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Op-eds, Opinion

Leonard Pitts: Blacks live in a society that thinks they need to be regulated

July 11, 2018July 11, 2018

All of the nonsensical calls to police over routine actions expose how many assume that ‘black’ equals ‘danger.’

Sea Change, Source

Ecology reminds us that we’re all connected

by Marina Schauffler July 8, 2018July 5, 2018

It’s important to see the president’s Twitter taunts as evidence of a larger, more entrenched problem: the all-too-human hubris that exacerbates countless societal and environmental problems.

Life & Culture, Nation & World, News, Politics

Diversity is the driving force in 2018 Democratic primaries

by The Washington Post June 27, 2018

Sometimes more than ideology, a candidate’s biography has been what is luring voters.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Sen. Collins must stop equivocating as Trump tramples American ideals

by Lincoln Paine Special to the Press Herald June 22, 2018June 21, 2018

She pretends to distance herself from his abhorrent policies, but refuses to see them for what they are.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Southern Poverty Law Center has lost all credibility

by Marc Thiessen The Washington Post June 22, 2018June 21, 2018

Let’s hope that a recent settlement for smearing an Islamic reformer is the first of many that the group will be forced to pay out.

Op-eds, Opinion

Dana Milbank: With no Eagles around, President Trump acts like a turkey

June 7, 2018June 6, 2018

The Super Bowl champs ignore the president, who has become a self-styled arbiter of who is a patriot.

Op-eds, Opinion

Leonard Pitts: Does a black life matter? Yes, it’s worth about 4 cents, Florida jury decides

June 6, 2018June 5, 2018

The lawsuit award was a calculated injury on top of the senseless killing of 30-year-old Gregory Vaughn Hill Jr., a father, fiance and friend who was playing his music loud.