2023 predictions
Author: The Editorial Board
Grand Rapids police shooting shows why cops should avoid minor traffic stops
No one should expect a traffic stop for a minor infraction to turn deadly. But if you are Black, you know the horrific history of such stops.
COVID’s end and saving democracy: What the USA TODAY Editorial Board wants for 2022
With optimism in most of our hearts, we thought we’d share what we’re looking forward to this year.
Democracy in the balance: Revise Senate filibuster to protect elections and voting rights
America is facing a take-no-prisoners assault on fair elections that can be defeated by elements of the Freedom to Vote Act pending before Congress.
Why did public officials defer to Travis Scott’s sovereignty while people died?
Travis Scott’s Astroworld event was an unfolding disaster on public property, where police and fire officials must have the power to shut things down.
The rule for unruly passengers? One strike and you’re off the plane. Permanently.
Flying is a privilege, not a right, and the nation knows all too well what can unfold when passengers act out or worse at 30,000 feet.
As Biden addresses Glasgow climate summit, it’s clear talk is no longer cheap
Americans no longer want empty promises from yet another climate change summit. If anything, Earth is heating up faster than expected.
Defeating COVID-19: Biden should require airline passengers to show proof of vaccination
Air travel is a funnel point through which millions of Americans pass each week. Requiring vaccinations would save lives and help to end the pandemic.
‘Horrific’: Biden administration’s handling of Haitian migrants at U.S. border is shameful
Haitian migrants’ only ‘crime’ was to hope that America would live up to its values and promises, that huddled masses could still find refuge here.
The forgotten lesson of 9/11: Americans are dangerously divided 20 years after the attacks
America learned the lesson of unity on Sept. 11, 2001. Two decades later, our deeply divided nation must learn it again.