Becoming a Radical Elder
The older generation has your back
By Victoria Koch There is an old Buddhist story about an older man and his son walking along a receding river path where there are … Continue reading
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Algorithms or Reality?
Power demonstrating its ability to erase reality in plain sight under Trump
By Zach Klonoski Imagine the early 1940s with today’s technology and media environment. “Relocation camps” trend on TikTok, framed by official accounts as “re-education centers.” … Continue reading
Never on a Sunday
Protests and an inclusive resistance
By tova stabin I’ve been attending political rallies and events of one sort or another since I was about 12 years old — so well … Continue reading
Of, By, and For The People
Time for a new political party
By Alan Cohen The United States was intended by its founders to be the answer to an age-old problem: inequality. The founders’ solution was first … Continue reading
LOCAL and VOCAL
Local voices on national problems — politics, protests and more
From We The People (sans Robert F. Kennedy) to what days protests happen to radical elders and everything in between Eugene Weekly has it all … Continue reading
Promoting Unity in the Cause of Love
Political action and the progressive purity test
By Dawn Lesley Watching the shredding of our constitutional democracy in a massive wealth grab by the wealthy who somehow never feel wealthy enough, watching … Continue reading
Bigger than Meets the Eye
AI and automated license plate readers in Eugene-Springfield raise objections
By Jennifer Gusset Objections are being raised to the recent (or imminent) installment of automated license plate readers in Eugene-Springfield traffic intersections. One point mentioned … Continue reading
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
A search for loving kindness in a hate-filled world
By Victoria Koch My heart feels deeply broken by the hatred and deep cruelty — especially concerning our asylum seekers, migrants and immigrants — and … Continue reading
Public Good Over Corporate Profits
The city of Oakridge continues to fight the proposed mine on TV Butte
By Joe Berney, with Bryan Cutchen and Guenevere Patty DiGioia A few months ago, after Lane County Commissioners voted 3 to 2 in favor of … Continue reading
On Protests
Taking to the streets is taking Trump’s bait
By DoYle Srader The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull only got made because Raiders of the Lost Ark grossed almost $400 million, and you keep … Continue reading