opinion

Published
July 13, 2023

Commentary: Jailing people for sleeping in public is no solution to homelessness

The U.S. already has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Arresting people who have no options left is just adding another tier of disenfranchisement.
Published
July 12, 2023

The Conversation: Meta’s Threads is surging, but mass migration from Twitter is likely to remain an uphill battle
Published
July 12, 2023

Our View: We can’t afford to get used to climate change

A series of wet, dreary weeks culminated in natural disaster in parts of the Northeast. The writing is, once again, on the wall.
Published
July 12, 2023

Maine Voices: The undoing of Clarence Thomas – and of racial justice in America

To eliminate racism, do we have to retain racial categories, or must we eliminate any idea of race as real?
Published
July 12, 2023

Commentary: Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi gets full FDA nod, but hurdles remain

The rollout is likely to take longer than patients and their families would like.

Published
July 12, 2023

Clarence Page: A college-level challenge – when free speech sounds like cyberbullying

At the University of Chicago, a student’s Twitter rhetoric sounds a lot like ‘a genuine threat or harassment,’ which would violate campus policies.
Published
July 11, 2023

Elwood Watson: It’s time to seriously consider reparations
Published
July 11, 2023

Carl Golden: Bidenomics will be on the ballot
Published
July 11, 2023

Commentary: Do right for the health of Native Americans in Maine

L.D. 2007 must be passed with any vetoes overridden to improve access to health care and better well-being for the Wabanaki Nations.
Published
July 11, 2023

Susana Hancock: Until we get off fossil fuels, stuck weather patterns will worsen

Humanity has a choice to make.