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I consider myself a political person. Every morning I read the news or listen to a podcast summarizing it. My Instagram feed is littered with posts from The New York Times, The New Yorker and meme accounts spoofing current events. …
Eighty years from now, my hometown will be swallowed by the ocean. Hot, white sand and elegant, drooping oak trees decimated by the incoming tide. My three-bedroom, FEMA-manufactured home, which has lasted decades longer than it was meant to, will …
One long-standing conception of academia is that of the ivory tower: an elite scholarly enterprise focused solely on the pursuit of truth and knowledge, removed from worldly concerns and troubles. For decades, however, many academics have sought to challenge that …
On Saturday, January 18, the Electric Cottage Collective (ECC) hosted an art-build entitled “Art Build: Defeat Trump’s Extreme-Right Billionaire Agenda” in preparation for the “Maine Progressive Groups Rally to Protest Trump’s Agenda.” Participants at the art-build had the opportunity to …
Students interested in working for the federal government are scrambling to reevaluate their job prospects after President Donald Trump ordered a 90-day hiring freeze last week across all executive branch agencies, except those related to “immigration enforcement, national security or …
If we were to imagine a policy that not only reduces carbon emissions and stimulates the economy but also unites arguably the largest and most noticeable divide in the U.S.—the polarization between the Republican and Democratic Parties—we wouldn’t be dreaming. …
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415 women.
415 murdered women.
415 murdered women in 2024.
415 murdered women just in 2024.
The Istanbul Convention, officially known as the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, wasn’t just …
Supreme Court justices should be the most ethical people in our country. We trust them with the power of judicial review, deciding right from wrong. While over the last few years, many people have grown frustrated with the ideological makeup …
In his newest book, “How Maine Decides, An Insider’s Guide to How Ballot Measures Are Won and Lost,” former Professor of Government Christian Potholm ’62 condenses his experience campaigning for ballot measures into an analysis of Maine’s unique …
Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election poses a serious threat to the democratic institutions and civil liberties that most Americans cherish. This is the candidate who has repeatedly discredited the 2020 election results and claimed that he would be …
