COMMENTARY | Oregon’s new law is nothing compared to efforts in some U.S. cities The new Democratic super-majority in the Oregon Legislature raised hopes for real progress on urgent issues, including affordable housing, climate change, an abysmal lack of ...
1 Mar 2019 - Mary King
COMMENTARY | State and local taxes on the rich could support affordable housing, child care, health care in Oregon Right-wing billionaires are funding a class war against the rest of the country, to grab an even bigger share of the pie without regard for ...
16 Mar 2018 - Mary King
COMMENTARY | They've been enormously enriched for decades while taxes on the 1 percent have fallen Street Smart Economics is a periodic series written by professors emeriti in economics for Street Roots. Weather forecasters are predicting another col ...
17 Nov 2017 - Mary King
COMMENTARY | With two city council seats open in 2018, these initiatives could be included in a progressive platform Right now, city campaigns may be our best strategy for creating an economy that works for everybody. Local governments still respond to or ...
4 Aug 2017 - Mary King
COMMENTARY | 200 U.S. cities have successful programs that could serve as models for Portland In the face of the housing crisis confronting Portland and much of the state, the Legislature should lift the 35-year ban on Oregon localities hoping to enact re ...
20 Apr 2017 - Mary King
COMMENTARY | 65 other countries do better at paying women equally with men doing similar work The first International Women’s Day, March 8, pushed for women’s right to vote, as well as rights to work, vocational training and discrimination-free workplaces ...
2 Mar 2017 - Mary King
COMMENTARY | This is a corporate tax, not a sales tax that will be levied on consumers Q: What will Measure 97 do? A: Measure 97 will raise taxes on C corporations with sales over $25 million a year in Oregon. Only one in 400 businesses – the very biggest ...
13 Oct 2016 - Mary King