Two candidates for the Portland City Council spoke with students during a virtual town hall event ahead of the August 11 special election. Their names, Dan Ryan and Loretta Smith,…
Portland & Oregon primary results
Oregon held its primary election on May 19, with several notable positions on the City of Portland’s Ballot. The biggest competitions: The presidential primary, the Portland mayoral race and the…
Ep. 10: Oregon 2020 Elections
We have got two new amazing hosts, come check out our first COVID-19 episode talking about the 2020 Oregon Elections.
COVID-19, campaigns and creative solutions
As COVID-19 locks down Portland this election cycle, city government candidates are finding new ways to campaign. The coronavirus pandemic led to Oregon Governor Kate Brown limiting Oregonians’ movements,…
The trouble with election technology
The Iowa caucuses are usually seen as pretty grand events for their part in presidential elections. They’re the first nominating caucuses for both Democratic and Republican party primaries and represent…
Situational Significance Episode 6: Rising Rents, Changing Eats
Vanguard editors host and provide analysis on the news of the day. In this episode we discuss and analyze current and breaking news, covering topics as diverse local city council…
Taiwan 2020: Implications and Results
The Portland State Institute For Asian Studies hosted Kharis Templeman of Stanford University on Jan. 16 to speak to PSU students and community members on the current state of Taiwan…
Keep Portland Government Weird?
While Portland prepares itself for the 2020 election year to vote in a new round of government officials, the city’s system of government itself may be subject to change this…
This Week Around the World– Nov. 3–10
Nov. 3 Port of Cotonou, Benin: Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea kidnapped nine crew members of the MV Bonita, a Norwegian-flagged ship that was anchored off the coast of…
Trudeau re-elected as prime minister
Election results reveal regional divide Despite several scandals emerging in the past months, Justin Trudeau was re-elected to a second term as Canada’s prime minister, though he lost a majority…
DNC debates mockery to democracy
Corporate influence of the Democratic debates is pervasive, nauseating and bad for the working class. The corporate media companies—NBC, ABC, CNN and CBS—hosting the debates are not focused on educating…