The Maine Mural

The Maine Mural Podcast is revisiting the May 1st kickoff of the Pine and Roses publication! This episode features a discussion of our hope's for Pine and Roses with speakers Coral Howe, Todd Chretien of No Borders News, and Bhaskar Sunkara of Jacobin magazine. This episode's volunteer editor was Adam Bovie, of the Maine DSA State-Wide Podcast Committee.   Citations By Time-Stamp   [00 Min 47 Sec] -- Pine and Roses.org   [01 Min 04 Sec] -- Pine and Roses Launch Party Facebook Video   [01 Min 25 Sec] -- 2020 Post Election Round Table - Maine Mural Podcast Episode 4   [02 Min 38 Sec] -- Pine and Roses Facebook Page   [02 Min 39 Sec] -- Maine DSA's Homepage   [03 Min 24 Sec] -- Kate Sykes on 'Pine and Roses'   [03 Min 34 Sec] -- N. Sainte Harkins on 'Pine and Roses'   [03 Min 43 Sec] -- Andrew Miln on 'Pine and Roses'                           -- Isreal Mosley on 'Pine and Roses'   [03 Min 52 Sec] -- "The Mainer Who Wrote Jim Crow Into Law," By Isreal Mosley   [09 Min 29 Sec] -- "Interview: Maine Med Nurses Vote Union," By Todd Chretien   [10 Min 53 Sec] -- Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912 on Wikipedia   [11 Min 26 Sec] -- Southern Maine IWW   [12 Min 52 Sec] -- pineandrosesme@gmail.com   [17 Min 26 Sec]  -- Jacobin                            -- Catalyst                            -- Tribune of London   [18 Min 50 Sec] -- Appeal to Reason on Wikipedia   [21 Min 05 Sec] -- 'The Maine Socialist' and other publications from the University of Maine Bureau of Labor Education.   [25 Min 01 Sec] -- Marxists.org

Three Maine DSA deligates discuss their preparations for the 2025 DSA National Convention.

Special thanks to Commrade Bluebird for their contribution's to today's episode. Musical accompaniement to Commrade Bluebird's presentation was a lofi adaptation of "The Internationale," by anirudhnarwal03 on https://freesound.org/. This musical piece  has been released by its creator on a Creative Commons 0 license.

Peters, D. (2025b, March 27). Caseworkers urge more support as Bangor battles housing crisis. newscentermaine.com. https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/bangor-efforts-to-house-final-residents-citys-largest-encampment/97-51af8890-7b25-436c-858f-6677a1a00a64   Peters, D. (2025a, March 1). "It's family here": Bangor officially closes city's largest homeless encampment. newscentermaine.com. https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/bangor-closes-homeless-encampment-camp-hope-maine/97-00f3028d-4739-4ce9-b5fc-9287ab30e6ff   Pine and Roses Editorial Collective. (2020, October 22). Sitting Down With Seth Braun (season 1, episode 2). https://mainedsa.libsyn.com/sitting-down-with-seth-braun    

For more on the Bowdoin College Solidarity Encampment, see Bowdoin College Encampment Stands Up for Gaza, by Remedios M. Published on PineandRoses.org, Feb 12, 2025. Works Cited: Patel, K. (2024, May 9). SJP's "Bowdoin Solidarity Referendum" passes, leaving future steps to administration. Bowdoin Orient. ( https://bowdoinorient.com/2024/05/09/sjps-bowdoin-solidarity-referendum-passes-leaving-future-steps-to-administration/ ) Kilbride, E. (2025, February 7). Students for Justice in Palestine form Encampment in Smith Union. Bowdoin Orient. ( https://bowdoinorient.com/2025/02/07/students-for-justice-in-palestine-form-encampment-in-smith-union/ ) Board, R. (2025, February 7). Bowdoin College students face discipline for pro-Palestine encampment. Portland Press Herald. (https://www.pressherald.com/2025/02/07/bowdoin-college-students-face-discipline-for-pro-palestine-encampment/) Traskos-Hart, T. & Vial, V. (2025, February 8). On third day of SJP encampment, protests continue, College administers disciplinary process. Bowdoin Orient.  ( https://bowdoinorient.com/2025/02/08/on-third-day-of-sjp-encampment-protests-continue-college-administers-disciplinary-process/ ) Brett-Wilkins. (2025, February 8). Bowdoin College students launch First Gaza Solidarity Encampment of Trump era. Common Dreams. ( https://www.commondreams.org/news/bowdoin-sjp ) Berry, M., & Echeverria, L. (2025, February 10). Students inside encampment suspended as Bowdoin College President Zaki aims to bring demonstration to a close. Portland Press Herald.( https://www.pressherald.com/2025/02/10/bowdoin-suspends-8-students-in-pro-palestine-encampment/ ) Board, R. B. (2025, February 10). Bowdoin students conclude pro-Palestine protest, call action an 'immense success.' Portland Press Herald. ( https://www.pressherald.com/2025/02/10/bowdoin-suspends-8-students-in-pro-palestine-encampment/ )  M, R. (2025, February 13). Bowdoin College encampment stands up for Gaza - Pine & Roses. Pine & Roses. ( https://pineandroses.org/news/bowdoin-college-encampment-stands-up-for-gaza/ ) Sullivan, P. (2025, February 14). "Unwelcome, intimidated, unsafe": reflections on the encampment . The Bowdoin Orient. ( https://bowdoinorient.com/2025/02/14/unwelcome-intimidated-unsafe-reflections-on-the-encampment/ )

