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  1. Feeling the heat: Capitalism and global warming

    Street Smart Economics | Expecting market forces to address climate change is unrealistic and ineffective We are in real trouble. Global carbon dioxide emissions (the main cause of global warming) continue to rise, hitting a new high in 2023. Last year wa ...

    24 Jul 2024 - Martin Hart-Lan...

  2. Opinion | Proposals for our local governments’ economic agenda

    Street Smart Economics | We need leaders who will steer toward a more inclusive, prosperous and sustainable economy Most seats on our City, County and Metro boards are up for grabs this year. County and Metro races could be decided in the May primary. We ...

    27 Mar 2024 - Mary King

  3. Opinion | Portland does not have the highest taxes in the country

    Street Smart Economics | The city’s ‘high’ taxes are a beloved talking point of those who seek to gut services, but the numbers tell a different story The local press is again spreading a deceptive business lobbyist talking point, claiming that taxes in t ...

    17 Jan 2024 - Mary King

  4. Opinion | Shortcomings in US labor law and its impact on union's first contracts

    Street Smart Economics | The scales of justice are weighted against workers According to a recent Gallup poll, 71% of Americans approve of labor unions, the highest approval rating since 1965. And worker organizing has led to unionization of stores at a n ...

    20 Dec 2023 - Martin Hart-Lan...

  5. Opinion | Green capitalism is not a solution — don’t buy it

    Street Smart Economics | Polluters try to sell you on the idea of buying a solution without seeking actionable change We are running out of time to avoid climate disaster. As signatories to the 2015 Paris Agreement, more than 190 governments have pledged ...

    18 Oct 2023 - Martin Hart-Lan...

  6. Opinion | Support Portland teachers as they bargain for us all

    Street Smart Economics | Portland Public Schools is shortchanging our children, our teachers and our schools Stonewalled for a year of bargaining by Portland Public Schools district, Portland teachers are frustrated. Mary C. King is a professor emerita of ...

    4 Oct 2023 - Mary King

  7. Opinion | Claims stating downtown’s pandemic recovery is prolonged lack evidence

    Street Smart Economics | The narrative that downtown Portland isn't recovering as quickly as other city centers is based on a flawed study, writes economist Mary King Local news outlets are reporting downtown Portland is recovering particularly slowl ...

    16 Aug 2023 - Mary King

  8. Opinion | The kids are not alright

    Street Smart Economics | From a lack of resources to a movement for child labor, growing up in the US is bad and getting worse The state of America’s children is not good. And there is every reason to believe that things will get worse as a result of the ...

    12 Jul 2023 - Martin Hart-Lan...

  9. Opinion | The bipartisan embrace of US militarism

    Street Smart Economics | While Democratic and Republican lawmakers squabble over the debt ceiling, they can always agree on one thing: more military funding There is a lot of talk lately about the federal budget, with Democrats and Republicans arguing ove ...

    24 May 2023 - Martin Hart-Lan...

  10. Opinion | Big Real Estate Investors Funding Opposition to Eviction Representation

    Street Smart Economics | Monied interests are pushing a false narrative about Eviction Representation for All Legal support for tenants has dramatically reduced eviction rates in cities around the country, combating poverty, homelessness, family breakups ...

    8 May 2023 - Mary King

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