Landlords want to crush the growing tide of tenants rights in Portland before it spreads across all of Maine. Unfortunately for them, it's too late. ☺️🏘️🌹

Thank you to all members and allies who marched under the Larkin-Connolly Committee for Labour banner in today’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Portland. ✊🚩

“Governments in capitalist society are but committees of the rich to manage the affairs of the capitalist class.”
- James Connolly

Aiming for Trump’s Achilles’ Heel: MAGA Before the Elections, Part II - Pine & Roses Several months into the second year of his second term, Trump’s might-makes-right strategy, at home and abroad, has spurred more mass disgust among his

Contributor Todd Chretien presents the second part in an on-going miniseries, "MAGA Before the Elections." In this piece, Todd takes a closer look at Clintonism 2.0, MAGAism 3.0, what they mean and what they're capable of.
#MAGA #2026elections

Organizing in the Heart of Empire: On the Left's debate around Iran - Pine & Roses The situation in Iran poses a political challenge for anyone who cares about emancipation. Everyone knows that the single greatest threat to that goal on a

Salar Mohandesi writes on Iran, leftist debates around internationalist approaches, and the need to organize in the heart of empire against imperialist violence.

This piece originally appeared on @versobooks.bsky.social, reprinted here with permission.

Portland's Housing Development Booming After Maine DSA Sponsored Tenant Protections - Pine & Roses My personal favorite bug-a-boo, of course, is around housing. If you dare to regulate the housing market to prevent landlords from gouging tenants and to stop

Landlords cried that new tenant protections would hurt housing development in Portland, ME. @strim.bsky.social shows that hasn't been true. In fact, over the last five years development has increased since their implementation.

[Piece originally appeared in @mainebeacon.bsky.social ]

Today we mourn the loss of a great community organizer and an icon of the civil rights movement.
Jackson's Rainbow Coalition was one of the few bright spots for left-wing politics in the 1980's and showed that there was an appetite for socialist politics and organizing in the Unites States.

We are proud to endorse No ICE for Maine and the amazing work they've done bringing together Mainers in order to observe and record the actions of ICE across the state. 👏

DSA has officially reached 100,000 members!! 🌹❤️ The ideas of socialism are spreading, while its viability and necessity is more apparent than ever. As we grow, let us give what we can and get involved as our capacities allow. No one will save us but us!
✊🚩 dsausa.org/join

🚩📢 For folks in and around Bangor Maine! 📢🚩

TODAY @ NOON
CHAMBERLAIN BRIDGE
Dress warm, bring signs!!

📣🚩EMERGENCY PROTEST📣🚩

TODAY AT 2 PM
LONGFELLOW SQUARE
PORTLAND, MAINE
Bring your signs and your voices! Demand an end to the illegal US intervention in Venezuela!

Hands Off Venezuela: No Blood for Oil - Pine & Roses Note: the following piece was penned just days before the United States' recent military attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and

Penned just a couple days ago, before the US invasion of Venezuela and the extralegal abduction of its President, contributor Beckham O. offers this opinion piece on why Americans need to demand that the US keep its hands off Venezuela.

It’s undeniable, more and more working class people are waking up to the extreme inequalities and injustices around us.

More and more are realizing that we aren’t powerless. When we strategize, decide, and work together, we can make serious positive change.

Join us. dsausa.org/join 🚩

Maine DSA Holds Solidarity Conference in Lewiston - Pine & Roses On Saturday, November 15, people began to slowly trickle into Lewiston’s Franco Center as soon as the doors opened at 9:00 AM. Coming from all over the state,

Saturday, November 15th, roughly 125 people attended the first ever Maine Solidarity Conference in Lewiston, hosted by Maine DSA. The purpose was to bring together folks from union leadership, mutual aid groups, and activist organizations to share and learn from each other.

Maine Voters Don’t Want Janet Mills for Senate. There’s a Reason for that. - Pine & Roses Earlier this year Maine Governor Janet Mills made national headlines when she quipped “see you in court” to Trump at the National Governors Association summit

Today, with the author’s permission, we offer you a re-printing of a piece @breadnrosie.bsky.social wrote for @powermap.bsky.social.

Rose lays out why Janet Mills represents a centrism that does not meet the moment, and is a bad choice to represent Mainers in the Senate.

