Will Congress heed the warning call on hunger?
It is said that hunger is the canary in the coal mine of household economic suffering. For cash-strapped families left with only cruel choices on how to meet their basic
November 13, 2023
Juan Carlos Ordóñez
Juan Carlos is the Oregon Center for Public Policy's Communications Director
It’s time to stand up to the oligarchy
Hardly a month goes by without news of billionaires lavishing gifts or favors on members of the U.S. Supreme Court. The latest revelation once again involved Justice Clarence Thomas, who reportedly has been traveling
August 29, 2023
Enacting Oregon Kids’ Credit would show lawmakers can work together for greater good
“Are we going to take care of our kids and help them be healthy and successful and ready to become adults?,” state Rep. Greg Smith asked his colleagues a few months back. It’s time for the Oregon Legislature to answer that question now that the walkout by Republican senators has come to an end.
June 22, 2023
End the tax break pampering wealthy investors
A staircase shaped like a waterfall. A lobby sculptured like a forest. These are some of the finishing touches on the soon-to-open Ritz-Carlton in downtown Portland, where $7 million only gets you a standard condo.
May 4, 2023
Any new Oregon R&D tax credit should cut out corporations splurging on stock buybacks
[This op-ed was first published in The Capital Chronicle.] Imagine you have a wealthy cousin who comes asking for money. He brags about how much he spends on lavish parties, yet
March 3, 2023
U.S. House Republicans go to bat for wealthy tax cheaters and against the national interest
The new House majority nearly came to blows in electing one of their own as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. But those deep fissures were nowhere to be
January 25, 2023
Legislature doesn’t have to look far to find money to tackle the housing crisis
Calling it the “number one issue throughout Oregon,” more than two dozen mayors recently wrote to the Oregon Legislature asking for $125 million in annual funding to address homelessness. “Cities cannot be
December 20, 2022
Oregon can protect exploited, low-paid workers. Here’s how.
Not long after Morrisha Jones joined her co-workers in petitioning to form a union at one Burgerville location, the fast-food chain suspended the eight-month pregnant cook. Other workers also faced punishment,
December 12, 2022
Congress knows how to slash child poverty. It just needs to do it.
If you could prevent millions of children from falling back into poverty, would you? Most of us, I imagine, would answer “yes” without hesitation. But not Congress.
November 28, 2022
Free, simple tax filing puts interest of Americans above corporate profits
Paying taxes is our civic duty. The government’s duty is to make it as easy and inexpensive as possible for us to pay our taxes. But for too long, Congress
August 23, 2022