Some friendly tips for the brave people trying to round up our neighbors.
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When international law gives way to impunity | Opinion
Will we insist on law and accountability now, or accept a world in which power alone decides who is beyond judgment?
Americans have lost the ability, the desire, to argue well | Opinion
We forget that we can agree with some or all of an opponent’s premises without sharing their conclusion.
Vote like your health depends on it — which it does | Opinion
We can’t think about voting as cheering for one team or another; we have to insist on the protection of our lives and our families’ futures.
A healthy Kennebec River, a healthy Maine | Opinion
The acquisition of the four lowermost dams on the Kennebec by The Nature Conservancy and Brookfield Renewable is being approached with care.
Maine must rise above this national tension | Opinion
Our time-honored steadiness and our tradition of mutual respect have suddenly become very valuable.
Despite everything, the rule of law is alive and well in New England | Opinion
While it’s being disregarded at the highest levels, courts and lawyers in Maine, Massachusetts and elsewhere are focused on upholding the principle.
Government response to Minneapolis ICE killing is offensive and dangerous | Opinion
A government that tells us it is always right is a tyrannical government.
New legislation would make Maine’s polluters pay | Opinion
Maine would follow the lead of Vermont and New York if a proposal to hold fossil fuel companies accountable passes.
A New Year’s wish for North Atlantic right whales | Opinion
As they begin their yearly migration back to New England waters, I’m hoping for safe passage and fewer ropes and ships in their paths.