by Asher Platts Martin Shkreli finally goes to jail! Photos of the “Pharma Bro’s” perp walk populated many of our Facebook feeds in celebration of this unscrupulous capitalist finally gettin... Read more
State and High Streets used to be two-way roads. In the 1970s, during a period of urban planning that created traffic corridors like Franklin and Spring Street Arterials, State and High were... Read more
by Sam Pelletier Tommy stumbles out of bed at 12:45 p.m. and retrieves his EBT card from atop his antique mahogany dresser. He walks down into the basement; past the golf clubs, past the sno... Read more
“The Portland City Council will postpone its vote on the municipal budget, which was scheduled to take place during tonight’s [May 18th] Council meeting at 7:00 PM. […]The Counci... Read more
By Asher Platts I recently attended a lecture by economist Dr. Richard Wolff at the University of Southern Maine (USM). He was there to talk about marxist economics, the rejection of the fal... Read more
A letter to Adam Marletta, author of “Capitalism is Killing the Planet” Adam: I’m checking in regarding your recent article, with it’s references to the “Reject Keystone XL-Now!” Rally in Po... Read more
A report released January 16th by NOAA and NASA demonstrates that 2014 was the warmest on record. According to the report, during 2014 the average temperature across global land and ocean su... Read more
Governor LePage and Republican lawmakers in Augusta want to push forward on drug-testing for welfare benefits. If the policy makes it through the rule-making process, then it would require d... Read more
Condemning Donald Trump
Not Enough to Condemn Donald Trump, Let’s Beat Him by Wells Lyons Fear has set the stage for the presidential candidacy of Donald Trump. Fear of being maimed or killed in a terrorist a... Read more