Stories of suffering and death fueled a political movement that struck down some of the strictest prohibitions in the world.
Greg Kesich
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: White people should discuss ‘replacement theory’
The widely circulated lie concerning weaponized immigration has been used as a pretext for racist massacres around the country.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Trump and Obama had much in common
Both led populist campaigns that challenged the ruling elite, and both won long-shot races against Hillary Clinton.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Auburn leads in housing development
The city and its Republican mayor show that lowering housing costs through zoning reform doesn’t have to be a partisan battle.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: ‘Everything is possible’ for abortion foes
The absurd myth of last-minute abortions is propaganda designed to drown out legitimate policy debate.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Learning from 55 years of Maine gardens
There have been new homes and new crops, but some things never change.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Pepper-spray device poor choice for Maine group’s innovation honor
A consumer-market mobile crowd-control system unnecessarily exploits social division.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: ‘Great replacement’ lie runs deep in Republican politics
Party leaders tolerate radical anti-immigrant ideology, even as it motivates racist massacres like last weekend’s mass shooting in Buffalo.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s try to keep Maine’s housing problems from getting worse
As the state tries to increase the supply of affordable housing, investors are jacking up the rents in existing affordable apartments.
Posted inOpinion
Insight: U.S. is expanding its goals in Ukraine. That’s dangerous.
Although Russia’s war on Ukraine has been horrific, it could get much, much worse if Putin is backed into a corner.