CNN-Opinion

Opinion by Mark Zandi (CNN) — There’s a lot to worry about when it comes to our own personal finances and the nation’s, but the Fitch Rating downgrade of US debt from AAA, the highest rating, to AA+, one notch lower, isn’t one of them. Investors use these ratings to help decide which bonds to buy and at what interest rate.

Opinion by Eric P. Winer (CNN) — Unprecedented drug shortages are pushing hospitals and clinics around the country to the brink. Physicians are being forced to choose who can receive the recommended treatment for their illness — and who must wait. The drug supply in the US is more vulnerable than ever and, ironically, it is often the

Opinion by Sherrie Page Guyer (CNN) — Does your child’s school have a full-time registered nurse on staff? Most parents assume somebody is on hand to dispense medications, evaluate for possible concussions or confidently inject epinephrine in case of a food allergy emergency. But around 25% of US schools have no nurse on staff at all. And, for

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — As former President Donald Trump left Washington after answering charges of trying to subvert democracy, it felt like all the previous trauma and divisions of his eight-year journey into the nation’s psyche were just the start. America now faces the prospect of an ex-president repeatedly going on

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — As former President Donald Trump left Washington after answering charges of trying to subvert democracy, it felt like all the previous trauma and divisions of his eight-year journey into the nation’s psyche were just the start. America now faces the prospect of an ex-president repeatedly going on trial

Analysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Millions of Americans are immersed in a twisted world where language used to describe autocrats is being applied to America’s democratic institutions. The draconian rhetoric, once reserved for the likes of tyrants and dictators, has become commonplace in right-wing media when referring to President Joe Biden and the

By Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to charges that he conspired to subvert the 2020 presidential election. Thursday’s arraignment was not Trump’s first courtroom rodeo; this year already he has been federally charged for his alleged mishandling of classified documents and charged in New York for his role in a hush-money payment to adult film actress

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It’s hard not to view these two data points as symptoms of a democracy that is sick and in need of immediate attention: The US government is putting its former president on trial for a conspiracy to subvert the democratic will of its people in 2020 even

Opinion by Clay Cane (CNN) — O’Shae Sibley’s tragic death is triggering. He was a 28-year-old Black gay man from Philadelphia who was fatally stabbed at a Brooklyn gas station on July 29. His death is being investigated as a possible hate crime. Sibley, a professional dancer, was living his life. After stopping at a

Opinion by John Avlon, CNN (CNN) — There’s a tendency to view former President Donald Trump’s latest damning indictment through a political horserace prism — will it help or hurt him in the 2024 Republican presidential primary? This is a mistake. It distracts from the gravity of the charges when seen with any sense of historic perspective.

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN (CNN) — Despite the gains in US stocks this year, some investors are looking for opportunities elsewhere. Investors reduced their holdings of US equity mutual funds and exchange-traded funds by $7 billion, while adding $56 billion to their non-US counterparts this year through July 26, according to Goldman Sachs. That’s

By Kirsi Goldynia, CNN (CNN) — Thinking about the possibility of pathogens on our food may seem unappetizing at best and downright scary at worst, but the headlines warning of foodborne illnesses never seem to stop. In late July, for example, Western Washington saw a lethal outbreak of listeria, a pathogen often transmitted through contaminated

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — For only the second time in history, America lost its perfect rating on its long-term debt — the exact thing everyone said would happen when lawmakers decided to play chicken with the full faith and credit of the United States. Whether Fitch Ratings’ downgrade was warranted

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday is expected to return to the epicenter of his alleged bid to overthrow the 2020 election to answer historic charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States. Trump will be arraigned after being indicted over a series of alleged schemes to