To view a full copy of this report with charts and graphs view the PDF: Economic Gains Flow to the
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Last December President Obama stated that income inequality is the “defining challenge of our time.” OCPP’s latest publications illustrate how
One of the nation’s foremost experts on income inequality, David Cay Johnston, is coming to Oregon in May to discuss
This fact sheet provides a long-term view of changes in income going to Oregon's top 1 percent, compared to the
It’s no secret that racial disparities remain in our nation and state.
The Washington Post recently featured a great animated graphic created by John Voorheis, a University of Oregon graduate student, that
Poverty continues to engulf too many Oregonians, and the latest data show things aren't getting any better.
There are many statistics one can summon to show how the economy is failing working Oregonians. But few are more
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