The U.S. Senate race in Maine: LaFlamme burns with hope

Maine is a sleepy little state, mostly forgotten aside from those who vacation here and the recent influx of influencer types who have discovered the state’s robust food scene and natural wonders. Or those during the early years of the pandemic who, because of the proliferation of work-from-home situations, flocked here for space and a …

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Critique and activism: People getting prickly about No Kings

Woman in a pink knit cap holding a colorful sign that pictures a raised fist and the word "RESIST"

As the United States prepares for another No Kings Rally on March 28, emotions online are running high as seasoned organizers—many of them Black and Brown folks—express hesitation that another national rally will do much to move the needle on our current conditions in the United States. In turn, many white-bodied people are feeling prickly …

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