Thank you Common Ground Fair! It’s always fun to talk with Mainers who have questions and believe in the work we do!

We learned that many people hold socialist positions and beliefs who don’t even know it, and the support our volunteers received was overwhelming. 🌹🚩

On Sept 2, 1945, the Vietnamese declared their independence. Hồ Chí Minh referenced the US Declaration.

“All men are created equal; they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights..”

The US then went on to wage a senseless war.

Let us acknowledge the right of self determination.

Join DSA. Become a member today. Democratic socialists have an historic opportunity and responsibility to play a central role in continuing the political revolution for the long term. As a democratic, grassroots organization, DSA is ...

Our Chapter is growing fast! No matter where you are in Maine you can become a valued, active member working on important projects like:

- bodily autonomy rights
- the labor movement
- immigrant rights
- electoral politics
- and SO MUCH MORE

Join us today!
act.dsausa.org/donate/membe...

Happy Birthday Maine DSA! We have:
- 1 State House member
- 2 Portland City Council members
- established rent control in Portland
- built tenant unions
- increased min. wage
- carried out many mutual aid projects
..AND MUCH MORE!

We are just getting started, join us!
act.dsausa.org/donate/membe...

They hate that it serves as a mirror for the struggles against injustices that stand before us today, and that liberation from those injustices are possible.

But this is why it's so important to celebrate. Remember that change and liberation are possible. Happy Juneteenth to you and yours!

Some conservatives hate that it's a federal holiday, they claim it's part of a "woke" mindset. But deep down they hate what it represents: a people, still oppressed in many ways, celebrating their freedom and inviting the nation to celebrate with them, forcing us to reckon with a troubled past.

This took place over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation and two months after the end of the war. It celebrates the material end of slavery, but is also a reminder that no struggle is over just because some legislation gets passed. It's over when we eradicate the injustice materially.

Happy Juneteenth! Why do we celebrate this important holiday, and why do some conservatives hate that we do?

On June 19, 1865, the Union Army finally took control of Texas, the last bastion of Confederate holdouts. They enforced the liberation of all slaves, over 250,000 left in the state.

Stop Deportation Machine: End ICE Cooperation in Cumberland County - Pine & Roses Eyidi Ambila, a man from the Democratic Republic of Congo, served a short sentence in Cumberland County Jail and has since been caged for over eight months by

👀 NEW THIS MORNING 👀

We share this public statement from the newly organized “No ICE for ME” campaign in Maine.

Brunswick Renters Organization Community Cookout Come get to know your BROs and neighbors at a casual cookout in the park! Some seating and a variety of grilled items (including vegan and gluten-free options) will be provided, but we encourage every...

Come get to know Brunswick Renters’ Org and neighbors at a casual cookout in the park!

Some seating and a variety of grilled items (including vegan and gluten-free options) will be provided, but we encourage everyone to bring picnic blankets and a dish to share! ☀️🏠

Bowdoin, Trump, and the Battle for Academic Freedom - Pine & Roses Here in Maine, we feel like we’re kept safely away from much of what happens nationally, but that is a myth we feed ourselves. At Bowdoin College in

📰NEW📰
As the Trump admin threatens student deportations and pressures schools, Bowdoin College has found itself caught up in it. T. Sinclair gives an update on the battle over academic freedom at the esteemed institution.

Over 1,500 people gathered in Portland on May Day to express their support for labor and oppressed peoples everywhere. We are proud to be part of this coalition.

We smell a united front forming. ✊🚩

🇻🇳 Happy Liberation Day 🇻🇳

50 years ago today, Vietnamese forces triumphantly marched into Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), reunifying the nation after TWO independence wars against foreign imperialist forces, France and the US.

Vietnam is a success story for anti-imperialists everywhere.

What will May Day 2025 teach us?  - Pine & Roses May Day will be a test of strength. But to beat back Trump's attack, we can't underestimate his strength, nor overestimate ours.

⭐️ NEW ⭐️

May Day will be a test of strength. But to beat back Trump's attack, we can't underestimate his strength, nor overestimate ours.

There looks to be one nearby in Waterville.

You can check out w lot of rally locations here:

On Thursday, May 1st, there will be a large contingent marching through Portland to celebrate #MayDay and support working class issues.

There will be member participants from dozens of organizations marching together, uniting in common cause. Will you join us?