Having shouldered the heretofore nonexistent education beat at the Mercury, I’m learning more than I’d ever thought I’d know about public-education bureaucracy. And you know what? It’s pretty interesting. What’s also interesting is wondering whether our twee hipster read… Read full post »

In print, a rundown on the teachers’ contract impasse. On the blog, the Board of Higher Education gets a PR-savvy new member. Other than that? A couple projects are in the works, I’m producing two days at KBOO this week, and enjoying the weather. Read full post »

I received the latest issue of Harper’s in the mail on Friday, and settled in to read it last night. If you still need proof that the magazine provides some of the best investigative reporting out there—and that our military governance is seriously frightening—you must read Scott HortonR… Read full post »

Week five at the Mercury already! In print, there was a story about chicken slaughter and one about evil corporate overlords taking over education (well, sorta). Then City Council was all, “F You Dirty Duck!” Portland State students and their well-mannered Dutch president addressed those… Read full post »

et cetera.

The delegates are flagging, in more ways than one.

Jeff Allen, host of the OneClimate live stream, makes a simple but unsettling point: as negotiations continue through 4:15 a.m. local time, the big countries have an advantage. They can have multiple delegates, and can swap one out when fatigue sets… Read full post »

Every possible moniker for that Goliath we're prehumously mourning—the thoughtful, non-aggregated News about the world—carries with it some philosophical stumbling-block or anachronism. And as long as we're talking about the news rather than processing it, these hurdles will trip us. A ru… Read full post »