Five ways to resist when you’re broke.
Resistance and Solidarity
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How to Contact Your Elected Officials
Don’t Let Them Get Complacent in Opposing Trump
Don’t let elected officials get complacent in opposing Trump—let ’em know how you feel.
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Thanks, Obama
Favorite Presidential Moments from the Last Eight Years
Favorite Presidential moments from the last eight years.
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The Trump Resistance Playbook
A Guide to Not Only Surviving, But Taking Successful Action in the Time of Trump
A guide to not only surviving, but taking successful action in the time of Trump.
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So You’re Going to Protest…
Here’s How to Do It the Smart Way.
SO YOU’RE GOING to protest. Maybe the risk of a collapse of the Republic and nuclear weapons in the hands of a narcissistic, rapey reality TV host have you itching to make your voice heard. Marching down the street, you’re waving a sign, chanting with the crowd, and taking selfies—and then you see a wall […]
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As Donald Trump Becomes President, Portland’s Streets Will Be Chaotic
We Talked to Two People Leading Demonstrations on January 20
We talked to two people leading demonstrations on January 20.
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“I’m Sick and Tired of these Far Left-Wing Liberals”: A Q&A With the Republican Bringing Fire Extinguishers to the Inauguration Day Flag Burning Event
Left wing protesters burned an American flag in October. The Oregon Liberty Activists plan to use fire extinguishers at a flag burning event on Friday. Doug Brown John Glendenning is a 46-year-old Portlander and co-founder of the right-wing Oregon Liberty Activists (OLA). Before the Portland’s Resistance march on Friday, a separate anti-Trump group is planning […]
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Q&A With Gregory McKelvey, One of the Organizers of the Massive Inauguration Day March
Gregory McKelvey at a protest in October Doug Brown Gregory McKelvey, a 23-year-old law student, is one of the leaders of Portland’s Resistance, the city’s anti-Trump go-to for protests, marches, and liberal advocacy formed immediately after the presidential election. The group has been planning a massive march scheduled to start at 3:30 pm on Friday […]
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The Abortion Rate is the Lowest It’s Been Since the ’70s. It’ll Probably Go Up Again with the GOP in Power
SAY IT WITH ME NOW: Birth control makes abortion rates go down. Birth control makes abortion rates go down. Birth control— istock / areeya_ann Here’s NPR: The report by the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports legalized abortion, puts the rate at 14.6 abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age (ages 15-44) in 2014. […]
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Inauguration 2017 Playlist: Songs of Rage, Protest and Reflection
By now, more than half the U.S. population is likely feeling a growing sense of fear, rage, disbelief, and pitying self-reflection as Inauguration Day 2017 looms ever closer to the reality of Trump as President. We here at The Mercury are experiencing a similar sense of WTF?; how exactly do we accept the transition, from […]
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Wingnut Rep. Steve King Just Introduced a Congressional Bill to Ban Abortion Nationwide
istock / jcarillet First they came for our health insurance, and now they’re coming for our doctors. Here’s Rewire: Rep. Steve King (R-IA) on Thursday introduced the first federal “heartbeat bill” modeled on a failed Ohio attempt to end legal abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy—before many people know they’re pregnant. “Heartbeat […]