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A close-up photo of a white, blonde female protester in Portland, Oregon. She is wearing a protective helmet, sunglasses, and a face mask concealing her mouth and nose.

A Return to Leftist Self-Defense

Communities targeted by escalating right-wing violence are learning from their own histories how to keep each other safe.

Shane Burley | Nov 11, 2024

Jesse Jackson stands at the divide between a restored forest and an unrestored section, a stark difference in canopies.

Where Fire Back Means Land Back

After a 19th-century treaty left them landless, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians are reclaiming their ancestral lands鈥攁nd their traditional wildfire management practices.

Ashli Blow | Sep 23, 2024

The Surprising Power of Wastewater Wetlands

Amid the growing threats of climate crisis and habitat fragmentation, constructed wetlands are gaining popularity as natural water-cleaning systems.

Bryn Nelson | Nov 20, 2023

Cities Use Public Transit to Make Nature 无码视频 Accessible

Seattle is one of several major cities implementing a 鈥渢ransit to trails鈥� program to help more people access local wilderness.

Gregory Scruggs | Jul 16, 2021

Queer Latinx Youth Amplify Their Voices Using Telenovelas

A new digital telenovela aims to put queer Latinx youth in charge of telling their own stories.

Jonathan Garcia | Apr 23, 2021

What Comes Next for Portland鈥檚 Protests?

After more than 100 days of continual demonstrations, protesters in Portland are looking to the future鈥攁nd each other鈥攆or ways to sustain their movement for Black lives.

Isabella Garcia | Dec 9, 2020

How Portland Protesters Keep Each Other Safe

鈥淧rotesting ultimately isn鈥檛 safe and we鈥檙e not trying to say that it is,鈥� says one Portland street medic. 鈥淏ut that doesn鈥檛 mean we can鈥檛 take care of each other.鈥�

Isabella Garcia | Dec 9, 2020

Inside Portland鈥檚 Autonomous Protest Movement

Portland, Oregon鈥檚 five months of ongoing protests in support of Black lives are sustained by a vast, multifaceted, and ever-evolving network of activists, organizers, and mutual aid.

Isabella Garcia | Dec 9, 2020

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