Politics

Who Will Replace Graham Platner — and How Will the Party Decide?

Eesha Pendharkar / Maine Morning Star Jul 8, 2026 Several Maine gubernatorial candidates, as well as former Platner rivals, have already expressed interest in replacing him. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Column

Platner’s Imperfections

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Jun 8, 2026 The oyster farmer is a muscled Homer Simpson — the blunderingly caring lummox doing his best, whom we’re culturally predisposed to hug and forgive while he figures it all out. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

Did the Democrats Sabotage Graham Platner?

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Jun 8, 2026 Strip away the moralizing and the sequence is obvious: an inconvenient insurgent, internal material weaponized by his own side, a Republican-linked source and a calendar tuned to a removal-and-replace statute. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Politics

Meet the Future of the Democratic Party

Robert Reich / Substack May 8, 2026 It's not Chuck Schumer or Rahm Emanuel. As in 2016, the biggest force in American politics is antiestablishment rage. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Trump Barred From Primary Ballot in Maine

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Dec 29, 2023 "He is not qualified to hold the office of the president under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Has One Chance to Defeat Joe Biden

Anis Shivani / Common Dreams Mar 6, 2020 If the Vermont senator has any hope of staging a comeback, he must prove to American voters that his opponent is fundamentally unelectable. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Planned Parenthood Endorses Challenger to Sen. Susan Collins

DAVID SHARP / The Associated Press Jan 21, 2020 The organization says the Maine legislator “turned her back” on women and cites her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Warren-Sanders Feud Is Proof Our Electoral System Is Broken

David Daley / Salon Jan 21, 2020 Winner-takes-all voting not only encourages fighting between ideological allies, it practically necessitates it. Reform is the only answer. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Americans Can’t Decolonize Their Holidays Soon Enough

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Oct 10, 2019 Columbus Day is increasingly being replaced by a celebration of indigenous peoples and their central role in our history and in our future. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Minimum Wage Rising in 20 States and Numerous Cities

DAVID A. LIEB / The Associated Press Dec 30, 2018 State and local wage laws come amid a multi-year push by unions and progressive groups to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour nationwide. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Maine’s Radical Universal Home Health Care Proposition

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Oct 14, 2018 For the state’s elderly and disabled populations, as well as for home care workers, the measure could bring much-needed relief—but state business groups are trying to stop it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Funding Platform to Unseat Susan Collins in 2020 Crashes From Traffic Surge

Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Oct 6, 2018 The fund had already surpassed its $2 million goal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )