By Dr. Oren Gersten As a doctor who has dedicated a career to primary care and public health I have more than a strong feeling that our health care system is heading towards change—and soon.... Read more
GUEST OPINION How You Can Vote (and Help Others Vote, Too) State Representative candidate for the Democratic primary in the West End, Charles Skold discusses absentee ballots. As someone run... Read more
Our Readers Guest Opinion By Charles Skold We’re living in a strange time of self-isolation. Our favorite bars and hangout spots are closed. Public events are cancelled. Even our usual get-t... Read more
GUEST OPINION By Emily Figdor, District 2 School Board Member I am so honored to serve on the Portland School Board, representing the West End, Parkside, St. John Valley, and part of Oakdale... Read more
by Adam Marletta Nearly 2,000 protesters converged on City Hall on Sept. 20 to demand action to combat climate change. The rally was part of the global “Climate Strike” day of action and coi... Read more
By Kelly Merrill Some of the issues I work on as an activist and journalist need to be unpacked before the messaging is clear to me. Sometimes there’s a big learning curve between those of u... Read more
The Portland Phoenix made an excellent selection with their “Tweet of the Week,” for the Feb. 28, 2019 issue. In it, Eric Holthaus, a meteorologist and staff writer for Grist, tweets: There... Read more
by Adam Marletta Trump is afraid of the socialist movement. He should be. A scourge is haunting the Trump White House: The scourge of communism. How else to explain Donald Trump’s recent (an... Read more
La Vida Local: Irregular Notes on West End Life Rebuild All 4 Schools? Make An Informed Choice by Rosanne Graef In November, Portland voters will be asked to vote on two bond proposals to de... Read more



We Need Public Funding for Cultured Meat Research
By Jon Hochschartner Jon Hochschartner is the author of a number of books about animal-rights history. He thinks the first two Strokes albums are pretty much perfect. Visit his website at Ho... Read more