Five years after the city’s fiery 2020 protests, Portland is mostly calm. That hasn’t stopped Trump from reviving old battles, fueled by false memories and made-for-TV outrage.
Trump intends to win in L.A., but to do so, he needs an adversary willing to step into the ring he has devised. Two weeks in, L.A. residents remain unwilling to do so.
In the shadow of immigration crackdowns and federal troops on the ground, shopkeepers and customers are scared away, leaving businesses devastated.
The coalition’s national press coordinator says, “We’re all dedicated to championing the cause of nonviolence—not just because it’s moral, but because it’s more effective.”
The California senator was trying to ask about immigration enforcement when federal agents handcuffed and ejected him.
The truth is less dramatic—and more important.
As hundreds gathered to oppose ICE raids, a familiar pattern played out: peace by day, flash-bangs by night.
"It's harder to be snotty or snarky when I'm looking you in the eye.”
Recently released and unrepentant, Steve Bannon returns one week before Election Day with his same old talking points.
An anticlimactic protest in Chicago reveals a tired approach to modern activism.
Amid hopes for peace, chaos erupts as protesters clash with police and each other.
Early protests at the 2024 Democratic National Convention reveal uncertain momentum.
Listening to the sounds of war at the site of the October 7 Hamas attack.
Sitting with the mother of Ahmad Abu Latif, a Bedouin killed on the Gaza border.
Conversations with a coalition of Israelis who aren’t willing to wait for the government to get their loved ones back after October 7
Turning terrible events into art is good, actually.
Prosecutorial reform is one thing. Chesa Boudin’s incompetence is another.
A Russian-Ukrainian woman describes how Russians are being fed misinformation.
Three members of one family on why they are staying in Ukraine as Russia invades
A New Orleans native tells Reason what it’s like under siege in his adoptive home of Dnipro, Ukraine.
Sometimes vibrant, sometimes crime-ridden, a local tells Reason what it’s like to live blocks from where George Floyd died.
Thoughts on rioting and protest from a local activist who is demonstrating outside the courthouse where the murder trial of Derek Chauvin is taking place.
“I think if Chauvin’s acquitted, we’re fucked,” says one local cop.
Once an up-and-coming city, Portland was destroyed from within by radical activism and political ineptitude.
The factory fire was salt in the wound of this struggling iconic New York business.
The order is killing businesses and isn't rooted in science.
A NYC quarantine fitness entrepreneur stirs up controversy on Nextdoor
Portland’s protesters aren’t going to fade away after the election, but are they stuck in a rut?
The only creepy thing at the “Capitalism Is Spooky” Halloween rally in Portland was a conspicuous lack of fun.
Confessions of a black bloc mole
Perspectives on the proposed federal classification of Portland and other cities in crisis.
Both sides are getting their information through purposely bottlenecked media reports, and the results are predictably distorted and dangerous.
Different factions in Portland react to a death in the streets.
The situation in Portland on Day 87 is not getting better.
An oddly enervated black bloc flows into Portland's neighborhoods
The J.V. squad was out looking for trouble and the battle over who counts as press continues.
With many of the city's entertainment options shut down, protesting has become a form of nightlife.
A tarot card-reading liberal arts major, a Sudanese immigrant, and a former restaurant worker explain why they are out protesting in Rose City.
The protests continue, as does the tear gassing.
The federal police presence in Portland has enraged demonstrators. It's also taken pressure off the local justice center.
Up close with the #WallofMoms on night 53 of the protests
After failing to frame Robert Mueller, Elizabeth Warren, and others for sexual misconduct, the infamous Trumpster hoaxers tried to go after Fauci. But the woman they hired to play the victim had second thoughts.
"We're here because we have to play offense and defense against this growing hate in this country and in this world."
“It was healthy discourse in a controlled environment,” said one Proud Boy. But was it?
Here's how to navigate America's newest ritual.
What constitutes a hate group isn't objective or easily defined, and Portland's resolution makes no attempt to clarify.
There's nothing wrong with a little self-mythologizing when you're young, but there comes a time to set aside childish things.
