Since I started paying close attention to politics over the last eight years, I have noticed time and time again calls for a general strike as a response to various…
Air Conditioning saves lives
Over the past few years, natural disasters caused by man-made climate change have wreaked havoc across the globe. Oregon has been included in the chaos with droughts, massive wildfires and…
Location-based privilege is a trap
I was anticipating the announcement of the decision all week, but despite constantly checking my phone in an obsessive and stressful manner, I was still shocked to see the news…
Get off our lawn: Portland’s hostile architecture betrays our city’s houseless attitudes
I first noticed it down the street from my apartment earlier this year—random planter boxes placed down on a corner where occasionally one to three houseless neighbors had tents set…
Texas is betraying its youth
Nobody wants to live a life of uncertainty. Despite the debate about nature versus nurture, it is all but certain that one’s origins play a role in shaping who one…
How safe are we on this city’s streets?
It feels like living in Portland has increasingly become less safe. Over the last few years gun violence in Portland has increased, making the city a less secure place to…
What’s the formula?
Families all across the United States are being left without the proper formula to feed their children, and keep them full and healthy. In the midst of the pandemic and…
Car theft is on the rise: are city officials helping?
Picture this scenario: you just got off work and walked down to the parking garage where you left your car this morning. When you got there, much to your dismay,…
The invisible power of labor activism
These days it can be hard to feel hopeful in any sense of the word. We are living through a myriad of crises—devastating climate collapse, a global pandemic, massive income…
Portland’s staggering mental health crisis
Imagine you’re waiting for the train on the south end of Pioneer Square. A houseless man sitting on the curb to your right starts yelling about how the government is…
The other green American Dream
For decades, the vibrant green patch of grass has been a staple of the American Dream and suburbia. Success and a big swath of maintained grass are one and the…