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Insight

Published
November 10, 2019

Insight: Can states and cities do enough to fight climate change?

Voluntary local efforts are good, but real action needs to happen on a national level.
Published
October 27, 2019

Insight: Presidential wrongdoing is nothing new

But Donald Trump's conduct has pushed the nation into uncharted territory.
Published
October 20, 2019

Insight: Rural health care problems not covered by Medicare for All

The debate over which type of insurance system America should have eclipses description of other important policy matters.
Published
October 6, 2019

Maine Suffrage Centennial: Lewiston journalist was early, bold advocate for the vote among Franco women

Starting in 1910, Camille Lessard Bissonnette took a singular stand when she reached out to immigrant women in Maine and women in French Canada.
Published
October 6, 2019

Insight: Politics driving a measles comeback

Vaccine skeptics are creating a space for an eradicable disease to take hold and spread.

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Published
September 22, 2019

Insight: Can we plant our way to a cooler climate?

Reforesting an area equal in size to the United States may be the best way to remove carbon that's been building up in the atmosphere during the industrial age.
Published
August 25, 2019

Maulian Dana: Many still silenced after women got the vote

Native Americans in Maine did not achieve full suffrage rights as citizens for many years after the right to vote was extended to women in 1920.
Published
August 25, 2019

Insight: Learning to combat compassion fatigue

Feeling overwhelmed by tragedy makes many of us think that we can't do anything to help.
Published
August 11, 2019

Analysis: Will Trump root out internet extremism? Experts are doubtful

The president is calling for tech companies to shut down rhetoric that could lead to violence, while accusing the same companies of censoring conservative groups.
Published
July 28, 2019

Insight: Is Trump stressing us out?

Increasing numbers of Americans report being worried or angry, at rates similar to the residents of countries like Iran and Rwanda.