I am a graduate student in Political Science at Portland State University, with a strong focus in green/radical political economy, environmental political theory, and international relations. Currently researching and writing on the intersection of nation-state sovereignty and oligopoly capital in the Anthropocene age. Please bear in mind that the majority of my statements on this page are often not intended to be considered objective or academically rooted. For that, go to my blog or ask me for some of my academic work.

I am also a very long time activist and jazz, rock, and hip-hop trombonist. I play with the band Junkyard Empire, as well as Madiba2013 and various other projects with generally poetic people like Amiri Baraka, EG Bailey, Sha Cage, Truthmaze, Guante, hiphop poetess Desdamona, beatboxer/rapper Carnage the Executioner, rapper and educator MC Brihanu (aka Brian Lozenski), and many others. My early years were mostly with avant garde jazz musicians and free-form impro