For Black women like me, the rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration still lag those of our counterparts.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Rushdie attack shows the hard truths of Iran’s soft power
The signal from Tehran is that enemies of the regime can be attacked anywhere, even in the U.S., even decades after the regime first put a target on their backs.
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Maine Voices: Short-term rental proposal shortsighted on islands, elsewhere
The story of my cottage on Peaks is the story of countless island, lake, hunting and fishing cabins all over Maine.
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Commentary: Black teens are oversurveilled, overpoliced and overincarcerated
A new book confirms my own experience: When I made mistakes as a white teen, I was given second chances that my Black students today don’t get.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The U.S. needs a robust national plan for racial justice
Our failure to establish a U.N.-accredited national human rights institution leaves us in the minority.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine’s elections should not be decided by dark money, foreign governments
Over the next few months, Maine voters will be subjected to a barrage of ads, many of which will be attacks by out-of-state special interest groups. It doesn’t have to be like this.
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Commentary: Democracy not a partisan issue
A minority of senators representing a largely white minority of voters are blocking reforms that would empower more of the American people to vote.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: How fighting over grammar can help fix a divided America
I’ve taken my pop-up ‘Grammar Table’ to communities large and small. The experience shows that disagreement can be good-natured.
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Commentary: Biden’s no FDR. He’s not even Obama
The Democrats’ crowing over their legislative victories is not persuasive. But it does help them rationalize coming down to earth.
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Commentary: Inflation Reduction Act supports robust clean-energy economy in Maine
Solar companies like mine are now eager to increase our investment in the state.