Correction: When editing this podcast, a segment of audio on Maine Youth Action was used to describe Presente! Maine. We regret this error.   For coverage of the 2025 DSA Platform, see "Proposal for a Maine DSA 2025 Platform" on the Pine and Roses online Publication. For additional coverage of the 2025 Semi-Annual WInter Convention, please see "Maine Socialists Say No To Trump" by Todd Chretien on the Pine and Roses Publication. Revolutionary Communists of America Maine Youth Power Presente! - Maine

Further Reading:  Governor Mills celebrates purchase of Linnhaven Mobile Home Park by residents | Office of Governor Janet T. Mills. (2024, October 16). https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-celebrates-purchase-linnhaven-mobile-home-park-residents-2024-10-16

An interview with Presente! ME concerning their organization's history, mission, and current concerns with State-Wide and National issues conceringing immigrant communities.

    Further Reading:  Governor Mills celebrates purchase of Linnhaven Mobile Home Park by residents | Office of Governor Janet T. Mills. (2024, October 16). https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-celebrates-purchase-linnhaven-mobile-home-park-residents-2024-10-16

An autobiographical editorial by DC Tommy.

Originally uploaded to the Maine DSA Youtube Channel on Jul 2, 2021 "Socialism" has experienced a new surge of interest and debate. So, why should you be a socialist? What kind of social and economic changes do socialists stand for and why? What differentiates socialists from liberals, conservatives, even other kinds of radicals? Join the Maine Democratic Socialists at this crash course event to learn the fundamentals socialist economics (which will strive to be light on jargon). We will focus on how socialists view capitalism, how capitalist profit is rooted in the exploitation of labor, and how the class struggle is the result of this. Website: https://www.smdsa.org/ Calendar: https://www.smdsa.org/calendar Join DSA: https://www.dsausa.org/get-involved/

TUE, JAN 22: Education Committee Debate: The Democratic Party And The Left

Socialism or (more) Barbarism? Steering Committee members Kate and Todd discuss democratic socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America on "Out in Left Field" for and at Biddeford Public Access TV, hosted by the Portland Media Center. Comment: For some reason the Facebook algorithm queued up a 'Tucker Carlson' video in the 'Up Next' section under our video.

Audio-essay by T. Sinclaire on the takeover of the Supreme Court of the United States by far-right reactionaries and their rising threat to democracy.   Works Cited and Additional Reading: [01:05] Wikipedia contributors. (2024c, July 5). Kevin Roberts (political strategist). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Roberts_%28political_strategist%29?wprov=sfla1   [02:01] Wikipedia contributors. (2024d, July 6). The Heritage Foundation. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heritage_Foundation?wprov=sfla1   [03:02] Wikipedia contributors. (2024b, June 5). Federalist Society. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_Society?wprov=sfla1   [03:34] Wikipedia contributors. (2024a, January 20). John M. Olin Foundation. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Olin_Foundation?wprov=sfla1   [05:11] Quince, P., & Rikleen, L. (2022, November 8). Federalist Society's Influence on Courts Is Bad for Democracy. Bloomberg Law. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/federalist-societys-influence-on-courts-is-bad-for-democracy   [05:37] Court, S. (2018). JANUS v. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, COUNCIL 31. In SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-1466_2b3j.pdf   [06:09] Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, 431 U.S. 209 (1977). (n.d.). Justia Law. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/431/209/   [06:20] DOBBS, O. T. M. D. O. H. & JACKSON WOMEN'S HEALTH ORGANIZATION. (2022). DOBBS, STATE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ET AL. v. JACKSON WOMEN'S HEALTH ORGANIZATION ET AL. In SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.pdf   [06:38] LOPER BRIGHT ENTERPRISES & RAIMONDO, SECRETARY OF COMMERCE. (2024). LOPER BRIGHT ENTERPRISES ET AL. v. RAIMONDO, SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, ET AL. In SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-451_7m58.pdf   [07:27]OHIO ET AL v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ET AL. (2024). In S. Court, Supreme Court of the United States. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23a349new_h3ci.pdf   [07:27] CORNER POST, INC. v. BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. (2024). In S. Court, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-1008_1b82.pdf   [07:27] SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. JARKESY ET AL. (2024). In S. Court, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-859_1924.pdf   [07:32] TRUMP v. UNITED STATES. (2024). In S. Court, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf   [09:24] Mierjeski, J. K. E. (2024, April 23). Clarence Thomas secretly accepted luxury trips from GOP donor. ProPublica. https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow   [10:33] Windsor, L. W. (2024, June 10). Exclusive Undercover Audio. X (Formerly Twitter). https://x.com/lawindsor/status/1800201783945683120   [11:14] SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. (2023). CODE OF CONDUCT FOR JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF – THE UNITED STATES. https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/Code-of-Conduct-for-Justices_November_13_2023.pdf   [11:14] Raskin, Ocasio-Cortez introduce legislation imposing gift ban on Supreme Court justices. (2024, June 25). Congressman Jamie Raskin. https://raskin.house.gov/2024/6/raskin-ocasio-cortez-introduce-legislation-imposing-gift-ban-on-supreme-court-justices  

