Doug Brown

Words from the most powerful person in the world STAT—a national health and science publication—published an interesting piece today, examining the obvious decline of Donald Trump’s linguistic abilities. The publication reviewed video of Trump speaking without scripts since the 1970s and compared them to Q&A sessions he’s held since he was sworn in as president: […]

May Day in Portland Doug Brown After May Day—where windows at businesses and government buildings downtown were smashed, a few fires were set in the street, and more than two dozen people were arrested—Portland anarchists made headlines. And many anarchists feel they’ve been unfairly skewered by the press, highlighting the May 5 Oregonian editorial that […]

Good morning, Portland. Time to click some links. 37 years ago… Our feature, out in print as of yesterday, is by Ciara Dolan and it’s about everything you could possibly want to know about dying in Portland. It’s very good. Doug Brown Also out in print as of yesterday, is my interview with one of […]

Doug Brown The Portland Police Association (PPA), the rank-and-file police union, is upset with the City of Portland for acknowledging historical racism in the city and state in its job listing for a new Portland Police Bureau (PPB) chief. “The State of Oregon and its largest city, Portland, share a history of legally sanctioned systemic […]

We spoke with one of the dozens of people arrested on May Day.

Good morning, Portland. First up, a police officer killed a man yesterday evening around SE 92nd and Flavel. Via KATU: “Portland police spokesman Sgt. Pete Simpson said right now they had little information about the suspect. He said police responded to a disturbance call at the Transit Center. A 911 caller reported that the man […]

May Day in Portland Doug Brown Civil rights groups are again criticizing Mayor Ted Wheeler and the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) for heavy-handed policing at protests. This time around, in a joint letter to Wheeler, the ACLU of Oregon, National Lawyers Guild, and Lawyers for Good Government are calling out the PPB for escalating tensions […]

Good morning, Portland. Let’s click these links. Bridgetown! Andy Wood First up is this week’s great feature story, out in print as of yesterday, on the history of the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, which is on now. It’s very good. Also out in print as of yesterday is our news story on the May Day vandalism. […]

Doug Brown More than smoke, or fire, or shattered glass, the streets of Portland on Monday were bathed in Pepsi. The corporate soda giant, whose universally panned advertisement recently attempted to bridge the gap between police and protesters via a pretty model and a cold can of brown sugary liquid, was again the topic du […]