The development and circulation of great national myths has been going on for centuries.
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Commentary: Let’s break our terrible habit of both-sidesing things
Find out what’s true and what’s not, present the former and condemn the latter when necessary. It’s that simple.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mega-mergers can be nightmarish. Just ask Stephen King.
When power becomes consolidated in fewer and fewer hands, the market gets skewed, and workers and consumers ultimately suffer.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: What if the balance demanded by the Fairness Doctrine could exist today?
A frequently chaotic and polarizing media landscape could benefit from an updated version of the broadcasting rule.
Posted inNation & World, News
Bill Donovan, journalist who covered Navajo Nation for five decades, dies at 76
His knowledge of the Navajo people, history and tribal government was encyclopedic, said Tom Arviso, former publisher of the Navajo Times.
Posted inNation & World, News
Black British civil rights campaigner Roy Hackett dies at 93
In 1963, Hackett helped organize a boycott of the government-owned Bristol Omnibus Co. over its refusal to hire Black or Asian drivers and conductors.
Posted inNation & World, News
Tim Giago, trailblazing Native American journalist, dies at 88
A member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, Giago founded The Lakota Times with his first wife, Doris, in 1981.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Compassion is the antidote to political stress
Let’s work toward a future where we might all live with our collective human dignity intact. It will be hard, but the alternative is dystopia.
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Commentary: Elon Musk’s Twitter investment could be bad news for free speech
The Tesla founder’s decision suggests that he wants to bring the social media platform to heel.
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Insight: The news is wearing us out
Is ‘headline stress disorder’ real? Yes, but those who thrive on the news often lose sight of it.