The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade after nearly 50 years of letting it stand as established precedent is already having immediate impact on individuals across the country. The decision – perhaps the most consequential one by the court in my lifetime – will also have political consequences, not just […]
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Commentary: Texas leads the way on a modern nullification
The bizarre politics behind the state Republican Party platform fits with the recent rightward lurch of the Supreme Court.
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Maine Voices: Supreme Court puts an end to Maine’s anti-Catholic school policy
It wasn’t church-run schools, but Catholic Church-run schools that were the original target of the state’s school tuition exclusion.
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Commentary: The rise of tech unions shows workers reckoning with reality
Even people with ‘good’ jobs want a voice on their working conditions and their future.
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Commentary: Supreme Court decision raises stakes for local climate action
When the science clearly shows that we need to act immediately, the court is telling us that we have time to wait.
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Maine Voices: I’d rather be woke than asleep
How should we respond to people who believe God wants them to vilify innocent people? With love.
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Commentary: Progress is lurching in the wrong direction
Dobbs v. Jackson is not just a disappointing court ruling, it’s an exercise of raw political power.
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Maine Voices: Let’s celebrate Title IX and the future of women’s sports
A new generation of female athletes are fulfilling the promises that were made 50 years ago.
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Commentary: Gov. Mills is from Venus, former Gov. LePage is from Mars
The candidates in November’s gubernatorial election are both Mainers, but they might as well come from different planets.
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Maine Voices: Portland should lift 5-year ban on referendum changes
The law of unintended consequences ties the city’s hands when citizen initiated polices don’t work out according to plan.