This is an audio-only adaptation of the Socialism 101 Crash Course video, originally published on the Maine DSA Youtube Channel on Jun 3, 2021. "Socialism" has experienced a new surge of interest and debate. So, why should you be a socialist? What kind of social and economic changes do socialists stand for and why? What differentiates socialists from liberals, conservatives, even other kinds of radicals?Join the Maine Democratic Socialists at this crash course event to learn the fundamentals of democratic socialism.

Before the August 26th canvass in front of a Portland fake abortion clinic (you can learn more about that here), we have transcribed a Pine & Roses article on their existence in Maine.  (1:06) WGME piece (4:05) Care Net of Mid-Coast Maine (4:50) Article on the "Forced Speech" law

[1M : 18S] Ogrysko, N. (2022, July 19). Chipotle closes Augusta Restaurant Amid Workers' Union drive. Maine Public. Retrieved July 31, 2022, from https://www.mainepublic.org/business-and-economy/2022-07-19/chipotle-closes-augusta-store-amid-workers-union-drive [12M : 18S] Which senators have benefitted the most from NRA money? Brady. (n.d.). Retrieved May 31, 2022, from https://elections.bradyunited.org/take-action/nra-donations-116th-congress-senators [13M : 15S] The voter's Self Defense System. Vote Smart. (n.d.). Retrieved July 31, 2022, from https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/379/susan-collins/37/guns [16M : 12S] https://snaex.bandcamp.com/music [1M : 17S] Sinclair, T. (2022, May 31). America's desensitization to gun violence. Pine & Roses. Retrieved July 31, 2022, from https://pineandroses.org/culture/americas-desensitization-to-gun-violence/ [5M : 17S] Meisenzahl, M. (2021, June 13). Companies like chipotle are boosting prices, but CEOS multimillion dollar pay packages aren't getting any smaller. Business Insider. Retrieved July 31, 2022, from https://www.businessinsider.com/chipotle-is-raising-prices-but-its-not-slashing-ceo-compensation-2021-6 [5M : 34S] We Support Augusta Chipotle Workers. Facebook. (n.d.). Retrieved July 31, 2022, from https://www.facebook.com/groups/1187289772115482 [6M : 37S] Thieme, W. (2022, July 28). Augusta Chipotle Workers Speak out. Pine & Roses. Retrieved July 31, 2022, from https://pineandroses.org/featured/augusta-chipotle-workers-speak-out/ [7M : 25S] Gun violence archive. Gun Violence Archive. (n.d.). Retrieved May 31, 2022, from https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/query/0484b316-f676-44bc-97ed-ecefeabae077 [8M : 38S] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, March 1). Stats of the States - Firearm Mortality. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved May 31, 2022, from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/firearm_mortality/firearm.htm Further Reading BBC. (2022, May 25). America's gun culture - in seven charts. BBC News. Retrieved May 31, 2022, from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081 Further Reading Gallup. (2022, July 1). Guns. Gallup.com. Retrieved May 31, 2022, from https://news.gallup.com/poll/1645/guns.aspx Further Reading Gramlich, J. (2022, May 16). What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S. Pew Research Center. Retrieved May 31, 2022, from https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/ Further Reading Maine. The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence. (2021, March 2). Retrieved May 31, 2022, from https://efsgv.org/state/maine/ Further Reading Timsit, A. (2022, May 31). U.S. marks memorial Day weekend with at least 12 mass shootings. The Washington Post. Retrieved May 31, 2022, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/30/mass-shootings-memorial-day-weekend-taft-chattanooga-uvalde/