When 147 members of Congress vote to contest the 2020 election results even after the Capitol attack, it’s hard to believe that our ‘better angels’ will prevail.
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Maine Voices: Survival and sanity in post-truth, hypervigilant America
Rather than worry, ask yourself why you believe some assertions and dismiss others – on COVID, the election or any other topic.
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Commentary: Biden’s COVID relief plan isn’t overkill
The $1.9 trillion proposal could also help the U.S. recover from the Great Recession.
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The View From Here: Fringe theories go mainstream in GOP
Maine Republican Party leaders have been spreading the disinformation that led to the assault on the U.S. Capitol.
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Maine Voices: Living King’s dreams or his nightmares
Were Americans as outraged about uncoordinated Capitol security and the contrast with the aggressive presence at gatherings after George Floyd’s murder?
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Maine Voices: Feeling the wounds of Jan. 6 – embodiment as an anti-racist practice
Paying attention to physical responses to the Capitol attack can help white people see how Black, brown and queer bodies have been barred and assaulted.
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Maine Voices: Possibility of National Guard role in State House security raises key issues
The Guard personnel who may be ordered to defend Maine’s Capitol against violence must be properly equipped, and given the authority they’ll require.
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Commentary: Tech censorship is the real gift to Putin
Authoritarian leaders will use Twitter’s ban on President Trump to justify their own deplatforming of political opponents for inciting ‘terrorism.’
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Maine Democratic leaders: Mainers deserve a COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights
This bill would require all Maine health insurers to cover screenings, testing and immunizations even after the state of emergency ends.
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Commentary: The Republican paralysis
Here’s why the GOP can’t protect the country right now.