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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: White supremacist violence goes deep in our history
And the proud display of emblems of hate during the attack on the Capitol shows we haven’t faced up to our ugly story.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: King’s call for economic justice unfulfilled
Racial disparities in income and wealth are as restrictive today as segregation was in the past.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The humble Farmer: History keeps recurring until we learn from it
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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?
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
World War II’s less-famous fascist
History rates Mussolini a buffoon, reserving its opprobrium for Hitler. In ‘Mussolini’s War, Gooch gives Mussolini more ‘credit.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside Table: ‘Disconcerting similarities’ to Hitler’s rise
For this reader, Erik Larson’s ‘In the Garden of Beasts’ evokes Trump’s America.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Vaccine offers welcome relief
A dose of protection is a great way to start a new, post-COVID year.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Wounds of Trump years run deeper than politics. Are we ready to heal?
The United States of America still has to reckon with the darkest eras of its past and to inclusively and equitably reconstruct what America can and ought to be.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Watching democracy come unglued
The assault on the U.S. Capitol looks unpleasantly familiar to an expert in Balkan politics.