By Jon Hochschartner Jon Hochschartner is the author of a number of books about animal-rights history. He thinks the first two Strokes albums are pretty much perfect. Visit his website at Ho... Read more
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS BRIEF Munjoy Hill Affordable Housing Eight Munjoy Hill residents, fed up with soaring housing prices, are fighting back with a non-traditional housing development in Portla... Read more
CLIMATE JUSTICE FEATURE Toxic Fumes in the West End By Espahbad Dodd The air smells like petroleum or burning rubber. Is this toxic stench safe to breathe? That’s what people in South Portla... Read more
Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month Originally published at www.crediblemind.com Since the publication in 1990 of Daniel Goleman’s groundbreaking book Emotional Intelligence: Why It... Read more
By Jodi Newcombe, MD The holidays are just around the corner. While things look differently due to the pandemic, we could all benefit from safely maintaining our connections to family and fr... Read more
Reader Opinion By Zack Barowitz Until recently, there has not been much conversation about how land policy is used as an instrument of white supremacy nor the violence and economic harm that... Read more
By Michael Stern Regardless of your political orientation, it is likely that you’ve been having thoughts about how terrible it would be if “the other guy” wins. With everything going on in t... Read more
Health care costs are eating up workers’ raises
By Dr. Oren Gersten On November 3rd voters in Portland, Maine passed a ballot initiative paving the way for workers in the city to receive among the highest minimum wages in the country. In... Read more