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Author Archives: Alex Steed

Alex Steed has written about and engaged in politics since he was an insufferable teenager. He has run for the Statehouse and produced a successful web series. He now runs a content firm called Knack Factory with two guys who are a lot more talented than himself.

Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

In 2018, take time for you, so you can keep fighting to make the world better

by Alex Steed December 29, 2017

Will 2018 be more or less off the rails than 2017 seemed? Or 2016 before that? Remember when we couldn’t wait for 2017 to get here so it would wash […]

Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

‘Tax overhaul’ takes from working class to benefit the rich

by Alex Steed December 15, 2017December 17, 2017
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

I don’t have to think twice about calling police. That’s white privilege.

by Alex Steed November 17, 2017
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

Life lessons from ‘Stranger Things 2’

by Alex Steed November 3, 2017
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

Men: Don’t be shocked that women you know have been abused, harassed

by Alex Steed October 20, 2017October 20, 2017
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

Let’s face our mess and start cleaning it up

by Alex Steed October 6, 2017
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

‘There isn’t enough time to see all the magic’

by Alex Steed September 22, 2017
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

Why I don’t own a gun

by Alex Steed September 8, 2017
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

Trump’s North Korea rhetoric got me thinking about what I’ll miss if ‘fire and fury’ comes

by Alex Steed August 11, 2017
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

Why I volunteer for a week at a music festival

by Alex Steed July 28, 2017July 28, 2017
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

Turns out, being an amateur isn’t the best qualification to lead a nation

by Alex Steed July 14, 2017July 13, 2017
Posted inOpinion

What would Jesus think of the bullies in the Blaine House and White House?

by Alex Steed June 30, 2017July 2, 2017
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

Spending time with youth leaders inspires and restores hope

by Alex Steed June 16, 2017
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

Donald Trump: The most fragile snowflake of all

by Alex Steed May 19, 2017November 24, 2017
Posted inOpinion

5 years after his death, Beastie Boys founder Adam Yauch’s influence remains

by Alex Steed May 5, 2017
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

The big life lessons I learned from Travis Mills

by Alex Steed April 7, 2017
Posted inBusiness, Opinion, Opinion Contributor, Portland, State

How ‘buying stuff made in Maine’ became cool

by Alex Steed March 23, 2017
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

How we can best resist the Trump administration

by Alex Steed February 24, 2017
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor

5 egregious news items from the past week that threaten the values we hold dear

by Alex Steed February 10, 2017February 10, 2017
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor, Politics

LePage’s tenure has been a 6-year preview of life under Trump

by Alex Steed January 27, 2017January 27, 2017

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