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
back. The building was still
there—hollowed out, windows…
The Quiet State
IMMIGRATION · LAW AND COURTS · NEW HAMPSHIRE
June 20, 2025
Federal immigration enforcement
in New Hampshire has
intensified with unannounced
raids, warrantless arrests, and…
God, Country, Coup
VOTING RIGHTS · POLITICAL POWER
June 12, 2025
Since the January 6 Capitol
breach, efforts to consolidate
executive power and undermine…
The Front Door
IMMIGRATION · LAW AND COURTS · MAINE
June 9, 2025
In Maine, a surge in ICE
detentions has unsettled
communities previously
considered unlikely targets…
Nothing Happens Here
IMMIGRATION · POLITICAL POWER · VERMONT
June 5, 2025
Federal immigration enforcement
actions in Vermont, often
unnoticed and quiet, have led
to the arrests of agricultural.
Borderline Disaster
TRADE · POLITICAL POWER · MAINE
June 4, 2025
The 4:30 ferry out of Yarmouth
was half-empty. That’s rare in
late spring. Normally, it’s
packed with Canadians lugging
beach chairs, grocery bags, and…
The Ferry Was Full
IMMIGRATION · POLITICAL POWER
May 28, 2025
Federal agents conducted
surprise immigration raids on
Martha’s Vineyard and
Nantucket, detaining dozens of…
Maine’s Medical Meltdown
PUBLIC HEALTH · MEDICINE · WHITE HOUSE
May 2, 2025
Federal cuts and policy shifts
have severely disrupted
biomedical research funding in
Maine, leading to halted
projects.
The phone call came in April.
No press release, no warning.
Just a curt message from the
National Institutes of Health:
the $500,000 grant supporting
vaccine research at the
MaineHealth Institute for
Research was gone…
The Maine Resistance
WHITE HOUSE · STATE POLITICS
April 24, 2025
Following Donald Trump’s 2024
presidential victory, Maine has
emerged as a focal point of
resistance to federal.
