Our current system – unique in the U.S. – wrongly leaves officeholders unaccountable to anyone but their own political party.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Does AI mean the 4-day workweek is almost here?
Count me among those who worry that employers will grab most of the savings for themselves unless society forces them not to.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Should the U.S. put limits on TikTok? Probably. But not like this
Born out of mounting fear of surveillance by foreign adversaries, the RESTRICT Act – currently making its way through Congress – would restrict much, much more than it needs to.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: At this point, who cares about the Second Amendment
Specious, illogical gun-rights arguments wouldn’t be accepted on any other subject.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Health care for vulnerable populations makes spiritual and economic sense
An unconditional commitment to caring for the sick, however you arrive at it, represents a fundamental quality of a decent world.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Celebrate Maine’s pristine night skies this week
The connection to the night sky is weak for many millions of people who live under domes of artificial light. The good news is that we can bring those domes under control.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Child care has failed. The government can solve it.
Paying federal wages and benefits to child care workers would apply upward pressure on the compensation of the entire underpaid service sector.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: Even a majority needs to share the microphone
If you can’t win an argument on its merits, you owe your colleagues and constituents something more than simply to cut off debate.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Gov. Mills seeks to perpetuate Maine control of Wabanaki nations
The type of progress sought by Gov. Mills in tribal-state relations is anything but.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Can’t Yard South be South Portland’s new port?
With the right kind of collaboration and consensus-building, South Portland can have a new ‘half-mile neighborhood’ of its own.