They pulled off the most expansive, coordinated takeover of fossil fuel infrastructure ever attempted in the U.S. Leonard Higgins was starting to panic. The industrial chain he was attempting to cut loose was made of case-hardened steel. It was thicker a ...
1 Dec 2016 - Emily Green
Dozens of local organizations tell Portland City Council it’s time to stop investing in private-prison profiteers UPDATE, Dec. 22, 9:30 a.m.: On Wednesday, Dec. 21, Portland City Council voted to halt all city investments in corporate bonds until the inco ...
21 Nov 2016 - Emily Green
The Oregon AFL-CIO president discusses union busting in Portland, how building critical infrastructure will create jobs and other issues facing the workforce Few have fought as relentlessly for the rights of Oregon’s workers as Tom Chamberlain. He’s been ...
12 Nov 2016 - Emily Green
The local rally is one of more than 100 being organized worldwide in a 'massive day of action' Portlanders who checked into Standing Rock, N.D., on Facebook last week in a virtual show of solidarity will have another opportunity to turn their sl ...
10 Nov 2016 - Emily Green
The state’s process of electing judges is flawed, critics say, with the judicial system vulnerable to special interests Oregon’s method for hiring and retaining state court judges has left its judicial branch highly susceptible to the influence of outside ...
3 Nov 2016 - Emily Green
Latino immigrants working for subcontractors are too often subject to wage theft and threats of retaliation As big development dollars flow into Portland amid an explosion of new luxury apartments, McMansions and high-rises, it’s a money grab for those lo ...
27 Oct 2016 - Emily Green
Advocates and inmates' families want changes to disciplinary and transfer policies and the way they're applied to people of color Local civil rights groups are asking Oregon Department of Corrections for increased transparency and an audit of di ...
20 Oct 2016 - Emily Green
Americans have the potential to reclaim political clout from corporations, says Nader, who will visit Portland to promote his new book – and a Multnomah County campaign finance measure Relentless consumer advocate and frequent presidential candidate Ralph ...
13 Oct 2016 - Emily Green
A campaign finance reform plan on the Multnomah County ballot was written to be challenged — and to force the U.S. Supreme Court to re-examine its contentious 2010 decision On Nov. 8, voters in Multnomah County will decide on a ballot measure that could m ...
13 Oct 2016 - Emily Green
Anne Mavor's art installation is a tour through her ancestors’ perpetuation of slavery, genocide, persecution Anne Mavor was hoping to collaborate with a Native American artist for her next big project when she had a rude awakening. She was sitting ...
4 Oct 2016 - Emily Green