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The Folly of Lesser Evilism: The Socialist Case for Jill Stein

Posted By: Adam Marlettaon: October 17, 2016In: Commentary, Election 2016No Comments

Green Party presidential candidate, Dr. Jill Stein, protests outside the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. by Adam Marletta The electoral strategy of “lesser evilism,” which fe... Read more

The Psychosis of Capitalism

Posted By: Adam Marlettaon: October 07, 2016In: CommentaryNo Comments

by Adam Marletta Capitalism is, at its heart, a form of psychosis. In its relentless pursuit of ever greater amounts of profit, capitalism turns everything, including human lives and the eco... Read more

The Controlled Demolition of Gary Johnson

Posted By: Editoron: October 06, 2016In: CommentaryNo Comments

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson’s recent gaffes seem too bad to be true. by Sam Pelletier Fiscally responsible, freedom loving Americans across the country have borne... Read more

Question 3 – Current Maine Resident Says Sandy Hook Shootings Hit Too Close to Home

Posted By: Editoron: October 06, 2016In: Commentary, Letters, Our ReadersNo Comments

Letter to the Editor Yes on 3 for Sensible Gun Control In December 2012, I lived at the time in Fairfield, Connecticut, very close to Newtown. Both Fairfield and Newtown are peaceful, suburb... Read more

Hillary Clinton, Not Jill Stein, in 2016

Posted By: Editoron: October 06, 2016In: Commentary, Featured1 Comment

The progressive case for Hillary Clinton over Green Jill Stein by Wells Lyons When I was 18, I thought I had the world all figured out. I was working at Amnesty International’s DC offi... Read more

If the Presidential Election has got you down…

Posted By: Editoron: September 30, 2016In: CommentaryNo Comments

A Federated Fantasy The Presidential Election Is a Poor Substitute for Democracy by Autumn Minery & Bryer Sousa From the age that we are old enough to do so, we are told to vote, for “fr... Read more

Why Lost Contract is Good News for Bath Iron Works–and the Planet

Posted By: Adam Marlettaon: September 19, 2016In: Commentary, Uncategorized1 Comment

by Adam Marletta Years ago, back when the nation was still gripped in a post-9/11 atmosphere of “love-it-or-leave-it” enforced patriotism, my father was banned from a local Internet c... Read more

Trump Wrong on Islam

Posted By: Editoron: September 01, 2016In: Commentary, CommentaryNo Comments

Trump Wrong About Islam and Terrorism. And so is Clinton. by Wells Lyons It’s disappointing to see our two presidential candidates miss the mark so widely on the connection between Isl... Read more

On Those “Privileged” Third Party Voters

Posted By: Adam Marlettaon: August 28, 2016In: Commentary, Election 20161 Comment

Third Party Voter Takes on the Privileged Argument By Adam Marletta As a routine voter of third party candidates, I am used to having all sorts of ugly and ridiculous insults hurled my way.... Read more

Peaceful Protests and the Liberals Who Denounce Them

Posted By: Adam Marlettaon: August 07, 2016In: CommentaryNo Comments

By Adam Marletta Are you one of the many Portlanders who were annoyed by the recent Black Lives Matter demonstration that brought traffic on Middle Street to a halt? Did it prevent you from... Read more

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