The City of Portland Must Cut Ties with Israel. Portland State Should Do the Same.
byIn light of Israel’s recent siege on Gaza, members of Portland’s Palestinian community are calling on city officials to terminate a five year, $10…
Opinion
Palestine
A Legalized Ethnic Cleansing
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In Islam, the night of Laylat al-Qadr, Arabic for “Night of Power” is considered one of the religion’s holiest nights. Tradition dictates that in…
Goodbye Afghanistan
An epilogue of war
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General Smedley Butler was not the sort of swaggering American hero we like to make movies about. Born in 1881, he joined the Marine…
God May Be Dead, but the Christian Left Isn’t
During a time of societal upheaval, conservative Christians have a loud voice, but progressive Christianity is out there.
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*Editor’s Note: The Pacific Sentinel does not endorse any religious tradition and the opinions below are strictly those of the author. If you…
Constitutionally Speaking
Hate Speech is a Problem, We Should Change the First Amendment
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According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Criminal Justice Information Services Division, there has been a sharp increase in hate crime in the United…
Looking Through the Overton Window
On Representation and Neutrality in Journalism
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There are three primary schools of thought on neutrality in journalism. The first aspires to true neutrality, a second declares its biases and encourages…
Keep the Conventions Virtual
This year’s political conventions had to adapt to the strangest conditions in recent memory—were they better for it?
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This year, because of the world altering pandemic and the requisite social distancing, the Democratic and Republican National Conventions were held virtually. I loved…
I’m Voting For Joe Biden. He’s Still a Flawed Candidate.
We need to remove Trump from office—but that doesn’t mean we’re not allowed to criticize Joe Biden.
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Joe Biden is the Democratic nominee for president in 2020. That’s a fact we all have to live with. When we all fill out…
UP NOW!
Universal Preschool on the November Ballot
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This November, something rather remarkable will be available to Multnomah county voters. A ballot initiative, but more importantly, an unprecedented demonstration of mobilization capacity,…
Voices
A Letter of Introduction from the Executive Editor
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To our returning readers, I wish you a familiar comfort in this time of unparalleled estrangement. To our new readers, I bid you welcome…