Why is welfare such a convoluted system in Maine? Well, there’s a fitting convoluted answer: The welfare programs themselves have been designed to be difficult and dehumanizing, and the staff in charge of implementing these programs and processing...
The Democratic Socialists of America will hold its bi-annual National Convention August 1 to 8, bringing together more than 1,000 delegates from across the country representing DSA's 90,000 members. Here in Maine, DSA has had a busy year organizing...
The state of Israel’s recent attacks against Palestinians was sparked by the attempt to forcibly remove Palestinian families from their homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. This is an old story. Israeli settlers have been...
As our many defunct mills remind us, Maine was once part of a robust industrial economy. Today’s seniors -- who make up over 20% of Maine’s population, more than in any other U.S. state -- spent their working years in the tail-end of New England's...