opinion

Published
July 19, 2023

Clarence Page: Defense bill no longer a no-brainer, as Speaker McCarthy gives in to far-right faction

Congress used to pass Pentagon funding with an easy bipartisan coalition. In the era of culture wars, that’s over.
Published
July 19, 2023

Maine Voices: Nationalism is kryptonite to the left. It shouldn’t be.

Consider a Democratic commentator’s case for embracing two civil rights leaders’ 1966 Freedom Budget, born out of a belief in the fundamental goodness of America.
Published
July 19, 2023

Commentary: By giving Ukraine cluster bombs, the U.S. is saying it’s OK to kill civilians

More innocents will die because of the use of these evil weapons of war, which can have the same lingering effect as a land mine.
Published
July 19, 2023

Our View: Coy on legacy admissions, Maine’s top colleges contradict themselves

Reluctant to provide information about favorable treatment for children of alumni, Bates, Bowdoin and Colby show there are limits to their commitment to fairness and transparency.
Published
July 17, 2023

John L. Micek: A totally fixable budget impasse involving a potential presidential candidate

Published
July 17, 2023

Barbara Held: Questioning the self-awareness of our political leaders — and ourselves
Published
July 17, 2023

Maine Voices: How to avert another four years of President Donald Trump

The only certain path to keeping Trump out of the White House – and the scary scenarios that could ensue – rests, yes, with voters.
Published
July 17, 2023

Another View: Americans are moving to other states as they sort themselves by ideology

The busy moving vans represent a worrying trend.
Published
July 16, 2023

The Conversation: Hollywood on the picket line – 5 unsung films that put America’s union history on the silver screen
Published
July 16, 2023

Our View: Supreme Court crisis of confidence will deepen without reform

It’s past time the court institute a code of conduct with new standards for disclosure.