When government focuses on identifying the worthy, it fails to serve the needy.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Expand Mainers’ eligibility for the Medicare Savings Program
There couldn’t be a better time to provide justice to the thousands of older Mainers now struggling to make ends meet.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Lawmakers should use child tax credit to boost next generation of Mainers
A proposal for a state-level credit would put it into the hands of the people who need it most.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Keeping kids in poverty is our choice. What’s it going to be?
The expanded child tax credit pulled millions of kids out of poverty before expiring. It can do so again.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: The retirement age should not be raised
Raising the retirement age would remove a lot of financial pressure felt by Congress. For the average American, it would be disastrous.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Climate change is a complex issue. It requires a complex solution.
Saying that it’s all about reining in population significantly misses the mark – we also have to focus on affluence and consumption.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Ohio’s train derailment – not spy balloons – is the real national security threat
The railroad accident and chemical spill underscore the slow degradation of U.S. infrastructure and disaster response.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: At 86, I’ve been here before. I will survive another downturn.
But one thing I will not cut out are my donations to groups that help the poor, because they need support more than ever right now.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: 50 years after Roe v. Wade, we must take abortion into our own hands
The consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization are especially severe for low-income, Black, Indigenous and other people of color.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Republicans want to cut Medicare. Here’s how real leaders would handle the deficit
The difference between public servant and politician has seldom been more stark than it is today.