Five years ago, protestors descended on Zuccotti Park near Wall Street, launching the Occupy movement.
Raising Incomes
Realizing our human potential depends on having the resources to meet our material needs. Raising the incomes of the lowest-paid workers not only increases economic opportunity but also makes for a more prosperous state.
Raising Incomes
Realizing our human potential depends on having the resources to meet our material needs. Raising the incomes of the lowest-paid workers not only increases economic opportunity but also makes for a more prosperous state.
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Oregon’s poverty rate declined and the income of the typical Oregon household jumped last year, but not enough to return
“Welfare reform” turns 20 this month and that’s nothing to celebrate.
Confronting income inequality is perhaps the greatest challenge facing Oregon today.
Since 1980 and since the end of the Great Recession, income inequality has worsened, with the top 1 percent reaping
The economy has rarely been better, if you belong to Oregon’s richest of the rich. The latest figures show that
Today is Equal Pay Day. And today, Oregon women are still not getting equal pay for equal work.
News Release For every dollar that an Oregon man earns, an Oregon woman usually earns just 82 cents, according to
Like the rest of the nation, Oregon has a gender pay gap: the typical woman in Oregon earns about 82
This is an historic moment. It has been 27 years since the legislature last took it upon themselves to give
Latest Podcasts
Another harm from the monstrous U.S. House reconciliation bill: less state revenue
The reconciliation bill passed by the U.S. House is truly monstrous, slashing health care and nutrition assistance to help pay
June 12, 2025
“This is a terrible bill”: Rep. Salinas discusses House tax and budget package
Just ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill – a massive
May 30, 2025
Already alarming, hunger in Oregon is set to worsen due to Trump administration actions
In this episode of Policy for the People, we examine the dire state of hunger in Oregon. Our guest is
May 8, 2025
