Tag: Oregon
Most Of Oregon’s Newly Registered Voters Won’t Be Able to Participate...
In order to vote in Oregon’s primaries, you have to be registered as a Democrat or Republican. If you are marked as “unaffiliated” which is what the DMV has been marking voters.
Oregon Passes Historic Bill to Phase Out Coal and Double Down...
Commitments like Oregon’s are essential to the global effort to contain and reduce carbon dioxide emissions to levels that can protect the Earth for future generations.
Bloodless Occupation
“It is so sad to see Muslim extremists reverting to 12th-century brutality and American ‘patriots’ regressing to 19th-century behavior.”
Wise Use? How the Oregon Militia are Servants of Corporate Power
The funny thing about the Malheur occupiers is that while most describe themselves as limited government conservatives they are essentially demanding welfare for their cattle.
Oregon Sheriff Meets Ammon Bundy, Greets Him With Handshake Not Handcuffs
Bundy has been leading an illegal armed occupation of a federal building for almost a week.
Oregon Sheriff: The FBI is Pursuing a Criminal Case Against Armed...
It is still unknown what charges the armed men will face.
Organic Farmers Score New Victory in ‘David and Goliath’ GMO Fight
Jackson County, Oregon wins new protections against cultivation of genetically engineered crops.
Meet The Child-Abusing Arsonists That Inspired The Oregon Militia Standoff
If you are looking for a poster child for the case against mandatory minimums, look elsewhere.
Armed Militia Members Take Over Federal Building
Armed men have taken over the Masher National Wildlife Refuge building in protest of two ranchers that were sentence to prison for arson on public land. They claim that the federal government has no authority in the county.
Activists Sue Oregon to Protect State’s Endangered Gray Wolves
Oregon wildlife officials took wolves off the state endangered species list in November.
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.