A Cadre of Helmeted Guerrilla Filmmakers Is Coming to You Live From Portland’s Flaming Streets

Amid a heated atmosphere, two different storylines compete for Portlanders’ acceptance. Both are driven by video footage.

I Live in East Portland. Riot Police Threatened Me in My Yard.

When a man dressed in military gear, holding a rifle and surrounded by a group of the same looks directly at you and says, “I hope nothing bad happens to you or your house,” it makes you think that something bad will definitely happen.

Eric Ward Feared Someone Would Be Killed in Portland’s Street Battles. He’s More Worried by What’s Next.

“Portland has become a proxy for a reelection campaign, and for alt-right and white nationalist paramilitaries and vigilantes who want to live out their fantasy of racial war.”

In Purge of Extremists, Facebook Removes Page of Portland Protest Organizers

Activists called the ban an attempt to suppress left-leaning voices and said it drew a false equivalence between anarchists and violent right-wingers.

Respect: Now More Than Ever, We’re Grateful to Damian Lillard

How Angry Is Donald Trump at Portland This Week? Check the Presidential Rage-O-Meter.

“These are really sick, disturbed people.” 

Most Oregonians Agree Police Departments Have a Problem but Are Split Between Reform and Radical Change

Respondents were mostly split between reforming or overhauling the system. Thirty-nine percent said that they believe the current system can be improved, while 31 percent believe that reformism hasn’t worked, and reinvention is necessary (the study’s margin of error is ±2.4 percent to ±4.0 percent).

As Federal Police Withdraw, Portland Protests Take Newly Gentle Tone

Thursday and Friday nights mark the first time in more than two weeks that the three blocks surrounding the federal courthouse saw no tear gas.