The assault on the U.S. Capitol looks unpleasantly familiar to an expert in Balkan politics.
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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.
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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.
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Commentary: Can Trump give his kids a get-out-of-jail-free card?
A sound reading of the Constitution doesn’t support pre-emptive pardons with no connection to the greater good of the nation.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Don’t expect much from divided government
Great achievements of the past have come when one party controls both houses of Congress and the presidency.
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Maine Voices: Panel’s suggested reforms address inequity of inadequate voting access
The cusp of a new administration is a good time to revisit institutions that weaken democracy in the 21st century.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Maine needs a public defender service
As attention is focused on the harm done in the name of criminal justice, now is the time to make this change.
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Our View: Out-of-control money in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
The state is no better informed after $200 million in campaign spending, but we may be more divided than ever.
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Maine Voices: Let’s stay united as Mainers amid our religious, political differences
We can commit to actively protecting the right to vote by pledging to ‘defend democracy faithfully.’
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Maine Voices: We’ve been through bitter election years – and we’ve survived
Thomas Jefferson’s 1800 challenge to incumbent John Adams had everything we’re dealing with now, only worse.