Making $2.15 an hour certainly does sound worse than today’s minimum wage, which federal law mandates must be at least
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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Catch OCPP executive director Chuck Sheketoff in AMERICAN WINTER, a documentary that follows the stories of eight Portland-area families struggling
EITC Awareness Day highlights one of the most important federal tax credits, the Earned Income Tax Credit. Hopefully, this day
In the last years of his life, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. waged a campaign to end economic inequality
Hear and meet one of the nation’s leading economists, Jared Bernstein, talk about income inequality, the state of the middle
Oregonians will soon get a chance to hear one of the nation’s leading economists, Jared Bernstein, give his take on
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) increases opportunity and provides pathways out of poverty in every corner of Oregon.
Oregon’s low-paid workers will get a raise starting in the new year, when a 15-cent increase to the state’s minimum
Renewing Oregon’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) should be a top priority for the 2013 legislature.
The income gap that separates Oregon’s richest families from everyone else increased over the past three decades, according to a
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U.S. at 250: Toward a Third Reconstruction
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, what kind of country do we want to become? We speak with
June 25, 2026
The Real Challenge Facing Oregon’s Economy
In this episode of Policy for the People, we discuss our recent report examining Oregon’s economic performance. As OCPP Policy
June 11, 2026
Workers Across Oregon Are Demanding Unions
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, workers across the country began organizing at levels not seen in years. From
May 14, 2026