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Published
December 3, 2022

Maine Voices: Whether or not it’s protected by the First Amendment, racist is as racist does

Whatever its root, the proliferation of racist rhetoric helps to normalize it, intensifying racist violence and the oppression of minorities.
Published
November 27, 2022

Collins says Republican Party needs to take ‘hard look’ at itself

Maine’s senior senator says the national party needs to be more inclusive and must win over moderates and young people.
Published
November 6, 2022

Our View: Join election workers in defense of democracy

Republicans have made attacking the integrity of elections central to their strategy. That’s dangerous.
Published
November 6, 2022

Jim Fossel: Ideas should be above personalities

Let’s see if Republicans can move beyond Donald Trump the individual in the next presidential election.
Published
November 3, 2022

Maine Voices: Here’s what Republicans’ ‘personal liberty’ looks like in practice

It means freedom from government interference – and any of the benefits that has ever conferred.
Published
November 2, 2022

Leonard Pitts: What did members of America’s right wing do with their humanity?

When an unoffending 82-year-old man has his skull broken by anyone, the proper response is empathy, period.
Published
October 26, 2022

Leonard Pitts: Don’t ask me for answers we both know you don’t want

African Americans are tired of people constantly requesting ‘proof’ of racism – like it’s some UFO hoax.
Published
October 23, 2022

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.
Published
October 9, 2022

Jim Fossel: In Maine, nationwide, this election may come down to the wire

Will voters care more about fiscal and public safety issues, or will they prioritize abortion rights and concerns about democracy?
Published
October 9, 2022

Commentary: The threat to democracy that no one’s talking about

Voters, of all political stripes, have much to lose from the imposition of a system of voting that forces them to pick sides and stay in their lanes.