
Underpaid, Overworked, and Essential: Oregon’s Long-Term Care Crisis
In this episode, we examine the crisis in Oregon’s system of long-term care. Demand for long-term care is rising as our population gets older. But the workers who provide this

In this episode, we examine the crisis in Oregon’s system of long-term care. Demand for long-term care is rising as our population gets older. But the workers who provide this

There’s no question that 2025 will be remembered as the year Congress dismantled vital public institutions, forcing hardworking people to pay for tax cuts for the rich. In early July,

Income inequality in Oregon remains vast, but history shows this is not inevitable.

Statement on the December Revenue Forecast by the Oregon Center for Public Policy, SEIU 503, Family Forward Oregon, and Oregon Education Association Today’s Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast underscores

This episode examines what the end of the federal food security report means for Oregon, as well as why poverty is a policy failure, not an individual failure.

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Rideshare drivers have had enough. Confronting low pay and tough working conditions, , drivers for Uber and Lyft are organizing and fighting to change public policy. In this episode of

The massive reconciliation bill passed by Congress on the eve of the 4th of July holiday will leave many Oregon families less healthy, hungrier, and poorer. In this episode of

The reconciliation bill passed by the U.S. House is truly monstrous, slashing health care and nutrition assistance to help pay for tax cuts that mainly would go to the rich.

Just ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill – a massive tax and budget package. If this bill ultimately becomes law,