What we’re confronting today is primarily global; not just fueled but also fired up by the supply chain shutdown during the worst of the pandemic.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: IRS hiring plans wildly and repeatedly overblown
A Republican Party line on the IRS seems to be predicated on the conviction that members of Maine’s middle class aren’t paying their fair share. Aren’t we?
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Jan. 6 hearing reminds us that democracy is on the ballot
The facts compiled by the House committee are clear, yet Republican leaders and millions of voters choose to believe otherwise.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: If we’re serious about moving to clean energy, Maine needs Pine Tree Power
Thanks to our natural resources and our tradition of self-reliance, Maine could become a regional clean-energy powerhouse. The transition must work for everyone.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: LePage is the antithesis of Mills’ weakness and fecklessness
Does anyone really think that the current governor represents Maine’s best interests?
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Emergency interventions on homelessness bound to have flaws
This deep into the crisis, this late in the year, inaction on providing shelter to Mainers in need is not an option.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Landlords are not passive tools of ‘the economy.’ Vote yes on Portland’s Question C.
The ballot question on tenant protections defends vulnerable people from the speculative ‘free market’ and the whims of landlords.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: On childhood terrors and real dangers
Because the brinksmanship of the Cuban missile crisis played a large role in my childhood, I have a hard time thinking of nuclear annihilation as an abstract idea.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: As Maine’s indigent defense system crumbles, Mills stands idly by
The timing for a special session to appropriate $13 million for public defenders may not be ideal. That should not stop Gov. Mills from calling it.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: A nightmare looms for Dreamers. Evangelical Mainers want our U.S. senators to act.
My faith compels me to speak out on behalf of those who are vulnerable.