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Giving up our privacy without much thought

BOOK REVIEW | In ‘Privacy: And How To Get it Back’ author B.J. Mendelson says we’re up against the power of apathy in a battle which only wealthy tech companies win The problem with universal basic income is that proponents haven’t suggested a good source ...

10 Aug 2018 - Megan Wildhood
Tech tools profile, police and punish the poor

BOOK REVIEW | ‘Automating Inequality’ by Virginia Eubanks shows how technology is stacked against the marginalized When politicians and business leaders talk about using technology to streamline service provision to the poor, they conjure up an efficient, ...

3 Aug 2018 - Mike Wold
Streetwise advice for the homelessness novice

Ryan Dowd’s ‘The Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness’ offers guidance to workers whose job puts them in contact with people experiencing homelessness In his book, “ The Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness,” Ryan Dowd provides insight and practical tools for a ...

20 Jul 2018 - Topaz
Subversive Americana: a conversation with iconic photographer and filmmaker Danny Lyon

He'll be at Hollywood Theatre July 18 for a screening of his groundbreaking films ‘Willie’ and ‘Murderers’ After five years of correspondence, local artist Vanessa Renwick has convinced her favorite photographer to come to Portland and screen two of ...

13 Jul 2018 - Emily Green
'So You Want to Talk About Race,' a no-nonsense guide to navigating race in America

Ijeoma Oluo's book is a tool for turning uncomfortable conversations into productive ones Ijeoma Oluo’s book “ So You Want to Talk About Race ” is a no-nonsense, straight-forward guide to understanding the complexities of race in America. Oluo covers ...

29 Jun 2018 - Lisa Edge
Vishavjit Singh is Sikh Captain America

With his creations, the cartoonist throws a mighty shield at the hate and prejudice he’s experienced On the first floor of Wing Luke Museum in the International District of Seattle, several cartoons of people wearing turbans accompanied by succinct statem ...

29 Jun 2018 - Lisa Edge
Author Raj Patel on the oligarchy of food

The economist says we can shake the yoke of corpocracies, reclaim our food supply and bring collective solutions to the table Summer is here, replete with sunny days, sandy beaches, cool water and, of course, food – lots of glorious food for celebrating w ...

22 Jun 2018 - Marco Filardi
Jessica Bruder reveals a subculture in America spawned by the drive to survive

BOOK REVIEW | 'Nomadland' looks at RV- and van-dwelling travelers in search for a place to park their lives The headlines may talk about growth, but we are living in a dark economic era. For most families, income and wealth have stagnated in rec ...

15 Jun 2018 - Joe Martin
Political journalist Sarah Kendzior on what middle America can teach the rest of the country

Her new book, 'Flyover Country,' is a collection of writings on systemic problems endemic in the Midwest "Flyover country” was never meant to be a flattering term. Middle America, lacking the wealth and sparkle of coastal cities, is viewed ...

8 Jun 2018 - Joanne Zuhl
Author Mark Lilla reflects on how identity politics fractures the Left

BOOK REVIEW | The writer of 'The Once and Future Liberal' provides an elegantly concise how-we-got-here history I had thought the malaise of relentlessly focusing on identity was just me. That only I was feeling like an ant under a magnifying gl ...

1 Jun 2018 - Megan Wildhood