Category: Electoral Politics
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Portland Metro Chamber (of Secrets)
Photo: Governor Tina Kotek and Mayor Keith Wilson toasting champagne with Portland Metro Chamber president and CEO Andrew Hoan. Like all American cities, Portland has a local ruling class. The exact contours of this class evolve over time, but one institution has served as a pillar of the ruling class’s political aims for decades: the… read more
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Providence Health Plan Collapse Highlights Oregon’s Fight for Single-Payer in 2027
The collapse of the Providence Health Plan and silence from Oregon’s Democratic Party leadership points the way for socialists to secure single-payer healthcare in 2027. read more
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Our Voter Guide for the May 2026 Primary
With our Voter Guide, Portland DSA aims to inform our members and the public which candidates best advance the Chapter’s priorities in the May 2026 Primary. read more
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Yes on 120? What do we make of it?
Note: This article reflects only the views of the author and not Portland DSA. You just got home from work on Tuesday, May 19, and it’s the last day to turn in your ballot. You’re frantically thumbing through the Oregon voters guide to finish your ballot. Yes, you heard that ballots get lost in the… read more
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Portland City Councilors: Pass Police/ICE Mask Ban
Newspapers publish letters from Portland DSA members all the time. Occasionally, the takes are too hot for corporate news media. We are publishing those letters here. Portland City Councilors: Pass Police/ICE Mask Ban At a time when our community’s trust in federal law enforcement has reached its nadir, it is crucial that the City take steps to restore our faith… read more
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The Data Centrists
Update: Ky Fireside — the Eugene-DSA endorsed candidate for HD-7 (Springfield) — launched a public petition calling on Oregon governor Tina Kotek and the Legislature to immediately impose a statewide moratorium on new data centers. One month out from Oregon’s May Primary Election, grassroots resistance to the data center takeover in Washington County threatens to… read more
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Brian Owendoff’s One Big Club (You Ain’t In It)
Brian Owendoff sent racist text messages about Portland City Councilors to a group chat of local pro-corporate political agitators. Our research reveals he’s just one node in a network of powerful people trying to cut taxes for the rich, balloon the police budget, and make it harder for Portlanders to survive. Brian Owendoff, the commercial… read more