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Eugene Demands Data Center Ban: September 14th City Council Meeting
The Eugene city chambers were packed to full capacity of ~120, with more than 50 people turned away at the door before it even began. 72 people signed up to give public testimony. Some wore matching shirts that read, “No data centers – not in Eugene, not anywhere”....
Reportback from the Lochiel Tree Sit
By: Poppy The nearly 2,000 mile long border dividing the U.S. and Mexico begins at the Pacific Ocean, cuts through the Sonoran Desert, then the Chihuahuan, and eventually meets the Rio Grande river snaking it's way to the Gulf of Mexico. The "Wall" which has divided...
Local Opposition to Data Centers and How Artificial Intelligence, Military, and Global Exploitation are Entwined
by Paprika In local news, residents of Salem are actively resisting the proposed construction of the Verrus AI data center. Verrus is backed by Alphabet, the parent company of Google. The city of Salem signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in March 2025, which ended...
Walking in the Shadows of Giants: A People’s Guide to the University of Oregon
With the help of research collaborators combined with his tireless curiosity on the topic, recent University of Oregon alum and community organizer Valentine Bentz has published the university’s very own People’s Guide to the University of Oregon. A People’s Guide to...
Private Stake in Public Land on 1059 Willamette: MUPTES, Opportunity Zones, and More Tax Exemptions for Developers
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 public comments regarding their elected officials’ plans to allocate public money to property developers to, presumably, increase the availability of housing.
The Forest Fights Back
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...
Portland ICE Facility Protestors Return to Court Next Month
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...
Federal judge orders immediate removal of fence around Eugene federal building
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...
Wayfinding Towards Solidarity and Struggle: The importance of community-powered education
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...
PINKWASHING: Corporate Propaganda and the Settler-Colonial Toolkit
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 at its...