By using Trump’s serial breaking of our democratic norms to justify a political prosecution, his opponents become exactly what they condemn.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: We can’t go on violating Mainers’ right to housing
We must move away from policies that treat housing as a commodity, not a right, and allow people to use housing primarily as a profit-driven investment.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: ‘Never again’ is not heeded by genocidal regimes
Humanity must understand that genocide is an evil that knows no boundaries – not of color, religion, gender, or geography.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Campaign spending by foreign governments threatens our democracy
Are we OK with state-sanctioned foreign interference in Maine’s referendum campaigns? We shouldn’t be.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s defense of abortion access must be multifaceted
Against an increasingly contentious backdrop, the bill introduced by Gov. Mills this week will have to be the first of many attempts to ensure that a personal decision can be made personally.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: We know more than enough about PFAS to restrict their use
What is harming the ‘daily lives of Americans’ is not regulatory overreach. It’s constant exposure to hazardous chemicals damaging our health.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion, Uncategorized
Speaker Talbot Ross: ‘Health care for all’ must not rule out immigrants
It’s time to close a small but unjust gap in MaineCare and return our state to its longstanding practice of greater inclusion.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Tennessee politics and U.S. gun policies warped by racism
Fear drove the day as white conservatives mounted a desperate defense against the incoming racial and generational tide.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Efforts to stamp out medication abortion threaten all women
If anti-abortion zealots succeed in banning misoprostol, it will be denied to patients who need it for many more reasons than to terminate a pregnancy.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: It’s time to talk about fentanyl ingestion in children
The first problem is failure to test for fentanyl when a drug test is ordered. The second problem is timely recognition and treatment of opioid ingestion in children, which is nowhere near as rare as we like to think.