The job loss in 2020 was worse than any recession in the last 50 years and will take extraordinary action to bring jobs back.
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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.
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Jim Fossel: Backroom deals are the wrong way to govern
Lawmakers in Augusta should study how Congress handled COVID relief – and do the opposite.
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Families get long-term boost from support that focuses on both generations
Households that were struggling before COVID are gaining from access to counseling and education for parents and early learning for kids.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Focus on restraining President Trump until he’s gone
He has said he’d go along with the transition on Jan. 20 – but there is no guarantee he will do so, and he could do a lot of damage in the coming days.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Tepid response to Capitol mob attack signals strategic law enforcement failure
This is what happens when everyone insists on retaining their traditional operational sovereignty. Everybody’s in charge, so nobody’s in charge.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Rudy Giuliani has been down this riot road before
The man who urged ‘trial by combat’ Wednesday egged on a massive 1992 NYPD protest over a Black mayor’s moves toward police accountability.
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Commentary: The conservative case for impeaching Trump now
When the chief executive of the federal government incites an attack on the legislature, party differences should fall away.