The COVID-19 pandemic has proven minimum wage does not pay enough to cover the costs of daily living. Since early March, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unemployment to skyrocket…
Hill to Hall August 19–21
Aug. 19: Independent Police Review investigating complaints against Portland Police Portland’s independent police review board began to investigate over 40 complaints against Portland police actions during the nightly racial…
Hill to Hall April 8–18
April 8: Oregon schools to remain closed through the year According to AP News, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced Oregon’s K-12 schools will remain closed through the academic year…
During COVID-19 pandemic service industry unions form as businesses shutter
Newly formed Voodoo Doughnut union holds sit-in amid stay-at-home order
Recession built into the system
Economic crisis never ends for the majority of the population. A popular topic of economics is the well-known recession. A concept with a “formal” definition of “two consecutive quarters of…
Death toll of Iraqi protests rising
Iraqi protesters who took to the streets on Oct. 1 are demanding political and socioeconomic reform throughout the country. Many Iraqi citizens believe the ruling class is failing to rule…