Maine Politics

Big Talk: Clean Elections

Suzanne and Al discuss Maine's Clean Elections system with Andrew Bossie, executive director of Maine Citizens for Clean E

Wealthy Mainer Speaks Against Inequality

The congressional "super committee" has failed to reach an agreement to cut the federal budget deficit,

Big Talk: Election Aftermath

Big Talk host Al Brewer and I discuss the results of Tuesday's election, with a focus on the Portland mayoral race and Question One on the sta

Portland Mayor: Following the Money

My home city of Portland, Maine is having its first mayoral election in 88 years, the result of a successful ballot referendum and popular disgust with the city council's handling of

Big Talk: Food Politics

This week on Big Talk, Host Suzanne Murphy speaks with two members of the Portland Food Co-op, Communic

Big Talk: Occupy Maine

Here's a Big Talk show from two weeks ago that I'm just putting online now.