Policy for the People
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She Has a Good Job. She Still Needs a Food Bank: Oregon's Affordability Crisis
What does it mean when you have a good job, work full time, and still can’t afford to make ends meet? In this episode of Policy for the People, we meet Lora Edwards, a single mother of four who works full time as a state data analyst. Despite h...
"Never Seen So Many People Lose Food Assistance So Quickly"
A man-made disaster is unfolding right now all across our nation, Oregon included. At a time when the cost of food and other essentials has been on the rise, our nation’s most important anti-hunger program, the Supplemental Nutritio...
Oregon, Beware: North Carolina Shows Where This Tax Road Leads
For decades, Oregon has resisted calls to replace some of its income taxes with a sales tax. Now, that idea is back — with Governor Tina Kotek’s Prosperity Council calling for an overhaul of Oregon’s tax code that could mean lower income tax ra...
Tripling Union Membership Would Transform the Nation
What would happen if the United States tripled the share of workers who belong to unions?In this episode of Policy for the People, we talk with Jennifer Sherer of the Economic Policy Institute about the case for dramatically expanding u...