Betsy Sweet hopes to obtain the endorsement of the Maine Democratic Senatorial party. She has already happily accepted the support of the four Democratic US Reps elected in 2016. The four recently introduced legislation to recognize the BDS movement. Those who agree with this anti-Israel platform should not have the nerve–the chutzpah–to ask for contributions […]
As I’ve written before in this space, “OUR SENATOR” Collins was instrumental in approving the controversial nominee Detsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. Collins cynically voted for DeVos’ nomination in the Senate committee where her vote really mattered, but voted against DeVos in the full Senate where her vote didn’t matter as her buddy Mitch […]
Having devoted much of my research, writing, and teaching to the topic of utopianism, or the allegedly perfect society, I have never felt the need to add “strategic” to “vision.” Nor, to my knowledge, have any other serious scholars and teachers. A serious vision by definition–and by history—should be implicitly strategic. Indeed, the term has […]
When I was growing up in Philadelphia portraits of George Washington and other leading Founding Fathers were found in every classroom in K-12 and college institution–and not just in offices but also in classrooms. I would like to see that tradition restarted or established in Maine. I have no idea if other cities and states […]
UME Ft Kent to give former Gov. LePage an honorary degree–ABOUT TIME! Recall his denunciation of all teachers as “a dime a dozen.” Read all about it in Friday’s Bangor Daily News story re interim Ft. Kent President (another non-Marxist, rest assured). I heard about a proposed honorary degree for our beloved ex-Governor a few […]
For years I’ve received a modest refund from the IRS. Not this year. Thanks to Senator Collins’ decisive vote with her fellow right-wing Republicans, I must now pay rather than receive. But then anyone dumb enough to continue to believe that “Our Senator” is some kind of moderate deserves to pay (more). I suspect that […]
Many Mainers mourn the departure of our outstanding two-term U.S. Representative, Bruce Poliquin. A man of quiet courage and conviction, Poliquin understood that his prime objective was to give the wealthiest Americans, including himself, ever more opportunities to increase their wealth and simultaneously to undermine further America’s already weak safety net for the rest of […]
The case has been made by many in Maine public higher education that passage of Question 4 will provide $49 million for upgrades and other improvements at all of Maine’s public universities, including UMaine. As UMaine’s new President recently explained in an e-mail, “Passage of Question 4 will create or modernize facilities that support academic […]
Having paid for my ticket on Saturday night to see “A Star is Born,” I quickly realized that the new movie with Lady Gaga was NOT about Maine’s senior senator but was instead a remake of a classic movie. I should have checked the early reviews. However, the simultaneous focus on Senator Collins for her […]
Endorsing Shawn Moody for Governor would merely make official the Board of Trustees’ right-wing Republican slant and ingratiate the Governor-elect with the UME System and perhaps increase state funding. Since Moody is already a Trustee of not only the UMaine System but also the UME Community College System, an endorsement would not violate the fantasy […]
