Police Unmasked
Disregard for our impacts on others lies at heart of today's ills
After more than 10 years of writing columns for The Register-Guard, it was time for a change. I am pleased to say I will now … Continue reading
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Racialized Inequality
Social justice is the vaccine we need for Oregon's food system
By Joan Gross and Emily Yates-Doerr The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the racialized inequality that permeates Oregon’s food system. The conditions of slavery and … Continue reading
Black Girl From Eugene
Assimilation is not a gift
By Ayisha Elliott I was born in Eugene. A Black baby of two revolutionary Black parents and the fifth child of our crew. I grew up … Continue reading
Protect the People
Oregon Legislature’s steps on improving policing
By Sen. James Manning and Rep. Marty Wilde Oregonians deserve peace officers who will serve and protect the public, not control the public. During the … Continue reading
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Local Voices, Global Problems
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A Dream Deferred No Longer
The coronavirus is not the only out-of-control pandemic
By Joe Berney Seventy years ago, the American poet Langston Hughes wrote about Black lives and Black discontent in Harlem: What happens to a dream … Continue reading
The Assault on St. John’s Church
The June 1 attack on peaceful protesters sums up Trump’s administration
By Thomas Coffin Certain dates are never erased from memory. Dates such as July 4, 1776; Dec. 7, 1941, and Sept. 11, 2001. Perhaps June … Continue reading
A Changing Restaurant Scene
Adapting and changing to save local dining
By Jeffery Passerotti, Wendy Watson and Kiyallah Heatherstone With the COVID-19 pandemic in full roar, we the small, independent restaurants, are facing an existential crisis. … Continue reading
Change the Camping Ordinance
Homelessness and COVID-10 make the need more pressing
By Wayne Martin and Sara Burant Quietly and with the necessity borne of the pandemic season, 30 unhoused individuals took up residence in tents and … Continue reading
UO’s Thin Commitment to Racial Justice
Weak support from administration for leading scholar of race, incarceration and policing
By Charise Cheney, Lynn Fujiwara, Brian Klopotek, Sharon Luk, Ernesto Martínez The University of Oregon is on the verge of losing one of its only … Continue reading