Maine’s Medical Meltdown
PUBLIC HEALTH · MEDICINE · WHITE HOUSE
May 2, 2025
Federal cuts and policy shifts
have abruptly ended key NIH
grants supporting biomedical
research in Maine, threatening
projects at institutions like
MaineHealth Institute, Mount
Desert Island Biological
Laboratory, and Jackson…
Twenty Thirty-four
POLITICAL POWER · MAGA · REPUBLICANS
May 1, 2025
Set in a dystopian future
United States dubbed
"Trumpland," the narrative
follows Winston Covfefe, a…
The Dictator Next Door
POLITICAL POWER · VOTING RIGHTS · INFLATION
April 30, 2025
The text outlines the gradual
erosion of freedoms under
emerging authoritarian regimes,
emphasizing early signs like
press restrictions, financial
controls, and surveillance. It…
Coup on Paper
POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS
April 29, 2025
Project 2025, a blueprint
developed by conservative
operatives linked to the
Heritage Foundation and the
Trump network, aims to
dismantle federal programs and…
100 Days That Shook Washington
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER
April 28, 2025
In his first 100 days, Donald
Trump enacted sweeping pardons,
reinstated policies enabling
mass federal firings, imposed…
The Rich Get a Refund
TAXES · TRADE · PUBLIC FINANCE
April 25, 2025
The extension of the 2017 Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act and proposals
in Project 2025 would
significantly reduce taxes for
the wealthiest Americans while
increasing the burden on…
The Maine Resistance
WHITE HOUSE · STATE POLITICS
April 24, 2025
Following Donald Trump’s 2024
presidential victory, Maine has
become a focal point of
resistance to federal executive
orders on immigration, voting,
public health, climate, and…
The Baton and the Boot
IMMIGRATION · LAW AND COURTS · WHITE HOUSE
April 23, 2025
In 1918, conductor Karl Muck
was interned under the Alien
Enemies Act during World War I
without charge, reflecting
wartime paranoia. In 2025, the…
The Crime of Speaking Freely
LAW AND COURTS · WHITE HOUSE
April 23, 2025
Benjamin Gitlow’s 1919
conviction for publishing a
socialist manifesto marked the…