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• Comment by on The $35.1 million increase in tax loophole spending not tied to a single job
• Defeat the Bad Nike Bill so questions can be aired
• The $35.1 million increase in tax loophole spending not tied to a single job
• Comment by on Swift action in special session can bring jobs, support broadly held Oregon priorities
• Shawn Lindsay: It's not me, it's you. And you're stupid.
• Comment by on An open letter to the Oregonian and Ted Sickinger about PERS
• Comment by on An open letter to the Oregonian and Ted Sickinger about PERS
• Comment by on An open letter to the Oregonian and Ted Sickinger about PERS
• Comment by on An open letter to the Oregonian and Ted Sickinger about PERS
• Comment by on An open letter to the Oregonian and Ted Sickinger about PERS
• Comment by on An open letter to the Oregonian and Ted Sickinger about PERS
• Comment by on An open letter to the Oregonian and Ted Sickinger about PERS
• Comment by on An open letter to the Oregonian and Ted Sickinger about PERS
• Comment by on An open letter to the Oregonian and Ted Sickinger about PERS
• Today's moment of hilarity
• An open letter to the Oregonian and Ted Sickinger about PERS
• Comment by on Yes, we did!
• Sorry, Jack Roberts, but you're wrong about Mitt Romney's tax plan
• Comment by on Vote Yes on Measure 80
• Comment by on Vote Yes on Measure 80
• Vote Yes on Measure 80
• VIDEO: Bruce Starr can't explain his votes against minimum wage, unemployment benefits, civil rights and more.
• $96,000 a Day and the Great Disconnect
• What the State Entrepreneurship Index Says to Oregon Voters
• Chicago Strike Showed the Real Value of our Teachers
• Comment by on Gambling on a casino. Part 3: Funding: Who is behind these measures?
• Oregon’s Progress on Health Coverage Shows Progress on Poverty Is Also Possible
• Comment by on Godzilla Stalks the Tundra
• Comment by on Godzilla Stalks the Tundra
• Godzilla Stalks the Tundra
• Comment by on Wyden blasts Romney for "talking nonsense" and "making things up"
• Comment by on Wyden blasts Romney for "talking nonsense" and "making things up"
• More Than Just Boys-Will-Be-Boys
• Comment by on Wyden blasts Romney for "talking nonsense" and "making things up"
• Comment by on Can Portland beat King Coal?
• Can Portland beat King Coal?
• Comment by on Can Portland beat King Coal?
• Kurt Schrader Goes Rogue on Public Lands Logging
• The eagles prepare to lay an egg in Turner
• Comment by on Republicans successfully filibuster DISCLOSE Act, Democrats to vote again and again...
• Republicans successfully filibuster DISCLOSE Act, Democrats to vote again and again...
• DeFazio scores Obama's performance
• Conservative blogger: getting your shame on
• Comment by on Vote for Ellen Rosenblum for Attorney General
• Comment by on Vote for Ellen Rosenblum for Attorney General
• Vote for Ellen Rosenblum for Attorney General
• Comment by on No More Band Aids
• Comment by on No More Band Aids
• No More Band Aids
• Portland needs Mayor Jefferson Smith
• Oregon is in shameful company this Tax Day
• Comment by on Holton will be a strong leader and fierce and compassionate advocate for Oregonians
• Comment by on Holton will be a strong leader and fierce and compassionate advocate for Oregonians
• Comment by on Holton will be a strong leader and fierce and compassionate advocate for Oregonians
• I Can’t Believe We Have to Do This Again
• Comment by on AG: Medical marijuana separates Holton & Rosenblum
• Comment by on AG: Medical marijuana separates Holton & Rosenblum
• AG: Medical marijuana separates Holton & Rosenblum
• Comment by on AG: Medical marijuana separates Holton & Rosenblum
• The only response political bullies understand
• Comment by on A call to arms for Barack Obama
• Comment by on A call to arms for Barack Obama
• Laffer is #Laffable
• High Income Taxes Accompany Stronger State Economies
• Why the rush to kill endangered wolves?
