House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy promises if he becomes speaker to delay a vote to increase the debt ceiling until Democrats and President Biden agree to cut Social Security. Why do Republicans want to cut Social Security? Social Security has operated under a bipartisan agreement signed in 1983 by President Ronald Reagan. The legislation gradually […]

Re: “After trying to overturn his election loss in 2018, Poliquin won’t say if he’ll respect the results this year” (Oct. 9): With the midterms looming and polls showing Republican candidates closing the gap in states where Democrats have led all summer, it appears that Democrats have pivoted from a single-issue strategy – women’s reproductive […]

A recent letter by Richard Williams (“Democrats hypocritical on Saudi oil,” Oct. 16) relies on false assumptions to support the utter fabrication that Democrats have cut the amount of oil produced in the United States. Since President Biden’s first full month in office, U.S. oil production has increased 18 percent through July 2022 (the last […]

The Republican ad attacking Gov. Mills’ record on education is bullpucky. Ads against U.S. Rep. Jared Golden for supporting the Inflation Reduction Act are false and shameful. Newspapers only print editorials with the facts. Political ads should be held to the same standard. The Republican ad about the Inflation Reduction Act are not true. The […]

Re: The Associated Press article “Many Americans critical about state of U.S. democracy” (Oct. 20, Page A1): The USA has the longest-running so-called democracy of any advanced country. There’s been more than ample time for the wealthy political right to infiltrate and corrupt a government for their selfish needs. When “corporations are people” and “money […]

Don’t be fooled. This election is about freedom; the freedom to vote, make our own health care decisions, marry who we love, live on a healthy planet, not fear gun violence, ensure our children are safe and learn about our history, etc. Democrats are fighting to preserve these freedoms. MAGA Republicans threaten these hard-fought freedoms […]

One of the problems with Portland’s Question 2 is how it would impact underrepresented people – particularly people in low-status, high-need populations and neighborhoods with little electoral influence. How can they get the attention of an executive mayor whose election or reelection doesn’t rely on their support? At a recent forum I asked former Charter […]

I hope Freeport residents will join me in voting to reelect John Egan to Town Council. Like many communities in Maine, Freeport is experiencing an acute shortage of affordable housing. John Egan’s day job is as senior program officer for strategic initiatives at the Genesis Fund, a nonprofit that has financed lower-income housing and community […]