USA Today: Opinion
- Keep it simple, Democrats. Job One is making sure Americans can cast votes this fall.
Sunday - 07/12/2020 - 07:00 AMToo many Democrats are debating policy or filing lawsuits instead of ensuring that Biden supporters are registered and polling places are plentiful.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Resolve after appalling Roger Stone commutation: Don't let Donald Trump break us, America.
Saturday - 07/11/2020 - 01:37 PMCOVID and Trump have brought America to its knees. The utter failure of our system has allowed him to scale new heights of corruption each week.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Does Black Lives Matter apply to immigrants as well?
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 10:04 PMI came to the U.S. from Burundi after being tortured. But more restrictive immigration policies are making it harder for folks like me to seek safety.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump: I'm the president, I can't be subpoenaed or investigated. Supreme Court: Uh, no.
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 05:44 AMAttending to foreign policy crises might theoretically be grounds for putting off a subpoena. Working on your golf game is not. Trump could make the time.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Epidemiologist: Schools need to reopen now. Here's how to do it safely.
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 06:00 AMPressure to keep school buildings closed has been based on fear instead of data from consistent testing.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Supreme Court bottom line: Trump can be held accountable but not in time for the election
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 05:59 PMThe court affirmed that presidents are not above the law. That's a win. But America desperately needs much bigger reforms and a much faster process.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Can hydroxychloroquine help COVID patients early on? We need more science and less politics.
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 04:00 AMWhen Trump championed the drug this spring, it became a third rail political issue. Though it showed promise for early stage COVID, research faded.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - NEA president: Trump's plan to reopen schools is dangerous for students and teachers
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 10:14 AMThe White House pressure campaign presents a false choice between the health of our students and the health of our economy. It's appallingly reckless.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Make Juneteenth a national holiday for the American dream of liberty and justice for all
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 08:22 PMTrump delaying rally makes it seem Juneteenth is someone else's celebration. But all Americans should mark major milestone against slavery: Our view
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Amid racial injustice and COVID-19, there's still hope America will become a better place
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 06:00 AMIf we can acknowledge that we are all vulnerable now, we have a nearly unprecedented opportunity to weave community in ways that leave us stronger.
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- United or Divided States of America? 6 ways to think about removing Confederate statues
Sunday - 07/12/2020 - 05:00 AMThe more difficult work will be to dismantle the byproducts of slavery, such as mass incarceration and educational inequalities for children of color.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Florida's COVID-19 data is unreliable, confusing and hazardous to our health
Saturday - 07/11/2020 - 08:11 AMFlorida was once hailed as the gold standard in COVID-19 data transparency and accessibility. Now its system is seen as corrupt and inaccessible.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Backstory: There is more to the Frederick Douglass story. Her name is Anna Murray Douglass.
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 08:40 AMAnna Murray Douglass has been largely overlooked by history, but she made her husband's achievements possible. Journalists can lift up such stories.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - I hope white women will help us change America in 2020. But so far I'm not counting on it.
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 08:18 AMWe need all the support we can get from white women as we reimagine America. It will take everyone to decisively remove a racist from the White House.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New York City official: Learn from our ordeal. Slow the COVID monster while you still can.
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 04:00 AMCOVID strikes with ferocious speed and devastating impact. It can only be stopped if local leaders act boldly and communities change their behavior.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Reader views on COVID-19, aviation and Veterans Affairs
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 10:47 AMIn face of COVID-19 challenges, aviation companies and Department of Veterans Affairs provide vital services
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why I joined the Lincoln Project: It's leading the 2020 fight to repel Trump and Trumpism
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 07:45 AMMichelle Obama's famous catchphrase, 'When they go low, we go high,' is stirring oratory. But it's not a recipe for defeating the cancer that is Trump.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ending police violence begins with cutting Pentagon money, militarization program
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 09:55 PM'Throwing weapons and money at problems — especially without appropriate oversight mechanisms — never makes things better and usually makes things much worse.'
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Imagine a world with a COVID-19 pandemic and without the Affordable Care Act. Trump does.
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 08:55 AMTrump has found the best way possible to cripple our ability to fight COVID-19, add to the suffering of the infected and undermine our health system.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump's last line of defense is the economy. Biden and Democrats must knock it down.
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 08:53 AMIt is our job as Democrats to show voters that Trump's handling of COVID-19 led to the recession and economic devastation in their local communities.
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- Kathy Ireland: How lesson about tolerance in Kurdistan can help Americans overcome racism
Sunday - 07/12/2020 - 06:00 AMWe must bring our children, families and communities together to have tough conversations.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Black health matters. COVID has shown that improving care must be a national priority.
Saturday - 07/11/2020 - 08:05 AMRacism is a pandemic that threatens Black people. Let's use this moment to create a country that not only protects their lives, but helps them thrive.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 10 of our top columns this week: ICYMI
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 08:00 AMFrom Biden in the polls to Lincoln's statue and Black history, here are some top columns you may have missed.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump and conservatives hijacked the Supreme Court. We're progressives ready to fight back.
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 03:15 AMWe don't agree on everything, but we agree progressives must unite to fight for control of the court. Otherwise, everything we care about is at risk.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - My great-grandfather carved Mount Rushmore on sacred land. Now is the time to remove it.
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 08:37 AMRushmore symbolizes the white male leaders who have utterly, aggressively failed enormous swaths of people who lived on this continent before them.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - In Detroit, immigrants paint a rich tapestry of community and culture
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 05:00 AMNational media often portray Detroit as a broken city with a dangerous reputation. But that narrative doesn't speak to Detroit's complex identity.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tom Daschle and Tom Ridge: America is paying a horrific price for neglecting public health
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 09:07 AMWe were left dangerously vulnerable to a pandemic, one that public health experts had warned about for decades.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Instead of Juneteenth, honor 13th Amendment as a national holiday
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 07:46 PMJune 19, 1865, did not deliver African Americans from slavery. Dec. 6, 1865, did, writes Robert Hill, a Pittsburgh-based communications consultant.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - As COVID cases top 3 million, it's past time to end the catastrophic Trump presidency
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 01:50 PMWe can't afford to wait for Joe Biden. Governors have the experience, credibility and stature to end a presidency that is literally killing America.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Next COVID relief package should require health price transparency. Everyone would benefit.
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 10:57 AMBy requiring hospitals to post real prices and insurers to disclose reimbursement rates, Congress can help patients and stimulate the economy.
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