• Comment by on Matt Wingard blocks child abuse bill
• Comment by on Matt Wingard blocks child abuse bill
• Comment by on Matt Wingard blocks child abuse bill
• Comment by on Matt Wingard blocks child abuse bill
• Matt Wingard blocks child abuse bill
• Waiting for Marriage Equity
• Washington Legislature has the Votes Needed for Marriage Equality
• Now is the time for real sentencing reform
• Farm-o-liciousnes
• Comment by on Oregon progressives and the DPO should repudiate Wyden-Ryan Medicare sell-out
• Oregon progressives and the DPO should repudiate Wyden-Ryan Medicare sell-out
• RIP Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011
• Comment by on Wyden's Twist on Medicare
• Comment by on Wyden's Twist on Medicare
• Anti-Choicers prepare to make intiative drive in Oregon
• 455 Million Reasons to Say "Thank You" to Voters
• Comment by on Obama delivers huge defeat to big oil by halting Keystone XL Canadian tarsands oil export pipeline
• Comment by on Obama delivers huge defeat to big oil by halting Keystone XL Canadian tarsands oil export pipeline
• Comment by on Obama delivers huge defeat to big oil by halting Keystone XL Canadian tarsands oil export pipeline
• Obama delivers huge defeat to big oil by halting Keystone XL Canadian tarsands oil export pipeline
• Comment by on OR-1: Rob Cornilles really, really wants you to think he's not a millionaire
• OR-1: Rob Cornilles really, really wants you to think he's not a millionaire
• Functional and Dysfunctional Government: Two Examples
• Matt Wand taking heat for legal actions against gay couple
• Poll: 48% of Oregon voters support same-sex marriage
• Income Tax Expenditures and the Great State Budget Crunch
• In which Peter DeFazio is a badass
• School spending in Oregon: 7% below average
• Comment of the day
• Comment by on We're Not Broke
• Comment by on We're Not Broke
• Comment by on We're Not Broke
• We're Not Broke
• Portland physician planning all-products ban on Bisphenol-A if SB 695 fails
• Will Lawmakers Prioritize Oregon’s Middle Class?
• Blumenauer: Egg-laying chickens initiative headed to 2012 ballot
• The Oregonian and the Luxury of the Quibble
• Tax Facts That Matter
• Comment by on Oregon School Budgets Up in the Air
• A Deal is Made. On the Backs of Women.
• Comment by on Dear Oregon House GOPers: Please stop wasting time & resources with BS bills
• Comment by on Dear Oregon House GOPers: Please stop wasting time & resources with BS bills
• Dear Oregon House GOPers: Please stop wasting time & resources with BS bills
• Comment by on Code of the West? Or the Code of Kindergarten?
• Code of the West? Or the Code of Kindergarten?
• Some non-profits don't deserve tax exemptions
• Importance of the Union Vote
• Comment by on The Bipartisan Kicker Bill: Good Enough?
• The Bipartisan Kicker Bill: Good Enough?
• Comment by on No, you're not
• No, you're not
• Three Dads against toxic baby bottles and food containers
• Celebrating Love and Family on Oregon’s Birthday
• Comment by on Celebrating Love and Family on Oregon’s Birthday
• Voters' Schizophrenic Relationship to Budget Balancing
• Kitzhaber recommends no Oregon local school taxes
• Comment by on OR-Sen: Ferrioli embarrasses himself (and the rest of us by association)
• Comment by on OR-Sen: Ferrioli embarrasses himself (and the rest of us by association)
• OR-Sen: Ferrioli embarrasses himself (and the rest of us by association)
• Comment by on Ban the Bag Hearing: videos
• Ban the Bag Hearing: videos
• Comment by on Across America, damaging storms destroy property. Who gets the blame? (Guess again.)
• Across America, damaging storms destroy property. Who gets the blame? (Guess again.)
• Comment by on GOP ramps up the culture wars, but not jobs
• GOP ramps up the culture wars, but not jobs
• Comment by on GOP ramps up the culture wars, but not jobs
• Comment by on GOP ramps up the culture wars, but not jobs
• Do Portland progressives take care of their own?
• Republican Congress attacks women's health care (again)
• Comment by on Governor To Unveil Budget February 1st
• Comment by on Governor To Unveil Budget February 1st
• Governor To Unveil Budget February 1st
• Comment by on Governor To Unveil Budget February 1st
• My abortion didn't make me crazy
• Comment by on My abortion didn't make me crazy
• Comment by on My abortion didn't make me crazy
• Comment by on Filibuster reform votes expected today
• Comment by on Filibuster reform votes expected today
• Comment by on Filibuster reform votes expected today
• Filibuster reform votes expected today
• Filibuster reform day is here. Fireworks still in the forecast?
• Comment by on Quick Hits: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
• Quick Hits: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
• Schrader & DeFazio decline to cast pro forma vote for Pelosi for Speaker
• Filibuster Forecast: "Fireworks" on January 5th
• Portland: "Where Gore won and the Bush Administration never happened."
