Monthly Archive: March 2023

A screenshot showing the nine candidates for school board with three names---Michael Bratland, Rick Hamilton, Grant Johnson, and Timothy Sean Sutherland--highlighted in neon yellow.

March 20, 2023

by James Croxton and Mary Bell

Controversial Assignment Opens Door for Right-Wing Takeover on 4J School Board

Despite claims that a “conservative slate” will not include “right-wing radicals,” some of the candidates’ social media accounts show otherwise.

A colored photo collage of ten Oregon representatives and senators who have put their names alongside a bill that would limit or ban access to gender-affirming healthcare for youth and prisoners. All are Republicans, and all are white and at least middle-aged. The men all have short-cropped haircuts with streaks of gray layered onto the sides with well-groomed mustaches or neat beards, while the women are all sporting blonde, shoulder-length hair and fashionable suits.

March 5, 2023

by Nadya Markowska

No, Seriously, They’re Coming For Us Here, Too (And We Can’t Let Them)

Two Prospective Bills in the Oregon Senate Seek to Ban Gender-Affirming Healthcare for Youth and Prisoners