Operation Chowder Shield
WHITE HOUSE · WAR AND SECURITY · MAINE
October 5, 2025
The morning briefing card said
DRONES OVER POLAND in block
letters big enough to flag a
parade. The President skimmed…
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Jobs, Power, No Light
DATA CENTERS · ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
September 22, 2025
The waitress slid a plate of
fried perch onto the counter at
a bar in Racine County, and
everyone’s eyes drifted to the…
The Apples Hit First
COST OF LIVING · TRADE · PUBLIC FINANCE
August 28, 2025
—bright and waxy, a sweet note
beneath the metallic hum of the
cooler—as the pantry door in
Kittery swings open and parents
edge past a cart of cereal.
Megan Shapiro-Ross, sleeves…
Gap on the Shelf
WHITE HOUSE · STATE POLITICS
August 14, 2025
The faint hum of fluorescent
lights made the library feel
smaller than it was, a low…
Free Education
WHITE HOUSE · LAW AND COURTS
August 4, 2025
She kept the light on in the
classroom long after the final
bell, just in case someone came
back for help. Most didn’t. By…
A Working Earth, a Decent
Life: What Maine’s Climate
Plan Looks Like…
CLIMATE POLICY · CLEAN ENERGY · LABOR
June 28, 2025
A Working Earth, a Decent Life:
What Maine’s Climate Plan Looks
Like From the Job Site
It was 93 degrees in Lewiston
the day Ray Arsenault realized
the mill job was never coming…
The Quiet State
IMMIGRATION · LAW AND COURTS · NEW HAMPSHIRE
June 20, 2025
On a cold February morning,
Arnuel Marquez Colmenarez
walked into a Nashua courthouse
to settle a misdemeanor…
God, Country, Coup
VOTING RIGHTS · POLITICAL POWER
June 12, 2025
On January 6, 2021, the U.S.
Capitol was breached for the
first time since the War of…
The Front Door
IMMIGRATION · LAW AND COURTS · MAINE
June 9, 2025
They came for Lucas on I-95. A
routine traffic stop for an
off-center license plate—at
least that’s how it started. By…