The Maine Mural

The Maine Mural

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The Maine Mural episodes

  • May Day Reading: An Appeal To Labor by Eugene V. Debs

    To celebrate May Day 2023, we bring you this performance of An Appeal to Labor, by Eugene V. Debs.

    Eugene Debs was one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World and a five time candidate for President of the United States with the Socialist Party of America.

    Debs was also a gifted public speaker famous for his energizing and uplifting public speeches. In recognition of that fact, today we will be bringing you An Appeal to Labor, which was originally published in The Railway Times in 1894, as if it were a speech made before a live audience.

    Performing the role of Eugene Debs is founding Maine DSA member, former Maine state representative, and playwright, Harlan Baker. We hope that you enjoy.

    13 min
  • Interview with Barney McClelland

    Today's episode is an interview with Barney McClelland, a founding member of the Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.

    Long-standing podcast host Dylan Cookson interviews Barney about his roots, experiences in the labor movement, transition to socialism, and the founding of Maine DSA.

    45 min
  • Interview with Maine DSA for a Livable Portland

    On today's episode we feature an interview with Wes Pelletier and Ethan Strimling, two organizers working with the Maine DSA for a Livable Portland Campaign. Livable Portland has worked to get a number of referendum questions on Portland, Maine's municipal ballot this November. Their issues include limiting Short Term Rentals (Question B), increasing tenant rights (Question C), and an increased minimum wage that would get rid of the sub-minimum wage (Question D).

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    21 min
  • Socialism 101 Crash Course

    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.

    1 hr 1 min
  • Fake Abortion Clinics in Maine

    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

    8 min
  • Guns and Chipotle
    [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/
    19 min
  • Pine Tree Power

    Citations:

    LD 1708 EUT Public Hearings: Streamed live on May 20, 2021

    More on Governor Mills' Veto Letter and Seth Berry's Response

    Maine PUC approves rate increase for CMP customers by WGME Wednesday, July 14th 2021

    Our Power

    Maine Public Power

    More Information on Seth Berry

    Pine and Roses Articles on Maine Public Power:

    • Power Grab – Mainers Want to Own the Grid: by Larry Gilman | May 1, 2021
    • Full legislature to vote on public power ballot: by Tennessee Pierce | Jun 12, 2021
    • Mike Sylvester on landmark bills and Mills's veto machine in the Maine Legislature: by Todd Chretien | Jul 24, 2021

    43 min

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A show brought to you by the Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. We touch on various topics including electoral and direct action in the state of Maine, interviews with prominent…