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Writer. Bylines @thenation, @VICE, @portlandmercury, etc. @themacweekly alum. he/him. Portlander 🌹.

Joined April 2012
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Late last year, @Harpers sent me to the West Bank to report on the state of the nonviolent resistance movement. Nothing I had seen over more than a decade of reporting there prepared me for the levels of fear and devastation I encountered. harpers.org/archive/2025/05/…
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It appears there was a lot of inaccurate correlative reporting on this topic over the past 3-4 years, according to medical research. wweek.com/news/state/2024/10…
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Rashid Khalidi is retiring from @Columbia “I have been both disgusted and horrified by the way higher education has developed into a cash register… a money-making, MBA, lawyer-run, hedge fund-cum-real estate operation, with a minor sideline in education” theguardian.com/world/ng-int…
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The first case of #Polio in more than 25 years, but no one will care because the baby is Palestinian. I'm so saddened and ashamed of our country looking away and pretending they are trying to stop this madness. We don't want your thoughts and prayers. We need action.
10 month old baby. As in: a child born into war, whose only experience of life is war, becoming paralyzed from war. Life itself defined by war, and now suspended by war.
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‘If this isn’t genocide, I don’t know what is!’ @LulaOficial doubled down on Israel at an event in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.
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Minnesotans will vote on March 5 in the presidential primary, which helps determine which candidates will represent major parties in the November general election. Reporting by @abe_asher sahanjournal.com/democracy-p…
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For decades, workers at @TheStranger, @portlandmercury, @EverOutSeattle, @EverOutPortland and @BoldTypeTickets have fostered an alternative voice in Pacific Northwest media. Today, we have asked the upper management at Index Media to voluntarily recognize our union.
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If I must die, let it be a tale. #FreePalestine #Gaza
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Frequently, I’ve come to regret things I’ve said. This, from 2001, is not one of those times:
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From police associations to real estate interests, California power players are launching an aggressive strategy of recalling progressives in retaliation for votes they don’t like. In Santa Ana, Orange County, they just fell flat on their faces. jacobin.com/2023/11/jessie-l…
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.@RashidaTlaib is an embarrassment to other Democrats. She's an embarrassment because she exposes as a sham their claim to defend human rights. She's an embarrassment because she endures so much when they sell out so cheap. She reminds them that their lack of courage is a choice
I am the only Palestinian American serving in Congress, and my perspective is needed here now more than ever. I will not be silenced and I will not let anyone distort my words. I’m from Detroit, where I learned to speak truth to power, even if my voice shakes.
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These activists don't represent most Jews. Neither did the Jews who went to Mississippi for Freedom Summer. Neither did the Jews who joined the ANC. People who demand justice when they have the luxury of indifference are rarely representative. That's why we remember their courage
Hundreds of primarily Jewish protesters are currently in the Capitol’s Cannon building staging a sit-in protest, calling on Biden and Congress to push for a ceasefire in Gaza. They’re slowly being arrested.
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Americans collectively owe $1.77 trillion in student loan debt, and must start paying it back this month after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden’s loan forgiveness plan. Learn about the repayment options available: By @abe_asher sahanjournal.com/education/h…
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After twelve years, Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider (@revnatscider) is ending its run. But founder Nat West isn’t sad about it and he doesn’t want his fans to be, either. Here’s the story, and the legacy the cidery leaves behind. beervanablog.com/beervana/20…
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Really wish this interview didn't need to happen. But we cannot wish the #ClimateCrisis away. We need action. 🙏🙏🙏@abe_asher & @SahanJournal 4 connecting the dots on how #climatechange impacts health Read ⬇️@ZekeMD talks inequities & Dr.Cavanaugh @childrensmn, impacts to kids
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As I left the House chambers, I pressed my light to speak—a reminder that this legislature is removing 11,000 Montanans from discussion on every bill going forward. I will always stand on behalf of my constituents, my community, and democracy itself.
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Portland Street Response workers have condemned Commissioner Gonzalez's ban on tent distribution, saying the ban has threatened the safety of unhoused Portlanders, further limited PSR’s agency, and disempowered outreach workers. portlandmercury.com/news/202…
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