The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed great acts of humanity and all that is good about Maine people, as we come together to face these challenging times. But it also has revealed deep and painful inequities worthy of our attention and action. In Maine and across the nation, racial and ethnic minorities have been hit harder by COVID-19, leaving our friends and neighbors grieving […]

White privilege is purporting to empathize with untold millions of forlorn, downtrodden people; from the comfort of their middle-class existence, while sanctimoniously opining all over social media; by rhythmically tapping away at the keys of their $1,500 MacBook. The stench of privilege becomes exponentially more inherent, if while doing so, they are sipping on their […]

The Minneapolis City Council has passed a measure to dismantle the city’s police department and replace it with what Council President Lisa Bender calls “a transformative new model of public safety.” This is supposed to better protect people in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd by a now-former Minneapolis police officer. CNN anchor […]

You know you have a stupid declaration on your hands when you have to explain what some on your side really mean. Such is the burden of Democrats trying to limit the damage from the childish demands to “defund the police.” Oxford’s U.S. dictionary defines “defund” as “prevent from continuing to receive funds.” To the […]

Confronted by a clear and present fascist threat, the staff of The New York Times rose up last week to humiliate and punish quislings in its ranks. In a now famous op-ed, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton called for federal troops to quell riots and looting, an idea that the Times staff considered worthy of Oswald […]

Everyone who wants to prevent nuclear war and expand economic opportunity should demand China’s dictatorship answer this question: Why is nuclear-armed mainland China militarily and diplomatically escalating its Himalayan border dispute with nuclear-armed India? On June 8, the South China Morning Post — once an independent voice but increasingly a Beijing agitprop outlet — published […]

For two weeks now, outrage has convulsed America: pundits, preachers, protesters and at least one “severely conservative” GOP senator all raising their voices to condemn police brutality. Yet, here’s the startling truth: No one has made a stronger case against the police than the police. There is not space enough to talk about it all […]

On October 26, 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke to a mostly African American audience in Charlotte, North Carolina. He said: “Every African-American citizen in this country is entitled to a government that puts their jobs, wages and security first … I will not let you down. You watch … Here is the promise I […]

Farm-to-table refers to freshly grown produce — that is, fruits and vegetables not transported from some distant time zone or even hemisphere but recently harvested on boutique acreage just outside town. The foodie media trumpet the virtues of local food sources, and their cosmopolitan audience tries to honor them when they visit farmer’s markets or […]

Recent events involving the killing of black and brown people in America have sparked conversation, debate, protest, and even rioting. I am deeply saddened to see the pain and anger of so many people manifesting itself in destructive actions and violence. However, defacing monuments and protesting in the streets pales in comparison to the pain […]