This site preserves the Occupy Maine archive (2011–2013) and political commentary (2018–2022)

Denver Politics

Coverage of Denver’s municipal elections, school board battles, the teachers’ strike, and Colorado’s Senate race. By Guerin Green, 2018–2022.

Political commentary originally published on occupymaine.org. Content recovered from the Internet Archive.

December 10, 2018

Lisa Calderon for Mayor of Denver

If Denver citizens choose Lisa Calderon as mayor, they will be cracking a glass ceiling and electing the most prepared candidate in the field.

December 12, 2018

Dave Sabados and the Ghost of Shepherd

The ghost of Shepherd again looms in Denver as David Sabados runs for city council—carrying the weight of neighborhood politics and old alliances.

January 11, 2019

Denver Teachers Strike: Why Denver Schools Won’t Pay Teachers

Denver teachers walked out over the district’s broken ProComp pay system—a three-day strike that exposed years of failed compensation reform.

November 26, 2018

Denver Schools’ Stumble-Prone Supersearch

The failed reform board and its botched superintendent search exposed the dysfunction at the heart of Denver Public Schools governance.

February 4, 2019

Andrew Romanoff for U.S. Senate

Andrew Romanoff enters the Colorado U.S. Senate race, bringing progressive credentials and a track record in the state legislature.

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