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Climate strike Portland
I have not seen a crowd estimate, so let's just say a boatload, many Portlanders young and...not so young...joined concerned, committed...

David Matthews
Sep 21, 20191 min read
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Why I still think of myself as a man of the left (Part 3 of 3)
The hobgoblin of a consistency, foolish or otherwise, haunts precious few partisans on either side of the great divide. Left and right...

David Matthews
Sep 15, 20195 min read
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Why I still think of myself as a man of the left (Part 2 of 3)
I tend to think of conservatism when I think of the right and of Edmund Burke when I think of conservatism. There is of course more to...

David Matthews
Sep 15, 201910 min read
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Why I still think of myself as a man of the left (Part 1 of 3)
I support the left wing in spite of myself and in spite of itself. —Albert Camus Socialism means justice and common decency. —George...

David Matthews
Sep 13, 20197 min read
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Sometimes you just have to rant
When the essay in progress threatens to degenerate into a veritable tome of gibberish, maybe it is best to step away for a bit and give...

David Matthews
Sep 7, 20192 min read
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The deportation and death of Jimmy Aldaoud
Jimmy Aldaoud was born in Greece. His parents were Chaldean refugees from Iraq. The family came to the US when Aldaoud was six months...

David Matthews
Aug 10, 20191 min read
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