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PublishedFebruary 18, 2016
Young voters find their prophet, and things may never be the same
Inequality is what explains, in economic, moral and human terms, what's wrong with this country, and Sanders shows a path toward setting it right.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2016
Maine voters can chart a new course
Four referendum questions give the public a chance to do what the Legislature couldn't.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2016
2016 campaign takes up what 2008 began
Hillary Clinton enters dangerous territory by attacking universal health care, the big idea she once embraced.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2016
Maine Democrats a poor party of opposition
With a few exceptions, they talk about what Paul LePage wants to talk about, and accommodate what he wants to do.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2015
Restore bonding authority to the people
Legislature must ensure that no governor will be able to 'freeze' duly approved bonds to make political points.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2015
Medicaid expansion supporters have inexplicably gone silent
Maine is the only state where the number of uninsured children has gone up, not down, over the past three years.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2015
Honor the Maine woods tradition
Opposition to national park is rooted in fear of change, not acceptance of current reality of a dying paper industry.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2015
Get ready for government by referendum
Gridlock at the State House makes referendums seem attractive, but initiatives are best used only when the Legislature rejects legislation that would address demonstrated public priorities.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2015
Putting the public back in elections
The voluntary public financing the Clean Election Act uses is the only means we have for closing the floodgates of money that have corrupted and polluted our elections since the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision in 2010.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2015
The fiery trial of Paul LePage
The governor's allies have to step in and stop his destructive actions.
Douglas Rooks
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