Elden Hillaire, of the Lummi Nation, discusses threats to the region’s tribal lands on the heels of Trump’s executive orders concerning the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines President Donald Trump made headlines just days after his inauguration when ...
16 Feb 2017 - Stephen Quirke
Street Roots visits the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education to pose this question President Donald Trump exhibits the characteristics of a demagogue. His attacks on the media, fear mongering, overt lying and the way he plays on people ...
23 Feb 2017 - Emily Green
The U.S. senator from Oregon talks about net neutrality and protecting the privacy of law-abiding citizens in a new era On Feb. 25, spectators packed into a gymnasium at David Douglas High School in East Multnomah County. Despite a rare spate of sunshine ...
2 Mar 2017 - Emily Green
The Slate senior editor says Justice Scalia’s philosophy of originalism is a farce – and so is judicial activism Dahlia Lithwick, a senior editor for Slate, writes about the Supreme Court and the United States’ judicial system. But this isn’t the leaden c ...
2 Mar 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
Trump's grave promises make local and state housing legislation essential In the past few months, a bar owner brandished an assault rifle at police. He was drunk and upset at individuals experiencing homelessness in the community. Another man tossed ...
16 Mar 2017 - Israel Bayer
Media literacy expert Renee Hobbs talks about how to recognize and combat the propaganda coming at us from all sides Do you think of “Saturday Night Live” as propaganda? What about those commercials of sad-looking puppies in cages that can’t be helped “wi ...
16 Mar 2017 - Emily Green
The civil rights activist talks about holding ground under renewed threats to minority communities and police oversight On Jan. 19, the eve of the Presidential inauguration, the Rev. Al Sharpton stood outside Trump International Hotel in New York City wit ...
16 Mar 2017 - Adam Sennott
Even when the GOP plan was still on the table, the congressman from Oregon was working on a revised proposal After a grueling 27-hour debate, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Oregon’s Rep. Greg Walden, voted March 9 to advance the ...
23 Mar 2017 - Joanne Zuhl
Indivisible Oregon's mission boils down to one simple message: 'Resist everything' On a dark and drizzly Tuesday afternoon in February, a group of 40-plus Portlanders huddled together in the Doubletree Hotel near Lloyd Center to strategize ...
6 Apr 2017 - Elizabeth Buelow
COMMENTARY | We believe in justice for all – not just for those who can afford it "Equal justice under law” is a core value of our nation. But what happens when a victim of domestic violence, or an older adult facing eviction, can’t afford a lawyer? ...
11 Apr 2017 - Nick Fish