Hall Monitor: The Changing Symbolism of Portland’s Elk Statue

Hall Monitor: Why Homelessness Experts Have Rejected Mayor's Shelter Plan

Opinion: Kristof’s Thwarted Campaign a Blow to All Unqualified, Entitled White Men

In Defense of the $34 Chicken

A Sentimental, Navel-Gazing, and Profoundly Grateful Goodbye Post

Hall Monitor: If the Number of Cops Doesn't Impact Crime, What Can?

Which Mall Is More Haunted: Mall 205 or Lloyd Center?

Dispatch from an Indoor Concert During a Pandemic

If I Ever Run for Governor, Please Don't Vote for Me

Hall Monitor: Risk-Averse

Portland Police—and Politicians—Have Given Protesters Little Reason to Feel Safe

Hall Monitor: When Public Records Protect the Police

Hall Monitor: Frustrated by Portland Bureaucracy? Keep an Eye on the Charter Commission.

Opinion: Portland Will Host the First Human Rights Commission Event for Oregon Sex Workers. Here's Why.

Note from the Mercury's Editor: What We Do With Your Juicy $$$ 🤑

Guest Opinion: Police Are Not Working Class

Take the Mercury Reader Survey—Because Your Opinions are SMART!

The 7 Most Terrible Lines from KOIN's "Is Portland Over?" Article

The 50-Foot-Tall Murderous Aliens That Invaded Earth Last Year Are Starting to Retreat. Can We Please Get Back to Normal Now?

Guest Opinion: Why the Oregon Legislature Should Decriminalize Sex Work

A Note from the Mercury’s Editor: Vaccine Horny

An Open Letter to the AAPI Community, and Our Allies and Accomplices

A Note from the Mercury’s Editor: Welcome to the Pandemic Anniversary! 🎉🤮

The Oregonian, the Fake Hardesty Hit-and-Run, and the Price of a Big Scoop

A Note from the Mercury’s Editor: "Crudely Casual"

Hall Monitor: "Here to help"

What works—and what's lacking—in Portland's emergency response system.

The Right Place at the Right Time: Portland Got a Gucci Store, Baby!!!

Crying Wolf: If Portland Tourism Dies, You Can Thank Downtown Business Interests and the Police

Someday We Will All Have a Vaccine Story

A Note from the Mercury’s Editor: The Far-Right Is Very Wrong About Free Speech

Guest Editorial: Mayor's Denouncement of Far-Right Attack on Capitol Reeks of Hypocrisy

The Year in Review: An Open Letter to the Woman Who Was Buying a Bottle of Watermelon Moscato and Nothing Else at Winco Last Night

Guest Editorial: What's a New Year?

Ten Things That Got Me Through 2020

Guest Editorial: "How to Show Up with Grief"

Guest Editorial: How to Prioritize Portland’s Communities of Color in 2021

The Year in Review: A Note from the Mercury's Editor: Eyes and Hearts

Guest Editorial: Let’s Bring Some of 2020 With Us

A Note from the Mercury’s Editor: You Were the Best Part of My 2020

Guest Editorial: My Year as an Essential Grocery Worker Without Essential Protections or Pay

Guest Editorial: “2020 Was Supposed to Be My Year!”

The Governors of Oregon, Washington, and California Strongly Urge You Not to Kill Your Family

A Note from the Mercury’s Editor: That Freaked Out Feeling

Guest Editorial: To Seek Justice, Embrace Healing

I Used to Be Addicted to Heroin. Oregon Decriminalizing Drug Possession Is a Historic Victory for Human Rights.

Guest Editorial: Portland's Small Businesses Can Be Saved. Here's How.

A Note from the Mercury’s Editor: Squad Goals

Hall Monitor: An Authorized Militia

On the Anniversary of the March on Washington, Remember Gay Hero Bayard Rustin

A Note from the Mercury’s Editor: How We're NOT Wasting Your Money

The Five Stages of Kamala Harris