Economic Justice Action Group

Hi AfDers and friends,
 
It is time to comment at a public hearing scheduled in Portland on Tuesday, Oct 27th (7 PM at the Double Tree Inn near Lloyd Center – 1000 NE Multnomah) or via email or written letter. 
 
Comments are needed on the proposed revisions to the Tri-party Agreement (TPA) setting out the schedule and [...]

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Vote YES on 66/67 in January 2010
Vote YES for Tax Fairness
These two ballots were referred to the ballot by a business financed campaign of anti-tax forces. 

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The action heated up on Thursday on national healthcare reform with the arrest of 54 protesters nationally using non-violence tactics to bring the single payer reform to the fore front of the national conversation. This was a nationwide effort organized by HealthCare Now. Portland was one of the cities where these actions took place with 12 people being arrested for trespass at the doors of Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield.

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has performed the role of enforcer of the Neo-liberal economic model for several decades. In that role, it has imposed loans restrictions on third world countries which the United States (which effectively controls the IMF) does not impose on the United States. Those restrictions include cutting of social services and cutting [...]

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The Oregonian’s Steve Duin gets the story right again;this time on PGE’s proposal for continued use of the coal-fired power plant at Boardman.  As Steve notes, PGE has proposed spending (that is to say, having PGE ratepayers spend) $560 million to install scrubbers to reduce the amount of haze producing emissions.  And that will allow [...]

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