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"In America the law is king. For as in absolute governments the king is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and there ought to be no other." Common Sense, Thomes Paine

Anne Applebaum is a staff writer for The Atlantic and a Pulitzer-prize winning historian. Her newest book, Autocracy, Inc., published in 2024, gives an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the democratic world, and how we should organize to defeat them.

“You better start swimming or you'll sink like a stone, for the times they are a’changin’.“ Bob Dylan, Blowin’ in the Wind

"Not all private equity people are evil. Only some." Paul Krugman

The League opposes voter ID laws. These laws suppress voters and reduce voter turnout.

More bills are getting released everyday, and now there are over 500 to be considered by the Maine Legislature.

Do you have opinions on a bill? Anyone can submit testimony to be reviewed during a public hearing. Testimony gives committee members an idea of what Mainers think about the drafted legislation.

Michael Tomasky is the editor of The New Republic and the author of five books, including his latest and cHeadshot of Michael Tomaskyritically acclaimed The Middle Out: The Rise of Progressive Economics and a Return to Shared Prosperity.

So many bills, so little time. Let's get into it.

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Voting Rights Act, a signature achievement of the Civil Rights Movement, has to be protected, but one threat looms on the horizon.