Author: Portland DSA

Portland City Council Must Reject the Mayor’s Proposed Budget

May 2, 2018

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Portland DSA

in DSA Positions, Portland

Mayor Ted Wheeler’s April 30 budget proposal uses Portlanders’ real needs as a bargaining chip with business and grossly misrepresents Portland’s priorities. This budget continues the downward trajectory of austerity: cutting parks and closing community centers, with no substantial investment in education, preschool, mental health services, or jobs programs. We demand a budget that prioritizes… read more
No PDX Warship

Apr 21, 2018

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Portland DSA

in DSA Positions, International, Portland

By Laur Muth, Member, Portland DSA On Saturday the U.S. Navy commissioned the USS Portland, an amphibious transport ship that will be used to send American soldiers abroad in our wars for empire. Soon the ship could be carrying 800 marines along with tanks and armored vehicles around the world. Many of those soldiers will… read more