Police reform requires starting over from the ground up. Anything less is just an adhesive bandage on a gaping, hemorrhaging, pus-filled wound.
Protesters, Press, Police
Journalists who believe they are empowered to invade other people’s lives and private property for clickbait and airtime don’t care whose lives they destroy.
Protests, Politics, Possibilities
The political winds have shifted since Portland’s May 19th mayoral primary. Now, the top vote getter is the underdog, but the other name on the ballot could be a spoiler.
Oregon LEO Favor Racism Over Reform, Again
Oregon-elected officials and law enforcement use the Proud Boys failed attempt to stir up trouble as an excuse to remove restrictions on violence against Black Lives Matter protesters, brutally attacking them.
Peaceful Protests
As Black Lives Matter protesters try to navigate peacefully in the streets of Portland, the rules for doing so are constantly shifting based on the whims of the system they seek to reform.
Blue Crime Matters
The Portland Police are guilty of numerous crimes and they act as if the law does not apply to them, they need to be held to account. F.I. Goldhaber examines their actions.
Black Lives Matter: The Battle of Lownsdale Square (Portland, Oregon)
There’s the picture painted by right-wing media about protests in Portland, Oregon, and then there’s what is actually going on. Veteran Sean Davis experiences it firsthand.
Risen Apes: Stranger in Town
S.M. Park’s continuing column Risen Apes about being a 70-year-old boomer. In “Stranger in Town,” Park talks about life as a prototypical bum.
Risen Apes: Roar of the Crowd
S.M. Park’s continuing column Risen Apes about being a 70-year-old boomer. In “Roar of the Crowd,” Park talks about being a lifelong 49ers fan, going to games then vs now.
Risen Apes: Trail Mix
S.M. Park’s continuing column Risen Apes about being a 70-year-old boomer. In “Trail Mix,” Park talks about Oregon … or as he likes to call it “Boregon.”