Military plays big role in climate crisis Airshows are a great advertisement for the U.S. Air Force. The planes can be impressive, even for those who adamantly oppose what they do to people all over the world. Often overlooked is the huge role that the U.S. military plays in the climate crisis. The “Costs of […]

“We took important and dangerous action, and inevitably some innocent people were affected,” the battle report says. It expresses regrets. The supposedly unavoidable harm to people who were not the intended target is labeled “collateral damage.” You’re supposed to shrug it off as an inevitable price that must be paid to accomplish an essential objective. COVID-19 has produced the same effect, not on some distant battlefield, but across this country. But it is […]

If you’ve been to Gelato Fiasco during the last few summers, you’ve no doubt noticed the cheerful young blond man serving up gelato to happy customers. This past summer, for example, he was working there 60-70 hours a week. “It’s a good place to work,” says Nick Mathieu of Topsham, “because I like to talk […]

This year’s Labor Day Holiday should be a time for reflection about the conditions of working people and our economy at the household, community, state and national level. This past June I retired from Bath Iron Works after a 47-year career, all of it spent as a union member. June also marked the 80th anniversary […]

Contrary to columnist, veterans serve all Americans I read the article written by guest columnist Christine Flowers on Aug. 31 (“Tragedy in Afghanistan is a call to action”). As I was reading her column, I was wrapped in my sense of patriotism and reminded of the reason I initially joined the Army and eventually retired […]