It’s Not the Economy, Stupid.
It’s Who Owns the Future.
LOCAL · MUNICIPAL FINANCE · HOUSING
Rising wealth inequality stems from
asset ownership disparities, with AI
poised to deepen divides unless tax
and ownership reforms address.
Our house in Portsmouth is worth far
more than we paid for it in 2008.
We have maintained it, replaced
things that wore out and made…
TERM LIMITS · CONGRESS · SUPREME COURT
Term limits aim to refresh political
offices but risk increasing lobbyist
influence and weakening legislative…
SUPREME COURT ETHICS · JUDICIAL CONDUCT
Supreme Court Justices Clarence
Thomas and Samuel Alito face
scrutiny over undisclosed gifts…
The Logger Who Changed His
Mind
MAINE POLITICS · LABOR MOVEMENT
Troy Jackson’s political evolution
from logger to Senate candidate
highlights tensions between changing
beliefs and enduring labor concerns
in Maine.
Troy Jackson entered politics by
helping stop traffic at the Canadian
border. Nearly 30 years later, he…
LOCAL · MUNICIPAL FINANCE · HOUSING
The Democratic primary for New
Hampshire’s 1st Congressional
District is beginning to look like a…
This Is What Climate Change
Smells Like
LOCAL · MUNICIPAL FINANCE · REGIONAL
Smoke from Canadian wildfires
darkens New Hampshire skies as
Indigenous communities face…
Eight Hours Before the Knock
LOCAL · MUNICIPAL FINANCE · EDUCATION
Eight hours is a long time to spend
talking about a newspaper story. It
is enough time for the coffee…
Quarters for the Candy
Machine
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT · PUBLIC SAFETY
Two men mistaken for immigration
targets were fatally shot by ICE
agents during vehicle stops,
prompting a nationwide pause on.
Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero had a
small routine with his 3-year-old
daughter. At a neighborhood
laundromat in Biddeford, Maine, he…
The House Is Within Reach.
The Senate Is a High-Wire
Act.
US SENATE · US HOUSE · ELECTIONS
Democrats are favored to regain the
House, but securing a Senate
majority faces significant
challenges amid shifting races and
voting.
A few weeks ago, the Democratic path
to controlling Congress looked
difficult but reasonably clear…
