The rise of Mussolini and his Fascist Party has lessons for us as we reflect on the last four years, culminating in the events of Jan. 6.
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Maine Voices: Feeling the wounds of Jan. 6 – embodiment as an anti-racist practice
Paying attention to physical responses to the Capitol attack can help white people see how Black, brown and queer bodies have been barred and assaulted.
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Bill Nemitz: Long in the making, a moment of truth for Susan Collins
Beyond the latest impeachment, the Republican legacy of Maine’s senior senator hangs in the balance.
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Maine Voices: Possibility of National Guard role in State House security raises key issues
The Guard personnel who may be ordered to defend Maine’s Capitol against violence must be properly equipped, and given the authority they’ll require.
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Commentary: Tech censorship is the real gift to Putin
Authoritarian leaders will use Twitter’s ban on President Trump to justify their own deplatforming of political opponents for inciting ‘terrorism.’
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Commentary: Undocumented immigrants deserve COVID relief, too
The third stimulus must provide these children with aid by including their taxpaying parents, regardless of their legal status.
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Maine Democratic leaders: Mainers deserve a COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights
This bill would require all Maine health insurers to cover screenings, testing and immunizations even after the state of emergency ends.
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Commentary: The Republican paralysis
Here’s why the GOP can’t protect the country right now.
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Commentary: The riot at the Capitol shouldn’t have been a surprise. We were all warned.
Black people’s concerns about festering racism are often dismissed. Will this ever change?
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Maine Voices: Some Republicans finally get it about Trump
But why did it take an insurrection to get them to realize how dangerous this president is.