WW’s Fall 2026 Endorsements: Measures

Our concern is that a plain reading of the measure’s language offers little clarity how the program would work in practice.

Your bunkers won’t save you

WW’s Fall 2026 Endorsements: Circuit Judges

You could make a case that presiding over the Mental Health Court is the most critical job in Oregon.

With fewer public defenders, indigent defendants pay the price

AUSTIN, Texas — It was a good day for the defense. Standing in front of a judge in Austin’s Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center, attorney Matthew…

Desperate Trump Again Promises Cash If You Vote Republican

NEW PRESSER DISASTER as SHOCK LEAK on Leavitt Replacement SPELLS DOOM!

MAGA Men Hit with Brutal Reality Check from Elon Musk’s Ex

2026 General Election Endorsements

The Urbanist Elections Committee is thrilled to announce our 2026 general election endorsements. Be sure to vote by November 3.

Love in the shadows

At Crane Cove Park. Photo by Walter Mackins. Love in the shadows

WW’s Fall 2026 Endorsements: Multnomah County

The conventional wisdom says Shannon Singleton is cut from the same cloth as Jessica Vega Pederson. But that narrative runs counter to her actual record.

WW’s Fall 2026 Endorsements: Portland City Council

The City Council has devolved into cliques and put-downs more suited to a high school cafeteria than a body that decides this city’s future.

Can the China-US Detente Last?

Competition can generate incentives for restraint, and restraint can create opportunities for further competition.

WW’s Fall 2026 Endorsements: Oregon Legislature

Many Democratic incumbents bear a share of responsibility for the highway pileup that was Oregon transportation funding—as well as their party tucking its tail between…

“Propaganda Show”: IDF Raids Palestinian NGOs in the West Bank Ahead of Israeli Elections

Israeli forces have raided what they say are the offices of several Palestinian NGOs in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian officials say a child was…

Anti-Trump Protest LIVE: Protesters Rally Against National Guard Deployment as Court Hears Arguments

British Prime Minister on “Dark & Difficult Moment” for Ukraine

The man behind the anti-trans ballot machine

Tim Mooney has spent years turning contentious political fights into ballot questions. Now, his operation is targeting transgender rights in Colorado and Arizona. The post…

“Bogus”: Minnesota State Senator Zaynab Mohamed on DHS Raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C. Home

On Monday, federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security raided the Washington, D.C., home of Congressmember Ilhan Omar. Omar has faced years of racist…

Remembering

Yesterday I led a memorial service for the daughter of friends; friends who had been members of a church I once served. Doing such a…

🚨All Hell BREAKS LOOSE as Putin TESTS NATO…