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Maine Voices: Fifty-five years after Martin Luther King’s assassination, his teachings still ring true

by Irv Williams Special to the Press Herald April 4, 2023April 4, 2023

Tyre Nichols’ brutal beating death in Memphis vindicates Dr. King’s 1964 warning about the risks to the lives of Black people at the hands of police.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Supporting U.S. bases in the Philippines isn’t an option

by Bernadette Ellorin and Azadeh Shahshahani Progressive Perspectives March 22, 2023March 21, 2023

A recent agreement to expand the U.S. military’s presence in the Philippines is concerning, given the United States’ century-long record of human rights abuses there.

Op-eds, Opinion

Paul Mills: In 1976, Maine helped elect a president

by Paul Mills Special to the Press Herald March 3, 2023March 3, 2023

Carter gained vital traction by winning Maine’s caucus, and his Maine lieutenant quickly grasped that the candidate’s Southern roots were the key to a Democratic White House comeback.

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: Putin’s war in Ukraine requires us to maintain a difficult balance

by Robert Sessums Special to the Press Herald February 28, 2023February 28, 2023

We must continue to fight and to resist domination, at the same time that we keep seeking an alternative to arms and to annihilating one another.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Malcolm X was way ahead of his time

by Jeffery Gerritt Pittsburgh Post-Gazette February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

Before his assassination, 58 years ago this week, he journeyed from street hustler and prisoner to international voice for the oppressed. Who knows what he could have become?

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: I am grateful to you, Jimmy Carter, for being my role model

by Shoshana Hoose Special to the Press Herald February 21, 2023February 22, 2023

You have lived your ideals and made a real difference in the world, holding on to hope even as some of your biggest accomplishments have been dismantled.