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After Racist Attacks, Former Refugee Makes History as First Somali-American Elected to City Council in Lewiston, Maine

Ranked-Choice Voting Advocates Call On Maine Governor to 'Honor the Will of Voters' and Approve System for 2020 Primary

Julia Conley, staff writer

Kyle Bailey, Campaign Manager for the Committee for Ranked Choice Voting, counts up the votes in a demonstration at Foulmouthed Brewing put on by the Committee for Ranked Choice Voting. The committee is ranking beer in beer flights to demonstrate how ranked voting works to the public.

"Ranked-choice voting upholds a core value: upholding consent of the governed."

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Watch Susan Collins Drive Away as College Student Tells Her 'More Kids Are Going to Die' Without Gun Control Legislation

Julia Conley, staff writer

"We all know it's an important issue. The question is, will they take action...

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'Fund Climate Solutions, Not Endless War': 22 Arrested Demanding US Build Windmills, Not Warships

Jon Queally, staff writer

"We engaged in civil resistance to underscore our conversion demand," said one...

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Pro-choice activists celebrate

'This Is Awesome!': Maine on Track to Ensure More Equitable Access to Abortion With New Insurance Rules

State Rep. Chloe Maxmin and allies celebrate the Maine AFL-CIO signing onto the Green New Deal.

'Great Example' of Local Organizing as Maine AFL-CIO Signs Onto #GreenNewDeal

'We Won't Forget': New Digital Ad Campaign Targets Susan Collins Over Kavanaugh Vote

'Paging Senator Collins—This Is on You': Efforts to Oust Maine Republican Intensify After Kavanaugh's Anti-Abortion Vote

'Sore Loser Loses Again': Federal Judge Rejects GOP Lawsuit, Defends Mainers' Right to Ranked Choice Voting

'Stunning': After Court Rejects GOP Lawsuit, Democrat Wins as Maine Becomes First State to Use Ranked-Choice Voting in National Race

History in the Making as Maine's New Ranked Choice Voting Likely to Decide Key Congressional Race

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) enters a Capitol Police vehicle after announcing on the Senate floor on Friday that she would vote for Brett Kavanaugh. The senator has taken heightened security measures since the announcement but has reported that she's received a positive response to her decision in Maine.

Pledging to Unseat Collins, Mainers Challenge Senator's "Infuriating and Completely False" Narrative on Response to Kavanaugh Vote

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) (L) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) share an elevator as they head for the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol October 02, 2018 in Washington, DC

The "Fix Is In, Folks": Though She Admits Not Fully Reading It, Susan Collins Describes FBI Probe as "Very Thorough"

Theresa Foley of Maine called on sexual assault survivors' and women's voices to be heard by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) at a protest over Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination on Friday. (Photo: Julia Conley/Common Dreams)

"We're F*cking Fed Up!": This Survivor's Impromptu Speech Against Kavanaugh Outside Susan Collins' Office Says It All

Maine Lawmakers Vote to Curb Free Speech by Banning Projection of Political Messages onto State House

Protesters in Maine visited one of Sen. Susan Collins's offices last week to demand that she vote against Judge Brett Kavanaugh for an appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Tens of Thousands of People Raising Money to Defeat Collins If She Votes for Kavanaugh Is Not "Bribery," Say Her Opponents, It's Democracy

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How Many Surges Must One Nation Have?

Following General McCrystal's leaked Afghanistan report and media speculation that military planners desire 500,000 troops 'on the ground' over five years, Tom Andrews and Robert Naiman ask, How much more we can tolerate? Indeed, how much more will we tolerate? How much more can the Afghan people survive?

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Environment America

Maine on the Cusp of a Clean Energy Future

Natural Resources Council of Maine

Mainers Celebrate 45th Anniversary of Clean Water Act

Environment America

Advocates Thank Governors For Cutting Pollution, Urge Continued Action

Illuminated “Light Brigade” Advocates for New England Aquarium’s Fossil Fuel Divestment In Support of Climate Justice

Food & Water Watch

The Safest Way to Protect Water from Fracking is to Ban Fracking

People's Action

Gov. LePage Calls for Jailing Maine Minimum Wage Leaders

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Frances Moore Lappé

We're Not "Polarized" Everywhere. In Maine, Democracy and Green Energy Win Big

Chris Hedges

War, Memory and Gettysburg

Jennifer Lunden

What Should We Do About Concentration Camps in Trump’s America?

Sarah Jones

Finally, Some Good News for Abortion Rights

Connie Jenkins

Another Shameful "Christening" at Bath Iron Works

Chloe Maxmin, Canyon Woodward

What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left

Tom Andrews

This Is Susan Collins' "Declaration of Conscience" Moment

Sarah Anderson

Taxing the Wealthy to Pay for Universal Home Care

Greg Kaufmann

The War on Medicaid Is Moving to the States

Kim Haddow

Election Losses Don’t Stop Corporate Efforts to Block Voter-Approved Minimum Wage Hikes