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‘Player Empowerment’ in the NBA is Unsustainable

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Sep 29, 2023 As long as the player empowerment trend continues, small-market fans have no incentive to get invested in their teams. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Virus Claims First Fatality in U.S.; Washington State Declares Emergency

ANDREW SELSKY / The Associated Press Feb 29, 2020 A growing number of unexplained COVID-19 infections has West Coast health officials worrying about how far the coronavirus will spread. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

At Least 13 People Arrested at Portland, Oregon, Protests

GILLIAN FLACCUS / The Associated Press Aug 17, 2019 Police seize items like bear spray and metal poles as a gathering by Proud Boys and other militia groups is challenged by anti-fascists. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Homegrown Crisis California Refuses to Own

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 5, 2019 One of the wealthiest, most liberal states in America has created a humanitarian emergency that only those who caused it can address. Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )

Texts Show Police and Far-Right Extremist Collusion: Oregon Official

The Associated Press Feb 14, 2019 A Portland councilwoman says reported friendly exchanges between a lieutenant and Patriot Prayer leader points to "broken policing system." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

As Far-Right Groups Incite Violence on Both Coasts, Officials Struggle to Respond

Ilana Novick Oct 16, 2018 As Proud Boys and counterprotesters clash in New York, the mayor of Portland, Ore., announces belated measures to combat their influence. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Homeless America

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Oct 8, 2018 The stories of extreme poverty will be increasingly familiar as our ruling elites amass greater wealth and our society devolves into corporate tyranny. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

What You Have to Earn to Buy a Home in Biggest U.S. Cities

Steve Rosenfeld / AlterNet Nov 21, 2017 Most Americans cannot afford to live in progressive coastal epicenters. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and Cartoonist Joe Sacco on Religious Extremism and Hate Crimes in the U.S. (Video)

BLANK Jun 11, 2017 The Truthdig columnist and the Portland-based illustrator and journalist discussed hate crimes, religious extremism and opposition to fascism, as well as Hedges' "CAGED" project. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Bird Feels the Bern at a Sanders Rally

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2016 “I think there may be some symbolism here,” the Democratic presidential candidate ad-libbed when a little bird flew onto his podium at a rally in Portland, Ore., on Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Supporters Embrace the Word ‘Socialism’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 6, 2015 Attendees at the candidate’s largest rally in Portland, Ore., seemed "to understand Sanders’s socialism as a way to reintroduce a simple modicum of humanity into an economic system that has no real cushion [for] those who suffer ill health or simple bad luck,” writes Guardian correspondent Jason Wilson. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Oil Boom Prompts U.S. to Push for Crude Exports

By Valerie Brown, Climate News Network Oct 24, 2014 America’s expanding oil production threatens the pristine Pacific Northwest region of the country with a rash of new oil terminals along the coast. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )