Commentary

Details: Written by Sandy Chung, executive director of ACLU of Oregon and Nkenge Harmon Johnson, president and CEO of Urban League of Portland; Published: 28 March 2023

Sandy Chung, executive director of ACLU of Oregon and Nkenge Harmon Johnson, president and CEO of Urban League of Portland

Blocking people with felony convictions from voting started in the Jim Crow era as an intentional strategy to keep Black people from voting

Details: Written by Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper; Published: 20 March 2023

Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper

It was on March 17, 1827, at a meeting of “Freed Negroes” in New York City, that Samuel Cornish, a Presbyterian minister, and John Russwurn, the first Negro college graduate in the United States, established the negro newspaper.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 17 March 2023

(Photo/ Precious Madubuike)

The state’s popular incentive for drivers to switch to electric vehicles is scheduled to pause in May

Details: Written by Charlene Crowell; Published: 16 March 2023

Charlene Crowell

Savings tied to median market home prices

about-police

Details: Written by Svante Myrick; Published: 08 March 2023

Svante Myrick

Blue cities in red states, beware: conservatives in state government may be coming for your police department.

Details: Written by Ben Jealous; Published: 08 March 2023

Ben Jealous

For decades, hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River have been killing off salmon that must traverse them to spawn, Southern Resident orcas that feed on salmon, and the cultures of tribal nations who consider the salmon their first food.

Details: Written by Congressman James E. Clyburn; Published: 02 March 2023

Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC)

To reform this violent culture, we must enact public safety reforms that address the lack of accountability and transparency in policing while increasing the standards for those who wear the badge.

Details: Written by Tina Adams; Published: 27 February 2023

Tina Adams

“Duty to defend” clauses require us to pay the legal expenses for others involved in construction projects even before fault is determined

Details: Written by Thomas R. Johnson; Published: 24 February 2023

Even with the best of intentions from elected officials and policymakers about advancing equity and eliminating health disparities, the reality is that we have a worsening health care situation in the United States, and Oregon specifically