Oregon

A Portland counterprotestor holds a sign that says

The Importance of Being Anti-Fascist The Importance of Being Anti-Fascist

Anti-fascists keep showing up, because ignoring hate doesn’t make it go away.

Feb 14, 2020 / Cari Luna

Oregon

Behind Oregon’s GOP Walkout Is a Sordid Story of Corporate Cash Behind Oregon’s GOP Walkout Is a Sordid Story of Corporate Cash

Industry and belligerence won out over climate legislation. 

Jun 28, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter

California Housing

Liberal America’s Single-Family Hypocrisy Liberal America’s Single-Family Hypocrisy

Increasing the density of America’s cities is a crucial part of progressive city planning.

May 8, 2019 / Benjamin Schneider

Stop Defunding Our Public Schools Stop Defunding Our Public Schools

Across the country, education budgets have been slashed in favor of bloated military budgets and tax cuts for the rich. 

Apr 18, 2019 / Belle Chesler

Portland Counter-Trump Rally

When White People Say They Have My Back, What Does That Actually Mean? When White People Say They Have My Back, What Does That Actually Mean?

For a few weeks in Portland, I got a glimpse of what real solidarity looks like.

Jul 31, 2017 / Donnell Alexander

Oregon Ballot Box

How Oregon Increased Voter Turnout More Than Any Other State How Oregon Increased Voter Turnout More Than Any Other State

New evidence shows how automatic voter registration increased not only voter participation but also voter diversity.

Jul 27, 2017 / StudentNation / Sean McElwee, Brian Schaffner, and Jesse Rhodes

Portland Dusk

This City Just Came Up With a Novel Way to Fight Inequality: Taxing Corporations With Extreme Pay Gaps This City Just Came Up With a Novel Way to Fight Inequality: Taxing Corporations With Extreme Pay Gaps

Portland, Oregon, has just adopted the first tax penalty on corporations that pay their CEOs more than 100 times what they pay typical workers.

Dec 8, 2016 / Sarah Anderson

State Elections Ohio

Democrats Have a Plan to Register 50 Million New Voters Democrats Have a Plan to Register 50 Million New Voters

If more people vote, Trump-Pence loses.

Jul 15, 2016 / Ari Berman

How to Make it Easier for 50 Million Americans to Vote

How to Make it Easier for 50 Million Americans to Vote How to Make it Easier for 50 Million Americans to Vote

A quarter of Americans aren’t registered to vote. Automatic registration can fix that.

May 18, 2016 / Ari Berman

Who Egged On the Bundy Brothers?

Who Egged On the Bundy Brothers? Who Egged On the Bundy Brothers?

Ammon Bundy and his rogue crew aren’t the only ones trying to privatize public land.

May 18, 2016 / William deBuys

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