May 2026
Poetry: Held Together
It may seem impossibly broken. The pieces, unfathomably small, scattered, hiding in the corners and cracks, under the furniture. It may feel hopeless, as if no amount of glue will ever be able to mend the crumbling situation. But take heart. With patience and faith...
Analysis: The FBI Makes First Arrests in Connection to the January 30th Eugene Federal Building Anti-Ice Protest
In May, federal law enforcement agencies made two arrests connected to civil unrest at the Eugene Federal Building in the beginning of this year. Soren Polzin, 18, and Ryan Bruce Gaither Jr., 37, appeared before a federal judge on May 5th and were released from...
Less Bitter, More Glitter: Community Shuts Down Evangelicals’ Anti-Queer Outreach
For many, May 16th was a Saturday like any other. But for the Reformed Baptist Church of Douglas County (RBCDC), this was a very special occasion: it was time to show their out-of-town visitors the fine art of informing the sinners of Eugene, Oregon of their...
Ask an Abolitionist: Prairieland defendants & snitches
Hi Eric, I want to offer support to the Prairieland defendants, but as I understand it, one of the defendants collaborated with the police. In your opinion, how do I maintain the ethics of "snitches get stitches" while also supporting the Prairieland defendants who...
Dear Darling: Attempted humor
Dear Darling, Sometimes I like to take old jokes that are in bad taste in their original form, blonde jokes for example, and change them so they're about specific politicians rather than picking on generalized groups. Is this problematic? From, T. Peaches Wilkerson...
WEATHER FORECAST: MAY 2026
4-WEEK FORECAST • (100 hPa Wave-1 Heights) A persistent stratospheric polar vortex core has been getting disrupted since May 17–18, causing cold air to channel south through the Bering Sea, then southeast directly towards Oregon. • (Coastal Northwest Sea...
Still Standing: Forest Defenders Fight and Win to Preserve Oregon’s Old Growth Forests
By: Mossy Marblington On May 14th, a federal judge ruled to cancel the sale of a forest containing some of the last remaining old growth forest in Oregon. Forest defenders had been closely tracking the forests after the sale, and discovered that many of the ancient...
Nakba Day: 78 Years of Catastrophe
On May 15th, the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) held a rally and vigil to observe Nakba Day. This year marks 78 years since the start of Al-Nakba or "the catastrophe" (or disaster) in Arabic. Throughout 1948, more than 750,000 Palestinian people were...
Poetry: Global Sumud Flotilla
Exhausting the narrative, Exposing the vile monstrosity, With only comfort and kindness for the forgotten, betrayed, tortured. With bodies and grit, They stand beaten but not broken, A small token of the pain That showers upon Palestinian prisoners. No one knows what...
Radical Alternative Development Secures Its Own Venue
Eugene, OR-- Local punk nonprofit Radical Alternative Development (RAD) recently announced plans to open their own venue in Downtown Eugene. The announcement arrived amidst a bleak year of bar and restaurant closures in town, and is an antidote to a lack of...
Watkins in the street: Street performer arrested after fulfilling his traffic-directing vision
EUGENE, OR.— In front of the neighborhood behind Autzen Stadium, a man in a “Where’s Waldo?” striped shirt, clownfish shoes, and a purple-plushie cap stood in the center of traffic, pointing as the light changed from red to green and waving drivers to press on the...
Disabled Love: content warning – death bike accident
Something was very wrong. A big pickup truck was off the road near the dark blue fence and tardis. A car was stopped on the road. Why would someone leave crumpled bike parts on the sidewalk? People were milling around on their phones. An older white man walked away...