The Great Recession slammed Oregon public schools, causing teacher layoffs and exacerbating the overcrowding of classrooms. Six years after the
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Gosh, if we only had a way to buy products from national retailers while sitting at our computers, then corporations
Comcast, Wells Fargo, Chevron and other corporations are spending millions of dollars trying to scare you into thinking that Measure
The corporate-funded opposition to Measure 97 doesn’t seem to care about facts and consistency. Case in point: an op-ed in
Oregon families that fall on hard times get far less cash assistance today than they did decades ago. Children in
Some of Oregon’s poorest families with children are slated to be among the first victims of state budget cuts, should
Despite more than half a decade of economic growth, Oregonians were still more likely to live in poverty in 2015
We’ve been getting lots of questions from folks about Measure 97 at presentations and by phone and email, and rightly
Clueless. Absolutely clueless. Someone — it's not clear exactly who — had the idea of bringing Kansas Governor Sam Brownback
Five years ago, protestors descended on Zuccotti Park near Wall Street, launching the Occupy movement.
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At a time when the cost of food and other essentials has been on the rise, our nation’s most important
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A big increase in union membership would go a long way in fixing what’s wrong with the economy, according to
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