Ear to the Ground Newsletter: Issue 1
Welcome to the Ear to the Ground newsletter, hosted by We Out Here Magazine! This newsletter will keep you informed of state and local-level developments impacting mass incarceration and the criminal…
Following Support for Politician Who Went On To Organize For ‘Timber Unity,’ Nike’s Phil Knight Doubles Down Support For Prosecutor Who Committed Illegal Racial Discrimination
Washington County District Attorney Kevin Barton tried to claim reverse racism in court. Nike co-founder Phil Knight made headlines in 2018 after giving $2.5 million to Republican Knute Buehler’s campaign for Oregon governor. Buehler wanted to…
Why Does Oregon Allow for Such Long Stays in Solitary Confinement?
Oregon among states not in compliance with United Nations Nelson Mandela Rules on the treatment of prisoners. Oregon allows for up to 36 days in solitary for first degree “Disrespect”…
Proposed Oregon Bill Would Allow Incarcerated People With Felonies to Vote
Over 12,000 people’s right to vote would be restored. A bill will be introduced in 2022 to guarantee the right to vote for all incarcerated citizens of voting age in…
From “Choose Love” To “Shots Fired”
Anti-fascists setup perimeter in anticipation of Proud Boy / “patriot” violence while police choose not not to engage. (Photo by Mac Smiff) Throughout the month of August, self-proclaimed “patriots”–a collection…
Oregon’s ‘Subjects’
Until everyone of voting age is allowed to vote, we can’t claim to be a ‘democracy.’ All modern “democracies” and nation-states divide people into “citizens” and “subjects.” It’s an assumption…
Institutional Monuments to Racism Must Also Be Toppled
Many in Oregon are still in prison serving convictions by unconstitutional Jim Crow Juries, a legal lynching. We have all seen the powerful images of statues and monuments once-erected to…
What Are We Funding? [Part One]
Article by Jake Dockter. Portland, Oregon Mayor Tevis E. Wheeler would love you to believe that the answer to the gun violence spike is more money and more cops. Wheeler’s…
Pay No Attention to the Gross Negligence Behind the Smoke
[Editor’s Note: Dr. Juniper L. Simonis is a quantitative ecologist studying aquatic ecotoxicology, biogeochemistry, conservation biology, quantitative ecology, and they are pretty good with stats as well. I’m glad they…
Police Union Contract Governs Portland Street Response Program
Cover Photo By Mac Smiff The police union enjoys veto power over any program that deals with public safety in the city. In a revealing turn of phrase, a recent…