This summer it is widely expected that the Supreme Court will issue a ruling on the Mississippi 15-week abortion ban that will overturn almost 50 years of settled abortion law…
Complacency, apathy and the failure to act
You see it on the news with increasing consistency—the highest recorded global temperatures on record for June, followed the next month by the highest recorded global temperatures ever recorded for…
How Fox News is shaping right-wing politics
What do cow mutilations, dropping testosterone levels and de-transitioning all have in common? God if I know, but Fox News coverage of these topics intentionally panders to its core audience,…
The United States’ support of the Yemeni invasion is hypocritical
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, under the command of President Vladimir Putin, has caused a groundswell of support for the Ukrainian people and condemnation of the Russian government. While…
Inflation and market manipulation are getting out of hand
When I hear about inflation, all I want to think about is inflating my bike tires full of air and going on a nice ride on a breezy April afternoon….
The grim outlook of owning and renting
With the cost of living increases, insufficient wages, wealth inequality growth and continued gentrification of Portland and other urban areas, trying to keep a roof over one’s head is a…
The cult of celebrity must die
There have been countless think pieces and news broadcasts on local and cable stations about the impacts of social media, the 24-hour news cycle and our collective obsession with those…
The future of education
With colleges mostly back to in-person classes and lifted mask mandates, a sense of normalcy is somewhat present again within the classroom environment. Attending class through a variety of options,…
In defense of the essential worker
Since we entered the pandemic two years ago, much has been revealed about certain structures and institutions in our society—exposing the enormously toxic behavior and virtue-signaling aimed at retail and…
We don’t often speak of ghosts, but they are definitely there
It is no secret that in the startlingly recent past, the entire North American continent underwent an incomprehensibly massive and brutal cultural reconfiguring. According to the scholarship of Erin…
Fashion in skateboarding
Are skate shoes now more valued for their aesthetic appeal, or are they still primarily valued for their function? It’s complex—fashion in skateboard culture varies within a spectrum. Skateboarding is…