Opinion and Editorials
Ukraine Series #3: DSA Statement on Ukraine
This is the third installment of our Ukraine Series, a number of pieces focused on the invasion of Ukraine by Russian...
Anti-War Movements: What Changed?
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have long been compared to the US aggression in Vietnam. The similarities are...
MLB’s labor dispute is over. MLB’s labor dispute will never end.
The following is from Marc Normandin's ongoing project "Baseball coverage, featuring leftism" where he primarily...
Ukraine Series #2: Putin must not destroy Odessa
The seizure of Odessa would solidify President Vladimir Putin’s control of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast. Russian troops have already captured several smaller port cities, shelling civilians and destroying infrastructure along the way. An assault on this city of 1,000,000 people will place Putin’s name alongside Tsar Nicholas II and Joseph Stalin as one of the Russian Empire’s greatest criminals.
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Metabolizing Dissent
Pine & Roses is a project of the Maine chapter of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Our publication mainly...
Fake Abortion Clinics in Maine
For someone experiencing an unexpected pregnancy in Maine, there appears to be ample women’s health clinics to choose...
Author Hadas Thier to Speak!
All are welcome to join the April 13th, 6 pm conversation with Hadas Thier hosted by Maine DSA’s Political Education...
MIAC ‘shadow report’ raises questions about surveillance, targeting of vulnerable Mainers
The following was authored by Dan Neumann and originally published in the Maine Beacon. It is reprinted here with...
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Putin, Biden, Big Oil, and $5 Gas
As the world places sanctions on Russia for the invasion and occupation of Ukraine, prices at the gas pump have skyrocketed. Two interpretations of this phenomenon have dominated the political discourse, and they’re both wrong.
MLB’s labor dispute is over. MLB’s labor dispute will never end.
The following is from Marc Normandin's ongoing project "Baseball coverage, featuring leftism" where he...
Review: Come and See, war is hell in (Belo)Russia
Sharky is a Maineiac from Portland rambling about all things art, and music of every stripe, including...
Ukraine Series #2: Putin must not destroy Odessa
The seizure of Odessa would solidify President Vladimir Putin’s control of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast. Russian troops have already captured several smaller port cities, shelling civilians and destroying infrastructure along the way. An assault on this city of 1,000,000 people will place Putin’s name alongside Tsar Nicholas II and Joseph Stalin as one of the Russian Empire’s greatest criminals.
Portland Charter Commission to Finalize Governance Proposal
If you haven’t been paying close attention lately to the Portland Charter Commission’s work, now is the...
Stop The Spiral From Becoming A Maze
This piece was contributed by reader and Southern New Hampshire DSA member Tim Denby. Tim attended Pine...
Ukraine Series #1: Five Reasons to care about Ukraine
Why should people in Maine care about the Russian invasion of Ukraine? As the great American socialist...
Black Media Celebration as a Concession for Human Rights
“Google firmly believes that everyone deserves to see themselves equally in every room and throughout...
Can a Good Samaritan law reduce overdoses in Maine?
More than 600 Mainers died from drug overdoses in 2021, the highest number ever. On February 9, the...
Ken Bailey: Radical Black Socialist
Ken Bailey was born February 20, 1946 in New York City. He was raised in St. Albans, a neighborhood on...
Review: Farming While Black
Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land, Chelsea Green...
Revolutionary Optimism
In the summer of 2020, I became radicalized. Somewhat. In quarantine, I was exposed to left wing ideas...
Parenting through the pandemic
Does it feel like living in a fascist state on a dying planet is a lost cause at this point? It’s a...
Gov. Mills throws public power a curveball
Wil Thieme from the Maine Public Power campaign looks at Gov. Janet Mills's legislative entry into the...
Driven Out By Burnout
This is part of a series, “The Great American Burnout,” that focuses on interviews with Mainers who...