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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… 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… 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… 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… read more
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PSU Never Disarmed
By Diego Pajuelo While PSU made headlines in the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter movement when they claimed campus police were disarmed, this was never true. It is less true now that even partial concessions have been rolled back.… read more
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