The recent leak of a memo indicating that the Supreme Court might overturn Roe v. Wade has created a huge backlash by millions of Americans. They (and I) believe that the ultimate decision on whether to discontinue a pregnancy should be left up to the woman, not to state governments under the banner of “preserving […]

Can Maine build anything big anymore? It’s a question that ought to be asked a lot more often than it is. As almost everyone knows, the state has “de-industrialized” over the past half-century. The mills and manufacturing plants that once provided well-paid jobs for blue collar workers with high school diplomas are long gone, for […]

Despite her frequent claims, it turns out that Susan Collins is not our Senator after all. Never was. Never will be. Rather, she has been the witting lackey of radical Republican theocrats who are determined to destroy our civil rights, our constitution, and even our very survival, enacting their agenda even as she claims to […]

When it comes to your health, you know what you deserve: Safety, respect, affordability and privacy. Medical decisions — whether it’s something minor like adjusting your diet to manage cholesterol levels or something major like planning for surgery — should be made between you and your trusted doctor. Imagine having a stranger in the room […]

The shooter in Buffalo had a racist motive. He wanted to kill Black people. We don’t know exactly how he developed his hatred, but we know that it was the motivating factor in his rampage because it’s confirmed by his own words. Beyond that, we know that this race hatred manifested itself in the most […]

You’d be hard-pressed to find a Pennsylvania Democrat who didn’t think Lt. Gov. John Fetterman was going to win his primary for U.S. Senate. And even if he did lead in the polls heading into election night, the comprehensiveness of Fetterman’s win — he carried all 67 counties, and beat second-place U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb […]