(Opinion) A tale of two justices: lessons from the Fortas, Thomas affairs
Is there a greater degree of ethical laxness now?
Author: Jonathan P. Baird
The long, shameful road to a new women’s prison
The 30-year wait for a new facility represents a moral failure by the Legislature
The planned destruction of Medicaid
Since the Republican Senate health care bill was released, there has been much discussion about its worst aspects. Is it the cutting 22 million people off health insurance? Is it doing away with pre-existing condition protections? Or is it the…
How Democrats lost the white working class
Social science research does not often make news. One exception was the study by two Princeton University researchers, Anna Case and Angus Deaton, that showed that middle-aged white Americans were dying younger. Suicide, alcoholism and drug overdoses are an increasing…
It was arrogance that did the Dems in
Democrats need to abandon Clinton’s brand of centrism and embrace the Sanders wing
The time is now for paid family leave
It results in better outcomes for parents, children and businesses
Does the ‘fascist’ label fit Trump?
Probably no word in political vocabulary is more misused than fascist. It is used all the time as an insult or as a way to tag a political opponent. It may just be used as a form of name-calling to…
The GOP’s disturbing nativist direction
Those who wish to restrict immigration are misinterpreting the 14th Amendment
JFK’s greatest legacy: He avoided nuclear war
Late president showed great courage and wisdom during Cuban missile crisis
Paranoia plays a role in pro-gun movement
Since the shootings at Aurora and Newtown, the irrationality, bordering on hysteria, of the pro-gun, no-regulation folks has been on display
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Amid volatility, local economies can provide a model of stability
As we begin 2026, we face another set of choices about how to forge a future that enables us to navigate the continuing instability and volatility in our civic and economic lives.
Cook on Concord: 2026 starts with a bang
On the morning of Jan. 3, American air forces executed an extraordinary raid in Caracas, Venezuela, capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in their fortified home, brought them out of the country and ultimately to New York to face charges of drug trafficking.
(Opinion) Only trained surgeons should perform eye surgery
New Hampshire should insist that its citizens receive surgery from properly trained surgeons by asking legislators to reject HB 349
Cutting pennies from businesses while gutting NH’s future is bad policy
HB 155 would cut the Business Enterprise Tax by 0.05%. On paper, that sounds “pro-business.” In reality, it’s a distraction that saves most businesses pennies while pulling an estimated $23 million out of an already strained state budget, says small business owner Jesse Lore.
Tough times ahead for many NH families
As 2025 comes to an end, many Granite Staters are feeling the same things. Groceries cost more. Housing costs and property taxes are up. Health care is harder to afford and access.
(Opinion) PBM reform is the bipartisan solution patients need
Reform bill cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan would break the link between PBM compensation and drug prices
Support our Afghan neighbors; reject the administration’s threats
The State Department and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) have stopped processing visas for Afghans and slowed or halted issuing “green cards” to refugees, the documents granting refugees permanent resident status in the United States and the ability to seek employment.
Pharmacy benefit manager reform is the bipartisan solution patients desperately need
The bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Price Transparency and Accountability would break the link between PBM compensation and drug price, and lower prescription costs, advocates say.
