The pro-Israel group is funneling money to Susheela Jayapal’s opponent Maxine Dexter through a “pro-science” PAC, according to two members of Congress.
Labor unions along with the Portland Democratic Socialists of America rallied Saturday for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War and an end to apartheid in Palest
In Portland, Tuesday’s election results illustrated a curious split between local voters. While Portlanders veered away from more progressive candidates on the ballot, they backed nearly every progressive ballot measure in both local and statewide races. To Mingus Mapps, a former political science professor and city employee elected to Portland City Council Tuesday, the results are a sign Portlanders “are interested in a new kind of politics.. politics that embraces our dreams and our best.
Employees at Portland's Living Room Theaters voted Wednesday to form a new independent union, United Cinema Workers (UCW). Workers won the election 6-4. "Did you hear? We won," Audra Sweetland asked the Mercury, as she poured drinks for a handful of moviegoers. Sweetland is a server at the movie house and also president of the new union. The employee vote was a culmination of organizing efforts that began in December, in reaction to what staff.