Representative Peter DeFazio, from Oregon's 4th District, bravely faced down President Obama and the Republican Party yesterday. He wants a better deal for the American people and he's willing to stick his neck out to get it. DeFazio introduced a resolution yesterday...
I Like The President’s Passion, But It’s Misguided
Today in Washington, DC, Jonathan Weisman of the Wall Street Journal asked President Obama how he would respond to Democrats who think he's compromised too much in agreeing on a two-year extension of all the Bush-era tax cuts. Obama responded forcefully, saying that...
Will America And Americans Ever Grow Up?
We live in tumultuous times. The economy is shot, politics is shit and media is fractured into a million little pieces. Finding meaningful answers in the middle of this storm isn't easy, but Charles Hugh Smith, author of Survival+: Structuring Prosperity for Yourself...
U of O Helps Scholars Study Kesey In His Native Habitat
"Along the western slopes of the Oregon Coastal Range ... come look: the hysterical crashing of tributaries as they merge into the Wakonda Auga River." -Ken Kesey According to The Register-Guard in Eugene, Faye Kesey is negotiating the sale of Ken Kesey's library to...
Happy Thumbs And Muddied Minds
According to The New York Times, Allison Miller, 14, sends and receives 27,000 texts in a month, her fingers clicking at a blistering pace as she carries on as many as seven text conversations at a time. Some shyer students do not socialize through technology — they...