• A more perfect Union: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repealed
• Comment by on Amid Chaos, DeFazio and Sanders Seize the Moment
• Hurtling Toward a Planet Called Plutocracy
• Comment by on The other terrorism-and pondering Portland
• Comment by on The other terrorism-and pondering Portland
• Comment by on The other terrorism-and pondering Portland
• The other terrorism-and pondering Portland
• Comment by on FBI thwarts terrorist bomb attempt: world is officially crazy
• Comment by on FBI thwarts terrorist bomb attempt: world is officially crazy
• Comment by on FBI thwarts terrorist bomb attempt: world is officially crazy
• FBI thwarts terrorist bomb attempt: world is officially crazy
• Comment by on FBI thwarts terrorist bomb attempt: world is officially crazy
• Comment by on FBI thwarts terrorist bomb attempt: world is officially crazy
• Comment by on The Island of Cornelius
• Comment by on The Island of Cornelius
• Comment by on The Island of Cornelius
• Comment by on The Island of Cornelius
• Comment by on The Island of Cornelius
• Comment by on The Island of Cornelius
• The Island of Cornelius
• Comment by on Population-adjusted maps in the Kitzhaber/Dudley race
• Population-adjusted maps in the Kitzhaber/Dudley race
• Comment by on There are better hard choices
• Comment by on There are better hard choices
• Comment by on There are better hard choices
• There are better hard choices
• Comment by on OR-4: Anonymous DeFazio Attack-Ad Funder Revealed
• OR-4: Anonymous DeFazio Attack-Ad Funder Revealed
• Comment by on OR-4: Anonymous DeFazio Attack-Ad Funder Revealed
• Comment by on OR-4: Anonymous DeFazio Attack-Ad Funder Revealed
• Comment by on OR-4: Anonymous DeFazio Attack-Ad Funder Revealed
• Chris Dudley's curious choice of business partners - and what it might mean for Oregon voters (updated)
• Comment by on Forbes Magazine: Oregon ranks #6 in the country for business; anti-taxers heads explode
• Comment by on Forbes Magazine: Oregon ranks #6 in the country for business; anti-taxers heads explode
• Comment by on Forbes Magazine: Oregon ranks #6 in the country for business; anti-taxers heads explode
• Comment by on Forbes Magazine: Oregon ranks #6 in the country for business; anti-taxers heads explode
• Comment by on Forbes Magazine: Oregon ranks #6 in the country for business; anti-taxers heads explode
• Comment by on Forbes Magazine: Oregon ranks #6 in the country for business; anti-taxers heads explode
• HD-26: The latest example of Matt Wingard's dearth of basic ethics - paying himself for campaign work
• Comment by on They Lit the Fire and Tried to Stop the Fire Trucks
• They Lit the Fire and Tried to Stop the Fire Trucks
• Sam
• Comment by on Olbermann on Dudley: "That's a rich former athlete explaining how he's going to keep everybody else poor."
• Comment by on Olbermann on Dudley: "That's a rich former athlete explaining how he's going to keep everybody else poor."
• Comment by on Olbermann on Dudley: "That's a rich former athlete explaining how he's going to keep everybody else poor."
• Olbermann on Dudley: "That's a rich former athlete explaining how he's going to keep everybody else poor."
• Comment by on Olbermann on Dudley: "That's a rich former athlete explaining how he's going to keep everybody else poor."
• Comment by on Fact Check: Chris Dudley and the Minimum Wage
• Fact Check: Chris Dudley and the Minimum Wage
• Comment by on Fact Check: Chris Dudley and the Minimum Wage
• Comment by on Fact Check: Chris Dudley and the Minimum Wage
• Comment by on Fact Check: Chris Dudley and the Minimum Wage
• Comment by on Fact Check: Chris Dudley and the Minimum Wage
• Comment by on $457,000
• Comment by on $457,000
• Comment by on $457,000
• Comment by on $457,000
• Comment by on $457,000
• Comment by on $457,000
• Comment by on $457,000
• $457,000
• To protect the environment, count on John Kitzhaber
• OR-Gov: Dudley's story begins to unravel
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Dudley's story begins to unravel
• OR-GOV: Tax Dodging and GOP outrage, when it's a Democrat
• Unionized Workforce is a Ray of Hope Amid Economic Gloom
• Comment by on Is Chris Dudley pro-choice? No.
• Comment by on Is Chris Dudley pro-choice? No.
• Comment by on Is Chris Dudley pro-choice? No.
• Comment by on Is Chris Dudley pro-choice? No.
• Comment by on Is Chris Dudley pro-choice? No.
• Comment by on Is Chris Dudley pro-choice? No.
• Comment by on Is Chris Dudley pro-choice? No.
• Comment by on Is Chris Dudley pro-choice? No.
• Kevin Mannix loses his sugar daddy and other observations
• Is Chris Dudley pro-choice? No.
