Hazelnut Grove, a self-governed tiny home village located in North Portland with about 15 formerly houseless residents, is under threat of being torn down, dispersing the people who live there. …
Biden should roll back Trump’s inhumane immigration policy
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers have received little to no mainstream media coverage from major news sources during the past year. COVID-19 is rapidly spreading through the…
Jolly Ol’ Saint Nick-el and dime
The tradition of Santa Claus has been cherished in the U.S. since the late 18th century. In American culture, Santa Claus is known to bring good children gifts on Christmas…
The violence of vigilance
Neighborhood Watch was initiated on the national scale in the United States during the early 1960s in the middle of the civil rights movement. It was a program initiated at…
When unemployment pays more
The COVID-19 pandemic has proven minimum wage does not pay enough to cover the costs of daily living. Since early March, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unemployment to skyrocket…
COVID-19’s avoidable food desertification of the U.S.
Due to the Trump administration’s disregard toward predictions from epidemiologists and White House advisors about limited personal protective equipment (PPE) stockpiles, as well the virus during its early stages, food…
Assassination of Iranian general proves reckless, unnecessary
President Donald Trump’s decision to authorize an airstrike on General Quasem Soleimani was impulsive and wrong for the United States and its safety. However, the accidental missile strike of a…
In Trump’s corruption and racism, white supremacy finds a home
The United States’ inaction on gun regulation and white supremacy creates conditions for domestic terrorism to persist in this country. The rise of President Donald Trump has caused a re-emergence…
Hand-Breaded Homophobia
Chick-fil-A pushes anti-LGBTQ+ agenda in Uganda Chick-fil-A helps export homophobia and there is no end in sight. Closed on Sundays and led by an anti-LGBTQ+ owner, it’s no secret Chick-fil-A…