By: Joy Santiago & Dime Reid Across states and spanning decades, the allowance of federal and state tax breaks for property developers has been a hotbed of debate. Numbers are crunched, independent consultants are acquired, and communities provide private and...
On Tuesday, July 7th, the bimonthly meeting for the Washington State Board of Natural Resources began like every other. After a few formalities, Dave Upthegrove, State Commissioner of Public Lands, announced that a 60-minute comment period was about to begin. He...
By: Cipher As we mourn the recent ICE murders of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastian Guerrero, we must continue to resist this fascist violence, and take inspiration from those who have been engaged in this battle with their full selves. This spring, ICE and...
by: Ember Lovejoy In the lawsuit Renshaw v. General Services Administration (GSA), plaintiffs challenged the federal government’s installation of a tall metal fence around the perimeter of the Eugene federal building as a violation of the First Amendment’s protections...
When we struggle personally and collectively with conflict and injustice, where do we turn? When liberatory projects, campaigns, and larger movements burn and fizzle out, how can we build resilience across individuals and communities to keep up the work? How do we...
by: Mx. Rahi Tea It seems the general “mainstream left” is fiiiiiinaaaaaly having critical conversations about pink-washing and rainbow-capitalism. The corporate and state-sanctioned messaging that presents the facade of support for the queer community but...
