Oregon’s Mask Mandates to be Lifted by March 31st
byOn February 7, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced that the statewide mask mandate for indoor public spaces would be lifted no later than…
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COVID on Campus
A PSU Health and Safety Inquiry
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After a year and a half long closure, Portland State University reopened for students and faculty this Fall term, inviting students, faculty, and staff…
Above the Law
Police Resistance to Vaccine Mandates
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In August of this year, Oregon’s Governor Brown announced that the state would mandate vaccinations for all executive branch employees including police and correctional…
Campus Policing and the Call for Abolition
Despite administration’s promises, PSU campus police remain armed
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On December 11, 2014, Portland State University’s board of trustees voted to deputize and arm PSU’s Campus Public Safety Officers (CPSO). The decision was…
Royalty Notwithstanding
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia purported to have ordered U.S. based reporter Jamal Khashoggi murdered
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On Feb. 11, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) issued an executive summary entitled “Assessing the Saudi Government’s Role in the…
United We Stand?
Veterans Resource Center Email Thread Highlights Divisions in Local Veteran Communities Over the January 6 Capitol Riot
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After the events of the January 6 riot at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C, Americans were inundated with emails, tweets, and advertisements that…
A Man, a Plan, and a Virus
Direct checks, state assistance, and addressing COVID-19: The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, explained
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2020 has wrought untold distress upon the American people, and the global populace writ large. President Biden and the newly Democrat controlled Senate intend…
Executive Executions
Trump approved more capital punishments than the last 10 administrations combined.
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Despite moral objections and legal challenges, the Trump administration executed 13 people between July 2020 and the end of Trump’s term of office. According…
An Unspoken Norm
Bankruptcy, sexual abuse, and the tainted legacy of the Boy Scouts of America
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According to reports in 2020, approximately 92,700 people filed sexual abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America by a November 16, 2020 deadline….
COVID in the Workplace
COVID-19 continues to prohibit restaurants from opening, but in the coming months there may be hope for a return to normalcy with vaccine distribution
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COVID-19 cases have been decreasing steadily across Oregon since the holidays. The lowest death and case rates since late June 2020 have been recorded…