The 2016 U.S. election was a wake-up call about the dangers of political misinformation on social media. With two more election cycles rife with misinformation under their belts, social media companies have experience identifying and countering misinformation. However, the nature of the threat misinformation poses to society continues to shift in form and targets. The […]
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Maine Voices: Our forests offer a valuable buffer against climate change
Forest conservation easements will be key in conserving 30% of Maine lands by 2030.
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Another View: After decades of discriminatory enforcement, rethinking marijuana laws is long overdue
The work of balancing the scales after decades of a failed war on drugs is far from over.
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Commentary: Are Republicans and big business headed for a breakup?
The new trend is distinguished more by its emphasis on cultural nostalgia than by any movement away from traditional conservative economics.
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The Maine Millennial: Don’t blame people for trying to take housing into their own hands
Portland’s ballot questions on short-term rentals and tenant protections didn’t fall from the sky.
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Our View: Republicans offer anger, but no real solutions, for lobster industry
Competing interests are colliding in the Gulf of Maine. It’ll be up to our elected officials to find a compromise.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Opioid epidemic’s undue burden on rural Maine requires our full attention
Investment in evidence-based approaches can help guide our rural communities out of crisis.
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Jim Fossel: So you can’t fight inflation. How about not adding to it?
When it comes to tempering the cost of living, President Biden could have done a whole lot more by doing a whole lot less.
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Maine Voices: Why don’t we try listening to our anxiety?
Mental health experts often tell us to ‘breathe through’ things. Faced with the terror and grief of today, that encouragement is misguided.
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Maine Voices: There’s a profound moral impetus to protect the right whale
Let’s pull together for an endangered species that, as you may have noticed in recent weeks, has no constituency.