As my home state not only burns physically but also politically, the rise of right-wing militias in a generally left-wing state has all sorts of potential for horrible violence, as we’ve already
The fires in the West are so depressing. The specific areas of Oregon that are burning–the McKenzie River valley especially, but also the Opal Creek Wilderness–these are my favorite places
A lot of respect for the people in Bend, Oregon who decided to take direct action against ICE. Dozens of federal agents were deployed in Bend, Ore., late Wednesday after protesters stood for hours to
Without question, the finest moment in the history of my home county came in 1970, when a dead whale beached on the coast outside of Florence, Oregon and the geniuses in my state decided the best solu
I had long associated anti-vax idiocy with the body purity section of the left. Most of us know people like this or know people who know people. I could tell stories but probably shouldn’t impli
We ought to just assume, unless proven otherwise, that all police forces are either filled with actual, active fascists or that they are sympathetic to fascist aims. And that very much includes in pro
We’ve known for a long time how hopeless corrupt and awful the prison system is. Now that prisons can make money on American ethnic cleansing, well, you know where this is going: A regional jail
When I wrote my New York Times op-ed in August about the prison strike, I was mildly surprised it was accepted so easily because I figured that someone who was actually an expert in prison labor would