Change History
Dismantle the systems that validate oppression and racism
By Michelle Holman White people in America are clearly steeped in a very real moment. We are being urged to listen, reckon, reflect and act. … Continue reading
Guest Viewpoint Archive
Racialized Inequality
Social justice is the vaccine we need for Oregon's food system
By Joan Gross and Emily Yates-Doerr The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the racialized inequality that permeates Oregon’s food system. The conditions of slavery and … Continue reading
COVID-19 and Long-Term Care of Oregonians
Long-term care residents and employees need support
Our vulnerable citizens residing in long-term care and skilled nursing facilities, often physically and/or mentally disabled, are in dire need of our support and help. … Continue reading
Black Girl From Eugene
Assimilation is not a gift
By Ayisha Elliott I was born in Eugene. A Black baby of two revolutionary Black parents and the fifth child of our crew. I grew up … Continue reading
Protect the People
Oregon Legislature’s steps on improving policing
By Sen. James Manning and Rep. Marty Wilde Oregonians deserve peace officers who will serve and protect the public, not control the public. During the … Continue reading
Local & Vocal
Local Voices, Global Problems
Black Girl From Eugene Racialized Inequality A Dream Deferred No Longer The Assault on St. John’s Church Protect the People A Changing Restaurant Scene
A Dream Deferred No Longer
The coronavirus is not the only out-of-control pandemic
By Joe Berney Seventy years ago, the American poet Langston Hughes wrote about Black lives and Black discontent in Harlem: What happens to a dream … Continue reading
The Assault on St. John’s Church
The June 1 attack on peaceful protesters sums up Trump’s administration
By Thomas Coffin Certain dates are never erased from memory. Dates such as July 4, 1776; Dec. 7, 1941, and Sept. 11, 2001. Perhaps June … Continue reading
A Changing Restaurant Scene
Adapting and changing to save local dining
By Jeffery Passerotti, Wendy Watson and Kiyallah Heatherstone With the COVID-19 pandemic in full roar, we the small, independent restaurants, are facing an existential crisis. … Continue reading
Defund the Pentagon Budget
The oversized military budget has cost us health care, health research and personal protective equipment
By Gwen Jaspers Tweeted by Rep. Barbara Lee of California late last month, “Defund the Pentagon Budget” is four words that would have been quickly … Continue reading