Editorial Opinions
DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM SUGGESTIONS: PART 2: HEALTHCARE
OF ED
by US Renew Democracy News
The US healthcare system is extremely fragmented. Healthcare access varies from state to state and according to income level and racial and ethnic background.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 2024 PLATFORM SUGGESTIONS PART 1: EDUCATION
OP ED
by US Renew News
Democrats should counter Republican curriculum interference and book banning and strike a positive tone about the needs for all children in the United States to have access to a quality education.
US RENEW NEWS PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY
US Renew News Op Ed. | April 2023
Democracy in the United States is under attack. Donald Trump demonstrated that you could be President and yet disregard the political and legal norms and values that made the US a symbol of what it means to be a democratic country.
IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONGRESS
USRENEW NEWS OP ED
By Various
The current ineffectiveness of Congress is one of the biggest threats to our democracy. Increasingly Americans are losing faith in the ability of Congress to pass meaningful legislation and respond to their needs. In this Op ED USRENEW NEWS Reporters offer practical suggestions that will enable Congress to act as the legislative body the founders intended it to be.
Legislative Priorities for the New Congress, Part 2
US Renew News Op Ed
By Various
Legislative Priorities for the New Congress, Part 2 – The US Mid-Term Elections resulted in a near political stalemate. Democrats will continue their control of the Senate. Republicans will have a slim majority in the House. Many observers think it will be next to impossible to get anything done in this environment.
On the other hand, there seem to be a sprinkling of Congresspersons on both sides willing to cross over on specific issues. Therefore we are hopeful that the next session of Congress, as well as the current lame-duck session, will result in some meaningful legislation
Legislative Priorities for the New Congress
Us Renew News Op Ed
By Various
The US Mid-Term Elections resulted in a near political stalemate. Democrats will continue their control of the Senate. Republicans will have a slim majority in the House. Many observers think it will be next to impossible to get anything done in this environment.
On the other hand, there seem to be a sprinkling of Congresspersons on both sides willing to cross over on specific issues. Therefore we are hopeful that the next session of Congress, as well as the current lame-duck session, will result in some meaningful legislation.
A Candidate Code of Ethics
US Renew News Op Ed
By Ron Israel Abigail Hunt, Rod Maggay, Geoffrey Small, and Steve Piazza
The US election system, at the core of our democracy is under attack.
Many politicians still refuse to accept the results of the 2020 Presidential election; others refuse to go on record saying they will accept the result of mid-term races where they are candidates. Debates are at a minimum, and campaigns are rife with lies, false statements, and dark money.
The US Must Assure Voting Access for All and Free and Fair Elections
US RENEW NEWS OP ED – September 2022
By Abigail Hunt, Inijah Quadri, Steve Piazza, Rod Maggay and Ron Israel
At the core of the American republic is the principle of consent of the governed, or as Alexander Hamilton put it, “Here, sir, the people govern” (Alexander Hamilton “Remarks on the U.S. House of Representatives, at the New York state convention on the adoption of the Federal Constitution,” July 27, 1788
IT’s TIME TO REFORM THE SUPREME COURT
US RENEW NEWS OP ED
By Rod Maggay, Ian Milden, Geoff Small, Ian Sultan and Managing Editor Ron Israel
The events at the Supreme Court, such as the over-turn of Roe v Wade and the political actions of Justice Clarence Thomas’s wife, cast light on the need to reform the workings of the Court. In this Op Ed, US RENEW NEWS makes suggestions for ways in which the Supreme Court can become more reflective of all Americans and not just a narrow few, and become more accountable for its actions.