His cry of surprise recognized this was a moment of triumph for all Americans who’ve watched decades of miscarriages of justice.
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Maine Voices: Participatory budgeting will give Portlanders more say over where their tax dollars go
The process sets aside a small pot of money for each district and allows that community to democratically decide how to spend it
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Maine Voices: The time is now to make Portland’s streets safer, more vibrant for all
A recent wave of crashes resulting in serious injury or death to Portland-area cyclists and walkers points up the need for infrastructure improvements.
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Maine Senate president: Why I back Jared Golden’s demand to change the Build Back Better Act
The congressman is leading the effort to roll back the SALT giveaway to the rich as the bill heads to the U.S. Senate, Troy Jackson says.
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Leonard Pitts: His selfless act raises larger issues – why do we let people go hungry in this country?
How can we ensure that someone who needs food is fed not just today but also every day?
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Maine Voices: Mills should stress action, not words, in committing to tribal sovereignty
The Maine governor’s latest Indigenous Peoples’ Day message highlighted incremental fixes that don’t effect systemic change.
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Maine Voices: Passing environment amendment would be natural ‘right to food’ follow-up
Polluted waters and contaminated soils would make meaningless our right as Mainers to grow crops and raise livestock.
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Commentary: A bold new model for climate action
We can move toward our climate goals while empowering communities to build a healthy, thriving future based on their own priorities.
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Insight: Is democracy invincible? It’s been lost before
Germany, at the moment one of the world’s most stable democracies, is on its third try.
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The View From Here: Native history is American history
The new film ‘Bounty’ places a genocidal policy against the Penobscot Nation in the context of Revolutionary New England.