• Comment by on Is Chris Dudley pro-choice? No.
• Comment by on On Measure 67, Steve Duin shows the media how it's done
• Will Oregon’s congressional delegation stand up for Social Security?
• Comment by on Hypothetical Hysteria
• Comment by on Hypothetical Hysteria
• Comment by on Hypothetical Hysteria
• Comment by on Hypothetical Hysteria
• Hypothetical Hysteria
• Comment by on Hypothetical Hysteria
• Hello insanity, thy name is corporate kicker
• Oregon Business Leaders Publish Report on Oregon's Business Climate
• Comment by on Oregon Business Leaders Publish Report on Oregon's Business Climate
• The Rich Do Very Well When the Middle Class is Helped by Tax Cuts
• Comment by on Anna Griffin's Challenge (Plus Lemonade)
• Comment by on Anna Griffin's Challenge (Plus Lemonade)
• Comment by on Anna Griffin's Challenge (Plus Lemonade)
• Comment by on Anna Griffin's Challenge (Plus Lemonade)
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Chris Dudley is pro-choice except when he's not.
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Chris Dudley is pro-choice except when he's not.
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Chris Dudley is pro-choice except when he's not.
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Chris Dudley is pro-choice except when he's not.
• A Step Forward for Equality
• Spanning the State: Moms are awesome edition
• Comment by on OR-5: Scott Bruun: Are there no prisons? Are there no work houses?
• Comment by on OR-5: Scott Bruun: Are there no prisons? Are there no work houses?
• Comment by on OR-5: Scott Bruun: Are there no prisons? Are there no work houses?
• Comment by on OR-5: Scott Bruun: Are there no prisons? Are there no work houses?
• Comment by on OR-5: Scott Bruun: Are there no prisons? Are there no work houses?
• OR-5: Scott Bruun: Are there no prisons? Are there no work houses?
• People Still Need More Information on the Budget
• Comment by on Job creation: courtesy of your government
• Comment by on Job creation: courtesy of your government
• Metolius Protection Act Gets Tested
• Comment by on How Much Use Are Labels Like "Progressive?"
• Comment by on How Much Use Are Labels Like "Progressive?"
• Let's try Meatless Mondays in Oregon schools
• Comment by on 'Little Beirut': America's most patriotic city
• Comment by on 'Little Beirut': America's most patriotic city
• Comment by on If I were smart enough to reply to Kulongoski's economic austerity plan
• If I were smart enough to reply to Kulongoski's economic austerity plan
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Sifting through Dudley's defense of alleged child molester
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Sifting through Dudley's defense of alleged child molester
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Sifting through Dudley's defense of alleged child molester
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Sifting through Dudley's defense of alleged child molester
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Sifting through Dudley's defense of alleged child molester
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Sifting through Dudley's defense of alleged child molester
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Sifting through Dudley's defense of alleged child molester
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Sifting through Dudley's defense of alleged child molester
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Sifting through Dudley's defense of alleged child molester
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Sifting through Dudley's defense of alleged child molester
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Sifting through Dudley's defense of alleged child molester
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Sifting through Dudley's defense of alleged child molester
• Comment by on OR-Gov: Sifting through Dudley's defense of alleged child molester
• OR-Gov: Sifting through Dudley's defense of alleged child molester
• Comment by on Spanning the State: Canis Lupus Edition
• Comment by on Spanning the State: Canis Lupus Edition
• Comment by on Spanning the State: Canis Lupus Edition
• Comment by on Huffman joins many Republicans on BP's side
• Comment by on Huffman joins many Republicans on BP's side
• Comment by on Huffman joins many Republicans on BP's side
• Comment by on Huffman joins many Republicans on BP's side
• Comment by on Huffman joins many Republicans on BP's side
• Comment by on Huffman joins many Republicans on BP's side
• Comment by on Huffman joins many Republicans on BP's side
• Comment by on Huffman joins many Republicans on BP's side
• Small Businesses Need Strong Consumer Protections Too
• Comment by on Huffman joins many Republicans on BP's side
• Huffman joins many Republicans on BP's side
• Comment by on Poll: Dudley Leads by Seven at Halftime
