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opinion

Published
March 5, 2022

Commentary: Affirmative action in college, university admissions is under attack

The benefits of the practice are embedded both in established legal precedent and in social science research.
Published
March 4, 2022

Our View: Whatever you call it, solitary confinement should be banned

There’s disagreement over how the practice is used, but by any name, isolation does more harm than good to people incarcerated in Maine.
Published
March 4, 2022

Maine Voices: A call to prevent nuclear war

Putin has put Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert. He may be just posturing, but no one benefits from the specter of a return to the Cold War.
Published
March 4, 2022

Commentary: Biden’s anti-inflation agenda is lacking

The proposals the president made in his State of the Union address won’t have much impact on short-term price increases.
Published
March 3, 2022

Our View: Don’t wait to fix Maine’s indigent defense

A lawsuit alleges what many observers of our system for hiring lawyers for the poor have found: The system is broken.

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Published
March 3, 2022

Maine Voices: On 61st anniversary, Peace Corps preparing to meet the moment

HR 1456 will make reforms to many Peace Corps programs and advance ideas for incorporating racial justice and equity in agency activities.
Published
March 3, 2022

Commentary: People should not be incarcerated in ‘just freezing’ conditions

Vague regulations regarding temperature have resulted in harm and even death for those behind bars.
Published
March 2, 2022

Leonard Pitts: Does Ukraine have courage to be a country worth fighting for?

Even when people are at their most noble, dark-skinned refugees from the country are being singled out for mistreatment.
Published
March 2, 2022

Our View: End of school district mask mandates doesn’t signal end of COVID

Maine students and parents should continue to think of their most vulnerable community members.
Published
March 2, 2022

Maine Voices: Putin uses Big Lie to shape popular narrative on Ukraine

A former KGB officer, the Russian president has resurrected Lenin’s and Stalin’s approach as a policy tool. Here are six examples.