In whipping up a crowd of supporters to storm the Capitol, Donald Trump violated one of his most sacred constitutional duties.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Small-business growth is the recession’s cure
The job loss in 2020 was worse than any recession in the last 50 years and will take extraordinary action to bring jobs back.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Wounds of Trump years run deeper than politics. Are we ready to heal?
The United States of America still has to reckon with the darkest eras of its past and to inclusively and equitably reconstruct what America can and ought to be.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Watching democracy come unglued
The assault on the U.S. Capitol looks unpleasantly familiar to an expert in Balkan politics.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Families get long-term boost from support that focuses on both generations
Households that were struggling before COVID are gaining from access to counseling and education for parents and early learning for kids.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Shattering of Capitol’s sanctity demonstrates our nation’s fragility
Everyone who truly wants to protect our founding principles must stand up now for unity and justice.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: It’s time to let the people pick the president
The National Popular Vote bill provides a way to work within the Electoral College to ensure that the candidate with the most votes nationally wins the presidency.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: How restaurants became one of America’s most selfless institutions
Community outreach during the pandemic has become both a branding opportunity and a moral imperative that will change the industry’s future.
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Our View: Trump leads attack on democracy itself
The president’s stream of lies has turned millions of his supporters into enemies of their own country.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: 2005 election challenge was bad – 2021 is much worse
Republican senators who refuse to certify Biden’s victory are inflaming doubts they helped kindle. That’s poison for democracy.