Portland

2022 midterms Oct. 29, 2021

Can Nicholas Kristof Actually Win the Oregon Governor’s Race?The short answer is maybe. As a progressive outsider, he might be able to exploit a leadership vacuum in his native state.

By Ed Kilgore

ideas Sept. 9, 2020

How Fantasy Triumphed Over Reality in American PoliticsThat doesn’t mean that the nation is on the verge of collapse, or even in decline. A new phase of history might be just beginning.

By Bruno Maçães

portland Sept. 4, 2020

What We Know About the Deadly Protest Shooting in PortlandOn Thursday, law enforcement agents in Washington reportedly killed Michael Forest Reinoehl, the suspect from the homicide at the Portland protests.

By Chas Danner and Matt Stieb

white house Aug. 31, 2020

Trump Announces Federal Investigation of ‘Left-Wing Civil Unrest’Trump continued to make false comparisons between far-left and far-right agitators and defended his supporters who shot demonstrators with paintballs.

By Matt Stieb

kenosha Aug. 31, 2020

Trump Is an Arsonist Masquerading As a FirefighterTrump makes matters worse when he imposes himself on cities wracked by unrest. That’s why he’s going to Kenosha.

By Zak Cheney-Rice

protests Aug. 5, 2020

Portland’s Bigger Policing Problem Was Always LocalTrump’s agents may leave Portland. Police brutality won’t.

By Zak Cheney-Rice

empires Aug. 1, 2020

Trump’s Authoritarian Theater Was Just for Show, Until It Wasn’tThe presence of federal forces in Portland marks, for the president, a political strategy ripe for replication anytime he faces the will of voters.

By Zak Cheney-Rice

portland July 29, 2020

Militarized Federal Agents to Begin Withdrawal From PortlandAfter weeks of highly publicized clashes with demonstrators, DHS agents and U.S. Marshals in Portland will begin a “phased withdrawal.”

By Matt Stieb

the national interest July 29, 2020

Why Trump’s Protest Crackdown Keeps Blowing Up in His FaceThe self-defeating tactic of trying to run the “caravan” play on American streets.

By Jonathan Chait

politics July 29, 2020

What Happened at Attorney General Barr’s Five-Hour House HearingBarr defended sending federal agents to Portland and other cities, and his heated exchanges with grandstanding Democrats yielded little substance.

By Chas Danner

portland July 27, 2020

Trump Administration Sends More Federal Officers to PortlandThe 100-plus federal agents at the courthouse have made the unrest worse. As many as 150 more are reportedly on their way.

By Chas Danner

vision 2020 July 27, 2020

Trump Wanted His Portland Policy to Backfire — But Not Like ThisIf you want to win an election on “law and order,” stoking civil unrest that you can’t control may actually be a bad idea.

By Eric Levitz

protests July 23, 2020

Portland Mayor Jeered by Protesters, Teargassed by Federal AgentsIt wasn’t a great night for Ted Wheeler.

By Adam K. Raymond

vision 2020 July 22, 2020

Trump’s Latest Pitch to Suburbs: Demonizing CitiesTrump hopes to frighten suburbanites about cities as sources of violence, crime, and lower home values. But it probably won’t work.

By Ed Kilgore

portland July 21, 2020

Cotton Compares Portland’s Graffiti Artists to the ConfederacyEven more than Trump, Tom Cotton has never seen an incident of civil unrest that he wouldn’t like to escalate into civil war.

By Ed Kilgore

portland July 18, 2020

Trump’s Military Tactics in Portland Will Likely BackfireJust because law enforcement officers can take certain action doesn’t mean they should.

By Barbara McQuade

portland July 17, 2020

Unidentified Federal Agents Are Detaining Protesters in Portland“It’s like stop and frisk meets Guantanamo Bay,” one Oregon attorney said.

By Adam K. Raymond and Chas Danner

talking about the weather Aug. 3, 2017

Extreme Heat Wave Is Cooking the Pacific NorthwestCanadian wildfires are also causing extreme haze in the region.

By Jen Kirby

terrorism May 28, 2017

Portland Mourns Two Heroes Killed While Defending Teen Girls From Racist TiradeThe two men were stabbed to death after trying to stop a white supremacist from confronting two teens, one of whom was a Muslim wearing a hijab.

By Chas Danner

too much Apr. 27, 2017

‘Anti-Fascist’ Threats Cause Cancellation of Floral-Themed Oregon ParadeProtesters threatened the procession because local Republican officials planned to march.

By Jen Kirby

taxes Dec. 8, 2016

Portland Will Make Companies With Overpaid CEOs Shell Out More in TaxesCorporations with executives who make more than 100 times what their workers do will be subject to a surtax.

By Charley Lanyon

kids today Apr. 18, 2014