Our Voices: On Signs of the Times
What Would You Put in Oregon’s Time Capsule? Last week’s COIN Chronicle included a post about Who Gets to Define America (based on two articles by Ted Anthony), and a…
Our Voices: On the Praireland “Chill”
Last July 4, at the Prairieland ICE detention center in Alvarado, Texas, fireworks broke out. Activists outside the facility exchanged gunfire with police. One officer was injured, but luckily no…
Our Voices: On Our Newsletters & Blogs
We’re taking a different approach to Our Voices this week, with an ear to “voices” from Oregon groups already posted all across the state. While there are many ways to…
Our Voices: On Watch Parties & the Long Game
A few weeks ago, buzz arose about a new No Kings event June 14. With such short notice? Another “No Kings”? Soon enough, the type of event was clarified: No…
Our Voices: On “Balanced” News
The latest cease-fire with Iran has given the Trump administration plenty of airtime to repeatedly claim victory in its war of choice, ahead of any signed agreement with an enemy…
Our Voices: On Reaching the Right
As Donald Trump’s poll ratings plunge (see Monday’s Times/Siena Poll), hopes perk up for pro-democracy wins in the midterms this year and general elections beyond. “The fish rots from the head…
Our Voices: On Local Elections
In activist circles, we hear it all the time: our local elections are just as important as the national elections. In the long term, the former is even more important,…
Our Voices: How Do You Avoid Burnout?
Among the features of this week’s COIN Chronicle is a look at the NOTUS.org article, “I Mostly Ignored Politics for 10 Months. What Did I Miss?” by Dana Milbank. Milbank’s…
Our Voices: On Hidden Hot Spots
At the bottom of the page is a place to leave comments. We want “Our Voices” this week to be dominated by responses in that space. This has been a…