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Find Actions and UNITE! I’m sure you’ve heard by now (or perhaps you attended): Bernie Sanders was here —84 years old and still as...
Rachel Flehinger
Sep 91 min read


Bernie Sander's Fighting Oligarchy Rally, Portland, September 1
Bernie Sanders embraces Troy Jackson By George Simonson Mary and I went to the Portland installment tonight of Bernie Sanders' nationwide...

karenegeemaine
Sep 22 min read


A Conversation with Graham Platner: Community, Democracy, and You
Graham Platner By Rachel Flehnger To know that this little thing we call Activate Maine is valued—that the message we work so hard to...

karenegeemaine
Aug 282 min read


The Zombies are Here!
Here’s the thing about zombies, they were tenacious and determined but myopic only looking to overtake their dinner. The soulless were easil
Rachel Flehinger
Jul 143 min read


Can We Still Believe People Are Basically Good?
Opinion, Portland Press Herald, July 7, 2025 : https://www.pressherald.com/2025/07/07/can-we-still-believe-people-are-basically-good-opi...

karenegeemaine
Jul 83 min read


The Maine People’s Alliance
Mike Allen, Ph.D. With 32,000 members, the Maine People’s Alliance (MPA) is the largest community action organization in Maine. This...
Mike Allen Ph.D.
Jul 22 min read


Take Action Town Hall (6/26/25): What's Happening to MaineCare?
By Mike Allen, Ph.D. The first of many planned Take Action Town Hall events took place last Thursday night at the Fairfield Community...
Mike Allen Ph.D.
Jul 22 min read


Tiptoeing Into Advocacy
Karen Levine Egee, Ph.D. I suspect there may be lots of people out there like me -- deeply distressed about encroaching fascism, wanting...

karenegeemaine
Jun 204 min read


Radical Hospitality in a Time of Trouble
By Rebecca Roveto, MA, LMFT, PhD In November of 1863, amid the devastation of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivered what...

Rebecca Roveto, MA, LMFT, PhD
May 263 min read


Learning to Surf in a Time of Collapse
By: Rebecca Roveto, MA, LMFT, PhD Let’s begin with honesty: I don’t have answers. There’s no ten-point plan here to protect your mental...

Rebecca Roveto, MA, LMFT, PhD
May 194 min read
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