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Making Oregon Count 2020
Symposium meets at PSU to discuss census issues.
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By Vivian Veidt On November 12, Portland State University hosted Making Oregon Count 2020, a day-long symposium of researchers, policymakers, and community census workers…
PSU Dodges Walkout on the Eve of Fall Term
SEIU strikers strike an agreeable bargain
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article and photos by Margo Craig Early Saturday Morning, the union representing classified employees at Oregon universities, SEIU, came to a tentative agreement with…
Life-Saving Advice For Police: Restrain With Restraint
byLast month, following a long investigation, Dallas Morning News and NBC5 reported an incident that occurred in Dallas, Texas in 2016 that was virtually…
Thousands of students ditch school to lead Portlanders in climate strike.
Photo essay explores the reasons attendees took to the streets
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photos by Margo Craig On September 22nd, thousands of students in the Portland area ditched class to meet downtown for the Global Climate Strike….
Berned Out
Bernie Bro culture is seriously damaging the reputation of the Vermont senator
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As a longtime Bernie Sanders supporter, I must admit: Something went wrong along the way. At this point in the tiresome world of American…
Interdependence Day
Thinking about America's history this Independence Day
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Since 2018’s 242nd anniversary of the signing of our country’s Declaration of Independence last year, the corollary concept of interdependence has been on my…
Portland Clean Energy Initiative
Local effort seeks to be an inclusive model that can inspire other cities to follow suit.
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This article is the second installment of a two-part series on The Green New Deal and the Portland Clean Energy Initiative, the first article…
The Green New Deal Isn’t New
Exploring the history of the latest effort for radical climate change focused infrastructural reform.
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Trump vs environment / climate change policy Last March, President Donald Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland….
Mandatory Media Education
Can we equip ourselves to consume information responsibly?
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In today’s interesting era of technology, the average person spends four hours on their phone a day out of the 15 hours the average…
The Street Truth: What It Means to be Homeless in Portland
Panel discusses research and personal experience on houselessness in Portland
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The City Club of Portland (CCP) recognized that some of the citizens of Portland have either experienced houselessness themselves or know someone who has….