• Comment by on Poll: Dudley Leads by Seven at Halftime
• Comment by on Poll: Dudley Leads by Seven at Halftime
• Comment by on Poll: Dudley Leads by Seven at Halftime
• Comment by on Poll: Dudley Leads by Seven at Halftime
• Comment by on Poll: Dudley Leads by Seven at Halftime
• Poll: Dudley Leads by Seven at Halftime
• Comment by on Poll: Dudley Leads by Seven at Halftime
• Comment by on Poll: Dudley Leads by Seven at Halftime
• Comment by on Poll: Dudley Leads by Seven at Halftime
• Comment by on Let’s Be Clear About One Thing: We’d be Worse Off But for Measures 66 and 67
• Comment by on Let’s Be Clear About One Thing: We’d be Worse Off But for Measures 66 and 67
• Comment by on Wyden and Merkley Stand Up for Climate Science
• Comment by on Wyden and Merkley Stand Up for Climate Science
• Wyden and Merkley Stand Up for Climate Science
• Comment by on Let’s Be Clear About One Thing: We’d be Worse Off But for Measures 66 and 67
• Let’s Be Clear About One Thing: We’d be Worse Off But for Measures 66 and 67
• Comment by on If the BP oil spill were in Oregon
• Comment by on If the BP oil spill were in Oregon
• Comment by on If the BP oil spill were in Oregon
• If the BP oil spill were in Oregon
• Oregon's Chetco River faces "immediate threat"; ranked #7 most endangered river in America
• Comment by on The Revolution Does Not Carry Umbrellas
• Comment by on The Revolution Does Not Carry Umbrellas
• Blumenauer loses a classic Washington battle over defense spending
• Comment by on Blumenauer loses a classic Washington battle over defense spending
• Comment by on The coming budget cuts
• Comment by on The coming budget cuts
• Comment by on The coming budget cuts
• Comment by on The coming budget cuts
• Comment by on The coming budget cuts
• Now is the Time to Move Oregon Beyond Coal
• Comment by on The Revolution Does Not Carry Umbrellas
• Comment by on The Revolution Does Not Carry Umbrellas
• The Revolution Does Not Carry Umbrellas
• Comment by on The coming budget cuts
• Comment by on The coming budget cuts
• Comment by on The coming budget cuts
• Comment by on The coming budget cuts
• Comment by on The coming budget cuts
• Comment by on The coming budget cuts
• Comment by on The coming budget cuts
• Comment by on A Perversion of Jefferson, vers. Deux
• Comment by on A Perversion of Jefferson, vers. Deux
• Comment by on A Perversion of Jefferson, vers. Deux
• Comment by on A Perversion of Jefferson, vers. Deux
• Comment by on A Perversion of Jefferson, vers. Deux
• A Perversion of Jefferson, vers. Deux
• Comment by on The Politics of Small Government
• Comment by on The Politics of Small Government
• Comment by on The Politics of Small Government
• Congress to gay troops: "maybe, someday, not our call."
• Comment by on The Politics of Small Government
• Comment by on The Politics of Small Government
• Comment by on The Politics of Small Government
• Comment by on The Politics of Small Government
• Comment by on The Politics of Small Government
• Comment by on The Politics of Small Government
• Comment by on The Politics of Small Government
• Comment by on The Politics of Small Government
• Comment by on The Politics of Small Government
• Comment by on The Politics of Small Government
• Comment by on The Politics of Small Government
• Comment by on The Politics of Small Government
• Comment by on The Politics of Small Government
• Comment by on The Politics of Small Government
• Comment by on No, Greg Walden says, it's not a threat. It's just a little subtle encouragement.
• The Politics of Small Government
• Comment by on How Stupid Do They Think We Are?
• Comment by on No, Greg Walden says, it's not a threat. It's just a little subtle encouragement.
• No, Greg Walden says, it's not a threat. It's just a little subtle encouragement.
• Comment by on Another business succumbs to "job-killing" taxes. Not.
• Comment by on Another business succumbs to "job-killing" taxes. Not.
• Comment by on Another business succumbs to "job-killing" taxes. Not.
• Comment by on Another business succumbs to "job-killing" taxes. Not.
• Comment by on Another business succumbs to "job-killing" taxes. Not.
• Another business succumbs to "job-killing" taxes. Not.
• Comment by on Wyden: "We got kneecapped" on bill to end secret holds
• Comment by on Wyden: "We got kneecapped" on bill to end secret holds
• Comment by on Obama picks Elena Kagan for Supreme Court
• Comment by on SurveyUSA: Kitzhaber, Dudley lead big (updated w/ video)
• Comment by on Obama picks Elena Kagan for Supreme Court
• Comment by on Obama picks Elena Kagan for Supreme Court
• Comment by on Ron Maurer: Guns in school? Fine by me!
• Comment by on Ron Maurer: Guns in school? Fine by me!
• Comment by on Ron Maurer: Guns in school? Fine by me!
• Comment by on Ron Maurer: Guns in school? Fine by me!
• Comment by on Ron Maurer: Guns in school? Fine by me!