Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement
She stood next to history with her late husband, Derek Bell, the one-time dean of the law school at the University of Oregon and a … Continue reading
Year: 2020
A Two-Tone Army of One
Second wave ska legends return to Eugene
Second wave ska bands in both the U.K. and the U.S. arose during the economic recession of the 1970s, only to find themselves responding in … Continue reading
The Reagan Scam
A recent Eugene Weekly letter to the editor accurately pointed out the minuscule list of President Ronald Reagan’s actual accomplishments (“Reagan Was No Jesus,” 1/9). … Continue reading
The Green New Con
The Green New Deal (GND) is a Trojan horse the ruling elite have carefully crafted to green-wash a new era of corporate industrialism. To attain … Continue reading
Mystery is Beautiful
Claire Burbridge looks deep into nature in enormous drawings at JSMA
Claire Burbridge is moved by small things. Her drawings in Claire Burbridge: Pathways to the Invisible at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art are of … Continue reading
Veni, Vidi, Vinis
During her first term as mayor of Eugene, Lucy Vinis has exercised strong leadership in tackling the major challenges facing our community: homelessness, housing, climate … Continue reading
Medieval Multimedia
13th-century musical theater kicks off February for music lovers in Eugene
Multimedia performances are all the rage, and just wait until augmented reality tech allows even more multiples. But before shows that spiced up sounds with … Continue reading
Macks Rock
Eugene quartet updates classic rock for Zoomers
Yup, the brand-new album from The Macks, asserts with confidence that, at least for this young Eugene quartet, classic rock still holds sway. “Beatles, … Continue reading
Defazio V. Trump
Peter DeFazio has represented Oregon’s Fourth District with distinction for more than 30 years, providing many reasons to support his re-election. Doyle Canning is challenging … Continue reading
Welcome To The Reich
There is and will be millions of words spilled about the “Dershowitz Defense” appropriated by Republicans to exonerate President Trump. Trumpism is now a dominant … Continue reading