With the media’s focus on state-level outcomes in the recent election, less attention has been paid to local contests — with the obvious exception of the mayoral race in New York. Yet Democratic victories in local races across the country were astounding. “Run for Something,” an organization that recruits and supports young progressives running for […]

The Nov. 9 op-ed (“For Democrats, it’s political posturing at any price“) gave us all a chuckle. The author surveyed the current political climate and attributed all blame to the Democrats: “the left has turned compromise into a dirty word,” “a paralysis that holds the entire nation hostage” and “the party has become disconnected from the […]

I believe Graham Platner. I believe that he got that tattoo on a drunken Marine spree 20 years ago, not knowing its Nazi implications. Should this forever brand him as a Nazi sympathizer? His story of moving from a bad place to a much better place is important for many disaffected, unmoored young adults, particularly young men. I believe […]

I’m seeing and hearing a lot of disappointment that voter ID will not be required after Question 1 was defeated in the election on Nov. 4. As an election worker, I can testify that valid ID is required at the time of registration, making it redundant to require it again at the polls. Voter fraud […]

This year is the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.” On Oct. 31, 2025, President Trump hosted a Gatsby-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago. This celebration at the $1,000,000 membership initiation fee club, attended by the outrageously wealthy donors to the president, a few months after the world’s richest man […]

Our goal this next year is to replace Susan Collins with a capable person who can make a difference ASAP. Looking for a principled, well-qualified, experienced candidate with good name recognition, Sen. Schumer contacted Gov. Mills. Of course. Disparaging her candidacy based on her age is not fair. Age is an aspect of life we/she […]

Sen. Angus King has sold us out — again. He doesn’t learn from experience. In March, King voted with Republicans to keep the government open, touting it would stop Trump administration abuses. We know how that worked out: in the tearing down of the White House, the building up of foreign dictators and in Americans […]

These are the criteria for diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder, from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). A pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others, occurring since age 15 years, as indicated by three (or more) of the following: 1. Failure to conform to social norms with […]