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Our View: Whatever you call it, solitary confinement should be banned

by The Editorial Board March 4, 2022March 3, 2022

There’s disagreement over how the practice is used, but by any name, isolation does more harm than good to people incarcerated in Maine.

by Andrew Phillips Grannell and Christine Guerrini Special to the Press Herald March 4, 2022March 3, 2022

Putin has put Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert. He may be just posturing, but no one benefits from the specter of a return to the Cold War.

by Karl W. Smith Bloomberg Opinion March 4, 2022March 3, 2022

The proposals the president made in his State of the Union address won’t have much impact on short-term price increases.

by The Editorial Board March 3, 2022March 2, 2022

A lawsuit alleges what many observers of our system for hiring lawyers for the poor have found: The system is broken.

by Katherine Crosson Special to the Press Herald March 3, 2022March 4, 2022

HR 1456 will make reforms to many Peace Corps programs and advance ideas for incorporating racial justice and equity in agency activities.

by Erica Bryant Progressive Perspectives March 3, 2022March 2, 2022

Vague regulations regarding temperature have resulted in harm and even death for those behind bars.

by Leonard Pitts Jr. Tribune Content Agency March 2, 2022March 1, 2022

Even when people are at their most noble, dark-skinned refugees from the country are being singled out for mistreatment.

by The Editorial Board March 2, 2022March 1, 2022

Maine students and parents should continue to think of their most vulnerable community members.

by Kenneth M. Hillas Jr. Special to the Press Herald March 2, 2022March 1, 2022

A former KGB officer, the Russian president has resurrected Lenin’s and Stalin’s approach as a policy tool. Here are six examples.

by Parmy Olson Bloomberg Opinion March 2, 2022March 1, 2022

While it makes geopolitical sense to sting the Kremlin with sanctions, blocking information tools hurts Russian citizens.