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Let’s Bury the Myth: Black Voters ARE Feeling the Bern

Posted By: Adam Marlettaon: January 07, 2018In: Commentary, UncategorizedNo Comments

By Adam Marletta It is time to bury the pernicious myth that African Americans do not support Bernie Sanders, and that their lack of support cost him the 2016 presidential primary. Liberal,... Read more

The Year in Resistance

Posted By: Adam Marlettaon: January 01, 2018In: Commentary, UncategorizedNo Comments

By Adam Marletta The entry for Friday, December 29 in my Grumpy Cat 2017 office calendar reads, “This year is almost over? Finally.” It is, no doubt, a widely shared sentiment for a profound... Read more

In God We Rust: Musings on the Alabama Senate Election

Posted By: Adam Marlettaon: December 19, 2017In: Commentary, UncategorizedNo Comments

By Adam Marletta Republican U.S. Senate candidate and alleged pedophile, Roy Moore, literally rode out of town on the horse he came in on after he lost the Alabama special election to Democr... Read more

Resist the GOP’s Tax Heist!

Posted By: Adam Marlettaon: December 13, 2017In: Commentary, UncategorizedNo Comments

By Adam Marletta Is the Republican Party actively trying to commit suicide? On the surface, this certainly seems to be the case. Last week, the U.S. Senate rushed through its version of a de... Read more

The Great American Stick-Up

Posted By: Adam Marlettaon: December 04, 2017In: Commentary, UncategorizedNo Comments

By Adam Marletta Regular readers of this column do not need me to tell them the Republicans’ tax plan, which passed the Senate early Saturday morning, is basically a giant Ponzi scheme for t... Read more

November Spawned a Monster

Posted By: Adam Marlettaon: November 19, 2017In: Commentary, UncategorizedNo Comments

One year after Trump’s stunning electoral victory, the left remains paralyzed in a state of shock. By Adam Marletta One year after Donald Trump’s astonishing election as president, the... Read more

Beyond “Toxic Masculinity”

Posted By: Adam Marlettaon: November 12, 2017In: CommentaryNo Comments

How Women’s Oppression is Inextricably Linked to Capitalism By Adam Marletta The widespread allegations of sexual assault leveled at a growing list of Hollywood celebrities and produce... Read more

Evict the Landlord! Vote “Yes” on Rent Control

Posted By: Adam Marlettaon: November 05, 2017In: Commentary, UncategorizedNo Comments

By Adam Marletta Portland is becoming as expensive to live in — and potentially as “bougie” — as my hometown of Kennebunk. From 2014 – 2016 my mother rented a small house in Kennebunk... Read more

Leadership – The Story of 2018

Posted By: Tony Zelion: November 02, 2017In: Commentary, Neighborhood NotesNo Comments

THE STORY OF 2018 LEADERSHIP by Tony Zeli A BLUNT INSTRUMENT There is a battle raging at the ballot box between the haves and the have-nots. Look at the issues addressed by referendum ques... Read more

Capitalism IS the Crisis

Posted By: Adam Marlettaon: October 23, 2017In: Commentary, Uncategorized1 Comment

By Adam Marletta After a summer-long hiatus, West End News readers can relax: I am back with more long-winded political diatribes. I know — just what you have been missing in your life... Read more

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