In ‘First Franco,’ Doug Rooks tells the story of a groundbreaking Mainer

Rumford’s Albert Beliveau Sr. became the first Franco American named to the Maine Supreme Court and one of the first Catholics to occupy the position.

Conservatives have long embraced ‘cancel culture’

The right supports free enterprise, but only when businesses toe the line on its other political priorities.

Thomas E. Delahanty II truly deserved to be called ‘your honor’

With extensive experience as a district attorney, U.S attorney and lawyer in private practice, Delahanty thoroughly understood the justice system.

Glitchy screens, ‘cat lawyers’ and hot mics: The perils of Zoom courts

If Zoom courts are here to stay, we must ensure virtual courts function as well as possible by identifying and promoting best practices.

Nearly every state has a hate-crime law. Why don’t more people use them?

The statutes are rarely used, experts say, yielding few investigations, arrests or prosecutions after alleged hate crimes occur.

Who are the Sikhs and what are their beliefs?

The long history of violence against Asian Americans that led up to Atlanta

The shootings fit into a sad pattern in the United States

A top U.S. seller of carbon offsets starts investigating its own projects

The Nature Conservancy's review calls into question millions of dollars of credits sold to JPMorgan, BlackRock and Disney.

Carbon offsets offer a fantasy of capitalism without crises

I spoke to dozens of people in the industry, to find out what they do – and don't – believe.

The education of Leonard Pitts Jr. by Stan ‘The Man’ Lee

"I think the good in us could so outweigh the bad in us if we could just get beyond the fear; that's what Stan taught me, and that's what I still believe."