomes more commercialized, we must manage space traffic and protect the space environment. The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing
Donald Trump Donald Trump is not America's first racist president, but hopefully he'll be our lastUSA TODAY - Paul BrandusWhy does Trump hate the things that make our country great? And how do the rest of us get beyond this hatred and ignorance? It was amusing at the start of the great racist tweet controversy to hear the
Moon We sent a man to the moon. Now let's save the planet.USA TODAY - The Editorial BoardApply Apollo's urgency and technological innovation to climate change: Our view The Apollo program, which culminated 50 years ago this week with the moon landing of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, was
Donald Trump Instead of getting mad at Trump's racist tweets, I'm doing this: Today's TalkerUSA TODAY - Kim TrentDonald Trump will get no more blood pressure spikes from me. Sick of his lies. Sick of his mean-spiritedness. Sick of his tantrums and his immaturity. Sick of how he erodes standards of decency and morality.
New Mexico Bullies told me to go back to my country. At first it silenced me, now it spurs me on.USA TODAY - Elizabeth CunaPresident Trump is trying to silence elected women of color. But he also wants to silence the millions of people who now feel seen by these lawmakers. My little brother and I were outside the bus stop
George Washington Decision to blot out criticism of George Washington is a sad sign of intellectual declineUSA TODAY - James S. RobbinsThe San Francisco School Board concluded that a 1930s-era mural contained images too hurtful for students to see, so the fresco will be painted over. The war on American memory is entering a dangerous
