Republican Recalcitrance
Hot Air Society issues subpoenas!
Dear reader, I’ve got some good news and some bad news — and then more bad news. You figure out which is which. As I … Continue reading
Guest Viewpoint Archive
Acting on Climate
Ya-Po-Ah Terrace is transitioning off fossil fuels
Oregonians young and old are sounding the alarm in communities across the state. They are attending town hall meetings, protesting pipelines, setting up treesits and … Continue reading
UO Budget Slash
We need to save LERC and other UO outreach programs
For more than 40 years, the Labor Education and Research Center (LERC) at the University of Oregon has provided a wide range of workshops, training … Continue reading
Celebrate May Day with the Workers
A celebration is May 1 at the Park Blocks
May Day is as American as baseball and apple pie! The first May Day in 1886 led to more than 300,000 workers in 13,000 businesses across … Continue reading
5G Raises New Concerns
More speed, more questions
The average person probably thinks that the new 5G (fifth generation) is just the next best thing after the current 4G wireless standard. While faster … Continue reading
Chasing Banks
Activists rally in national day of action against JPMorgan Chase
The crowd of 20 organized under drizzly skies on Wednesday afternoon, April 10, their backs turned on the Willamette Street traffic. Their signs, paintings of … Continue reading
Urban Design
Making Eugene great again
Suddenly it’s springtime in Eugene for city design with new projects popping up all over. We have new murals, a reborn Civic Alliance Park for … Continue reading
Climate Laws
When it comes to Clean Energy Jobs, tired myths die hard
By Lucy Vinis and Kitty Piercy Oregon is on the verge of the biggest climate protection legislation in state history: the Clean Energy Jobs bill … Continue reading
Women, Tech and STEM
Navigating today’s dynamic, ever-changing job market
By Lauren Jerome and Kim Dearborn As entrepreneurs and technology specialists, our Eugene connections naturally brought us together. We, the writers, come from different backgrounds. … Continue reading
Up Against the Machine
Bills in Salem fight the education combine
by Roscoe Caron and Larry Lewin “You had a choice: You could either strain and look at things that appeared in front of you in … Continue reading