A mob of nationalist Buddhists and Myanmar security forces attacked Rohingya villages in 2017 as retaliation to the militant liberation group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, which had previously assaulted 30…
Corporate criminals
In the United States, the capitalist economy rests on the shoulders of big money corporations. I’m no economist, but I’ll wager that capitalism isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Food, fashion…
Hill to Hall Sept. 15–21
Sept. 15 Roundup still used in parks despite legal settlement in cancer case Portland Parks and Recreation confirmed it continues to use the weed killer Roundup, recently at the center…
Rally crosses borders, communities in pursuit of climate justice
While international leaders were in Bangkok attempting to move forward with implementing the Paris Climate Agreement, Portland community groups, labor unions, environmental advocates and other members of the community gathered…
Events September 18-24
Tuesday 9/18 Comedy Feminist Forward Comedy Show Crush 7 p.m. $8 21+ Voted best LGBT bar in Portland for the last four years, Crush hosts a night of feminist comedy….
Intrinsic motivation as a lifestyle
In education and work settings, we are expected to work faster, harder and better when extrinsic factors such as material gains, money, status, increased salary or grades are on the…
Portland residents form petition demanding new approach to houselessness
Earlier this summer, Elliott Young, a history professor at Lewis & Clark College, started a petition addressed to Mayor Ted Wheeler and City Commissioners Chloe Eudaly, Nick Fish, Amanda Fritz…
Cop watcher arrested for stalking, videotaping police chief
Eli Richey, an associate of Portland Copwatch—a local organization dedicated to recording police activity to provide evidence of misconduct—spent Tuesday night, Aug. 28, and most of the following day in…
The right kind of representation
Transgender individuals often face disenfranchisement and marginalization on a daily basis. This is not new information. And for some reason, any kind of representation in mainstream Hollywood is considered a…
Events Calendar Sept. 11-17
Tuesday 9/11 Politics Resist Trump Tuesday at Senator Wyden’s in Portland 911 NE 11th Ave. 11:30 a.m. It’s 9/11 and Sen. Wyden’s, D-Ore., office is located at 911 NE…
Hill to Hall Sept. 4–8
Sept. 4: Cities can’t prosecute people for sleeping on streets, federal court rules The 9th United States District Court of Appeals has ruled that cities cannot prosecute people sleeping on…