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Poverty & Inequality
Poverty & Inequality
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Seth Johnstone, Transgender Justice Program Manager with Basic Rights Oregon, discusses the importance of increasing visibility and awareness of the
Wealth inequality is at mind-boggling levels. OCPP Policy Analyst Tyler Mac Innis discusses how much of Oregon’s wealth is in
News Release In what may be the first ever estimate of wealth inequality in Oregon, a new report by the
How extreme is wealth inequality in Oregon? So extreme that, together, three billionaires residing in the state have about twice
Oregon’s ultra-rich took home more money than ever before in 2020, the first year of the pandemic. Newly available tax
Great news for transgender and nonbinary Oregonians — and data geeks as well. The National Center for Transgender Equality has
Recently, the U.S. Census released the latest figures on poverty. The topline numbers certainly gave reason to cheer. Yet, as
The following are the 2022 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, informally referred to as the “federal poverty level.” The guidelines determine
Latest Podcasts
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
May Day special: the state of the labor movement
In celebration of May Day, International Workers Day, we are issuing this special episode of Policy for the People examining
May 1, 2025
Senator Wyden on the Trump tax plan: “It’s going to cause a lot of hardship”
The Trump tax plan would cut Medicaid and nutrition assistance to pay for big tax cuts for the rich.
April 10, 2025
Confronting inequality is key to ending our housing crisis
[This commentary first appeared in Street Roots.] When then-Portland Mayor Charlie Hales declared a housing state of emergency in 2015,