USA TODAYFinance The nation needs Biden's bold, futuristic infrastructure plan: Microsoft president verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Brad SmithWe need to talk together — across the political aisle and between the public and private sectors. As the nation debates a potential infrastructure plan, recent weeks have raised a new question: “what as...
USA TODAYDeath Penalty MLK III: What we can learn from Virginia decision to end the death penalty verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Martin Luther King III“As the united South goes, so goes the nation.” These words by W.E.B. Du Bois explain the South’s strong influence on human rights issues in the United States. The South has often failed to pioneer change....
USA TODAYUnited States Hard work should pay off for Asian Americans, not block their education opportunities verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Jonathan ZimmermanWe’ve seen a burst of long-overdue attention to anti-Asian hate crimes. The assault on educational meritocracy threatens Asians in a different way. In 1929, a few years after Yale instituted a quota for...
USA TODAYU.S. Politics Sure, Democrats. Try to pack the Supreme Court. You'll help save the Republican Party verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Phil BoasDemocrats are trying to take control of everything, including adding four justices to the Supreme Court. The Republican comeback has now begun. That’s right, Democrats. Show us who you are. Don’t be satisfied...
USA TODAYBaseball MLB needs to invest in youth to keep baseball alive verified_publisherUSA TODAY - James Alan Fox and Alex R. PiqueroAs the baseball fan demographic gets older, MLB needs to be investing in youth and diversity. We applaud the decision by Major League Baseball (MLB) to move this year’s All-Star Game out of Atlanta in...
USA TODAYCoronavirus (COVID-19) Former CDC chief: Think diners, dentists and dollar stores. Make COVID vaccines easy to get. verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Dr. Tom FriedenExtend hours, allow walk-ins and give COVID shots everywhere from doctors' offices and pharmacies to workplaces, shopping malls, bars and churches. President Joe Biden’s announcement this month that all...
USA TODAYGuns As mass shootings mount, enacting stricter gun laws is the morally right thing to do verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Jacqui Lewis and Sharon BrousApril 17 marks a sad anniversary. It’s the day, eight years ago, when Congress failed to expand background checks on gun purchases. Fast-forward: 2020 saw record gun sales without background checks — record...
USA TODAYPolicing Police violence, Obamacare and other top Opinion reads this week verified_publisherUSA TODAYFrom police violence to voter suppression, and Prince Philip's death, here are some of our top columns you may have missed. In today's fast-paced news environment, it can be hard to keep up. For your reading,...
USA TODAYBlack Students High school students: Police don't belong in schools. Here's how we forced them out. verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Sarah Djato, Sierra Leone Anderson, Quiano Assoon and Kahlila WilliamsLos Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has one of the largest school police departments in the country. Black students make up less than 9% of the district, but between 2014 and 2017, 25% of all diversions...
USA TODAYU.S. Politics The Backstory: Nancy Pelosi's No. 1 lesson on power: 'Nobody's going to give it to you. You've got to take it.' verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Nicole Carroll"No one's going to give you power. You have to seize it." That's a lesson Nancy Pelosi's father taught her, and a top takeaway from Pelosi's own career, says Susan Page, USA TODAY Washington Bureau chief....
USA TODAYWorld Politics To get more vaccines worldwide, US companies need to give up their intellectual property rights verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Juan Manuel SantosThe world is not short of leaders taking admirable measures to beat the pandemic within their borders. But ending the pandemic cannot be achieved by one country alone. Every leader’s legacy is defined...
USA TODAYIdentity Trans students aren't a 'hotly contested issue.' They're a reality and deserve respect. verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Hila KerenA professor's freedom to express religious disapproval doesn't trump the dignity of our transgender students. Call them by the names they request. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit late last...
USA TODAYDaunte Wright What's the difference between the Wright and Babbitt shootings? verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Jonathan TurleyFor police officers, cases mark an uncertain line that can be the difference between discipline and incarceration. Within an hour of each other, charging decisions in two lethal police shootings were with...
USA TODAYU.S. Politics President Biden should name Vice President Harris to launch and lead a police reform drive ASAP verified_publisherUSA TODAY - The Editorial BoardOur View: Biden owes Black voters for his job and Senate control. It's past time to ramp up police reform and make it a priority. Lives depend on it. “You’ve always had my back, and I’ll have yours,” Joe...
