Troy Jackson, the Maine Democratic Party prospective nominee for the Senate, is Graham Platner lite. Platner withdrew from the race to face incumbent Republican Susan Collins following allegations that he sexually assaulted two women, charges he has denied. At least Platner was consistent in ...
Growing up on Maui, I saw how difficult it could be for families to access specialized neurological care. For many Neighbor Island residents, getting answers often means traveling to Oʻahu and navigating uncertainty while symptoms continue to progress. Through my work with older adults living with dementia and Alzheimer's advocacy in Hawaiʻi, I've seen how life-changing an early diagnosis can be, not only for patients, but for the families who care for them. Hawaiʻi recently took an important step forward by establishing the HANAI Memory Network, which will expand access to ...
The last Democratic candidate to appeal to the white working-class voter was Bill Clinton. He needed every one of those voters in his 1992 and 1996 races. Yet he still failed to win 50 percent of the popular vote because of Ross Perot's third-party candidacy. Since then, the Democratic brand ...
Political parties tend to harshly reject the idea that they are a threat to the constitutional order, but the Democratic Socialists of America are making it part of their brand. The DSA has released a new program that, besides contemplating the advent of a classless society, calls for ...
Since the Fourth of July celebration of the nation's 250 years was a bust, let's look at the next anniversary, noting when a Puritan governor declared that we would be as "a city upon a hill" in 1630. Almost 400 years later, in our summer of desperation, that's a quaint notion. Massachusetts ...
Since the beginning of the 21st century our leaders have put us in a very deep hole. We have had countless broken promises and flowery words that would make William Shakespeare proud. Some "leaders" have done more to help themselves than they have given back to our nation. Congress has an ...
