Never has the income gap separating Oregon’s very rich from ordinary Oregonians been so wide.
Poverty & Inequality
Poverty & Inequality
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Today’s Census data shows that while a growing economy has helped Oregon recover ground lost since the last recession, Oregon’s
A growing number of Oregon families are unable to escape poverty despite having a full-time worker, according to the Oregon
Work — even full-time work — is no sure path out of poverty. Most poor families in Oregon are working
Oregon recorded the sharpest increase in food insecurity of any state, even as nationally the share of families struggling to
Despite more than half a decade of economic growth, Oregonians were still more likely to live in poverty in 2015
Five years ago, protestors descended on Zuccotti Park near Wall Street, launching the Occupy movement.
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.
Since 1980 and since the end of the Great Recession, income inequality has worsened, with the top 1 percent reaping
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In this episode of Policy for the People, we discuss our recent report examining Oregon’s economic performance. As OCPP Policy
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