As efforts intensify to remove books from libraries across Alaska, let me double down on this simple life ethos: read banned books. My earliest memories of being encouraged to read banned books come from selecting my take-home books for the week...

Taking Stock of the Albertsons-Kroger Merger

Commentary Opinion, The Alaska Current - October 2, 2023

With the two largest grocery chains in Alaska proposing a merger, shoppers and state leaders alike have shared concerns of a monopoly leading to rising grocery costs, the closure of several stores, and less favorable contracts for the stores’...

OPINION: Bipartisan Legislative Coalition Pushes Back on AG’s Support for Pebble Mine

Opinion Opinion, The Alaska Current - September 18, 2023

Attorney General Taylor: As lawmakers, we are deeply concerned with your decision to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s veto of Pebble Mine. We believe this action is misguided, goes against the will of Alaskans,...

OPINION: Eaglexit Would Bring Self-Governance Closer to Residents

Opinion Opinion, The Alaska Current - September 6, 2023

Eaglexit is a group comprised of people from the greater Chugiak-Eagle River area. We are Assembly District 2 (AD2) within the Municipality of Anchorage. AD2 extends from Eklutna to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. We formed this group to explore the...

Identity, Dreams, and Dislocations: A Personal Story and Injury and Recovery

Arts and Culture The Alaska Current - August 28, 2023

This article was originally published in Blister. Only part of our lives is visible to the world. Many of us keep significant parts of ourselves tucked away out of fear of being vulnerable or misunderstood. What follows is a part of...

OPINION: Fairbanks, We Need More Full-Time Citizens

Opinion Opinion, The Alaska Current - August 23, 2023

“Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.” – Justice Learned Hand Democracy is the heart of our constitution, but democracy cannot exist without the people...

OPINION: SEACC Workers Deserve the Right to Unionize

Opinion Opinion, The Alaska Current - August 22, 2023

In December 2022, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) workers announced they were forming a union. Non-management staff publicly declared a supermajority of support and submitted a request for voluntary recognition to the organization’s leadership. In the following 8-plus months, the organization's leadership...

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