Character revealed, good and bad

Basic Democracy?  Maybe not

Sobering stories of recovery

"I broke down weeping like a baby." Interventions, support, meds, determination help some achieve longterm sobriety.

What every voter should know about their town meeting

Response to child abuse: Too little, too late?

Caught between Trump and the left, Democrats seek to avoid socialism squeeze

The presidential candidates are tussling over how far left to move policies, as Republicans take aim at their most liberal proposals.

Calls for socialism during WWI were met with resistance in Maine

A glimpse of the climate of opinion faced by Maine radical voices during World War I and the 'Red Scare.'

What’s actually in the ‘Green New Deal’ from Democrats?

No one is proposing to "eliminate all planes, cars, cows, oil, gas and the military." No one created "doctored" versions of the Green New Deal that included these outlandish proposals.

Debate over science of global warming is shifting, smartly, to dialogue about solutions

There are reasons for optimism in the journey to address the accelerating risks of climate change.

How to design a Green New Deal that isn’t over the top

The emphasis should be on climate change while limiting costly new entitlements.