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Five years ago, protestors descended on Zuccotti Park near Wall Street, launching the Occupy movement.
It was 2009. The Great Recession had hammered Oregon’s finances. The Oregon legislature faced a choice. It could slash the
Oregon’s poverty rate declined and the income of the typical Oregon household jumped last year, but not enough to return
While health insurance coverage markedly improved last year, many Oregonians still lack coverage.
Today we learned from the U.S. Census Bureau that while health insurance coverage markedly improved last year, many Oregonians still
Here in Oregon, we take Labor Day seriously. After all, we were the first state to declare it a holiday
Although Oregon’s labor market is stronger than it has been since before the Great Recession, there is still room for
Labor Day arrives as Oregon enjoys one of its strongest job markets in years, but scars from the Great Recession
“Welfare reform” turns 20 this month and that’s nothing to celebrate.
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Tripling Union Membership Would Transform the Nation
A big increase in union membership would go a long way in fixing what’s wrong with the economy, according to
August 13, 2026

Oregonians Will Go Hungry as SNAP Implodes
Roughly 70,000 Oregonians have already dropped off the SNAP program since 2025, because of the Trump administration enacting the biggest
July 9, 2026

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
