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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Swing voters are fine with the Trump charges. That’s a warning to the GOP.
By using Trump’s serial breaking of our democratic norms to justify a political prosecution, his opponents become exactly what they condemn.
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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.