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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...
Life or Limb? On the Use and Misuse of Hazard Tree Designations
A recent dispute over protections to an old-growth redwood tree in Lower Redway, California has once again invigorated scrutiny towards hazard tree designations, their justifications, and the uses to which they are put. In late 2025 Robert Scarlett, a mid-twenties...
Information and History the Oregon Country Fair Doesn’t Want You to Know
1) Oregon Country Fair is located on an Indigenous burial ground and a traditional village site; 2) Archeology is rooted in racism; 3) Colonial nostalgia doesn't rinse out in the sauna shower. A brief history of Oregon Country Fair playing Indian, disrespecting tribal...
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...