(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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(Opinion) Dartmouth Health urges investment in youth mental health in New Hampshire
Dartmouth Health has been putting its shoulders to the wheel to improve the lives of young people.
(Opinion) Leadership is measured by the doors you open
More than 20 years ago as a senior at Saint Anselm College, I found my way into a political advertising seminar held at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics.
(Opinion) ‘Don’t Get Political’ podcast comes to life with Binnie Media
New Hampshire is a remarkable place. We go first in the presidential primary. Our citizen legislature sends people to Concord who hold day jobs and show up anyway.
(Opinion) Plug-in solar is coming to New Hampshire
Plug-in solar has become one of the most successful clean energy projects in Europe. In Germany, an estimated 4 million households now use small, portable, “balcony” solar panels that plug directly into a wall outlet.
(Opinion) The state of New Hampshire’s veterans
New Hampshire is home to 81,535 veterans, including 8,893 female veterans. They are our neighbors, co-workers, coaches, business owners, public servants, parents and friends. They have served our nation. Now the question is whether we are serving them with the urgency, coordination and compassion they deserve.
(Opinion) In New Hampshire, your power bill is an asset hiding in plain sight
In one of the most expensive power markets in the country, sub-metered buildings hold a hidden asset.
(Opinion) NH knows the playbook for prudent energy policy
Energy reliability and affordability are of paramount importance in New Hampshire.
(Opinion) Camping for kids should be priority for the state
One of the greatest honors for me as executive councilor for District One is representing the towns around Lake Winnipesaukee, one of New Hampshire’s most stellar natural resources.
(Opinion) NH stands to lose $430.4m in Medicaid through ‘34
The federal budget reconciliation law enacted last year was particularly designed to punish states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, as New Hampshire did through its Granite Advantage Program.
