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KBOO's Robin Ryan speaks with Portland houseless advocate Ibrahim Mubarak, who was arrested last Thursday while documenting police and private security violating the rights of houseless individuals underneath the Burnside Bridge in Portland. Read more

Illmaculate Protests Police Presence at Portland Hip Hop Show

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2014 at 12:00am

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When Portland police swept in to close off the street around a hip hop concert Saturday night, one of the artists stepped off the stage and decided not to perform. Concerns around police intimidation have been a long-standing issue in Portland’s black community, and the ... Read more

US Job Growth Subsidies Favor Corporate Tax Breaks Over Small Businesses

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A new report on job growth in the U-S suggests that the bulk of subsidies being granted to business to spur job growth go to large corporate tax breaks, rather than small, local businesses. Leigh McIlvane is a research analyst with Good Jobs First, who issued the report.... Read more

2014 Ballot Measures Address Marriage Equality

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In the fall of 2014 Oregonians will vote on two initiatives about the issue of marriage equality: Ballot Measure 8 would overturn a previous measure and allow people to marry as they choose. Ballot Measure 52 would allow businesses and individuals to discriminate against... Read more

PSU Students Walk Out of Classes to Support AAUP Teachers Rally

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The teachers at Portland State University face a possible strike by early April, after declaring impasse in their negotiations with the university administration last week. Thursday Feb. 27, over 600 P.S.U. students walked out of their classes to sup... Read more