USA TODAYU.S. Politics Make the Supreme Court lots bigger. It's not a priesthood, it should represent America. verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Glenn Harlan ReynoldsA Supreme Court of 59 justices would cut down on politics, mystique and the Ivy League, and be more like the legislature it's now called on to be. Democrats –– or at least, Democrat-supporting law professors...
USA TODAYBoston Marathon Police reformers should look to Boston Marathon bombing response eight years ago today verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Daniel Linskey and Jordan StraussWhen two bombs ripped through crowds of spectators and athletes at the 2013 Boston Marathon, police and residents were ready to respond, together. For us and so many others, it’s difficult to believe been...
USA TODAY The thin blue line: Today's Toon verified_publisherUSA TODAYWhen you hear the phrase "thin blue line" what comes to mind? Likely not what cartoonist Mike Thompson shows, above. For more commentary on the latest news be sure to visit our editorial cartoon front...
USA TODAYMuslim Women This is America: No I don't eat pork, but yes I'd love a glass (or five) of wine. Not all Muslims practice Islam the same verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Rasha AliMe: "Can I get that with no bacon, please?" Unnamed person: "You don't like bacon?" Me: "I don't eat pork." UP: "You're Muslim?" Me: "Yup!" UP: "... but we just finished having drinks ... you took shots...
USA TODAYRace & Ethnicity Reparations is not about cutting a check. It's about repairing a community. verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Erika Alexander and Nina TurnerOn Wednesday the House Judiciary approved H.R. 40 — a reparations bill written more than 30 years ago. It's a long-overdue but history-making step. The bill, which will form a commission to study the of...
USA TODAYWealth Closing the racial wealth gap is a collective responsibility. Reparations are a solution. verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Jen Ford Reedy and Edgar VillanuevaOn Wednesday the House Judiciary approved H.R. 40 — a reparations bill written more than 30 years ago. It's a long-overdue but history-making step. The bill, which will form a commission to study the of...
USA TODAYIdentity Every time I pull out my ID, I deadname myself. Transgender people can't live like this. verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Noah Grey RosenzweigI am 23 years old and I try not to do anything that requires any form of identification. The pandemic has provided one small reprieve — there are no more meetings with friends at bars or restaurants where...
USA TODAYRace & Ethnicity Here's why Evanston, Ill.'s reparations aren't reparations verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Cicely L. FlemingOn Wednesday the House Judiciary approved H.R. 40 — a reparations bill written more than 30 years ago. It's a long-overdue but history-making step. The bill, which will form a commission to study the of...
USA TODAYCannabis Marijuana legalization: Too much cash and other problems Congress needs to resolve verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Michael A. Nutter and John TilleyNeither a federal crackdown on pot nor a hands-off approach is advisable — but Washington must act to resolve the legal conundrum. The growing parade of states with legal marijuana continues to march with...
USA TODAYVirginia Wright, Nazario cases show we have a serious racial profiling problem verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Sophia A. NelsonFor all of us who have black fathers, brothers, sons, and nephews this national moment we continue to find ourselves in right now is terrifying. Here’s a troubling fact: Black and Latino drivers are stopped...
USA TODAYU.S. Politics Rep. Andy Levin: Here's what Amazon got away with in union battle. Here's how to change that. verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Andy LevinIs Amazon the type of American workplace we want? Is this the future we want for our kids? Of course not. Update 1930s labor laws to strengthen unions. I organized a congressional delegation to Bessemer,...
USA TODAYCorporate Tax Biden can deliver historic economic progress if he stands firm on raising corporate taxes verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Indivar Dutta-GuptaBiden's plan would rein in corporate power and profit and launch a new era in which the wealthy finance large-scale investment for the public good. President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan, a signature...
USA TODAYU.S. Politics On Afghanistan, Biden decides a 20-year war is long enough and upsets all the right people verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Jason SattlerWe can always go back in if we must, but only after the debate our leaders long avoided as a tiny sliver of America was bleeding out all the sacrifices. Joe Biden wants to do what no American president...
USA TODAYTaliban Withdrawing troops from Afghanistan: Biden’s unforced error puts America at risk verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Madiha Afzal and Michael O’HanlonThe Taliban have not met Trump's conditions for a troop withdrawal. President Biden’s decision to bring home all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the 20-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is a major U.S....
USA TODAYDisability A civil rights win: Why people with disabilities now have better chance of landing a job verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Judith Heumann and Tom RidgeHere's truly something to celebrate: Dedicated funding to support people with disabilities who want to get back to work. A year after the pandemic began, people with disabilities finally can obtain the...
