In 1945, Clara Peoples started a tradition in the cafeteria of the Kaiser Shipyards in Portland. With permission from supervisors, she announced to her co-workers that they would celebrate Juneteenth ...

The walls at Safety Net of Oregon, a nonprofit that once helped disabled people manage their federal benefits, are usually covered with collages and fake flowers. But now the plaster walls are bare ...

Each day Sean Morgan wakes up just as the light of morning creeps into view — a habit he picked up from years of working as a concrete finisher. He turns on his stove, boils water in a teakettle and ...

Federal government isn’t solving big-picture problems, so maybe… The seasons are changing here in Portland. The sun is finally starting to shine with some consistency, the days are getting longer, the ...

Millions of Americans witnessed Brazil’s $11 billion World Cup party on television. But few will see the hangover. In his new book, “ Brazil’s Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and ...

Paul Boden is the executive director of the Western Regional Advocacy Project, or WRAP. The organization is made up of community organizations around the United States, including Street Roots and ...

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, a free trade agreement among Pacific Rim nations, is possibly the biggest story you’ve never heard of. That’s partly by design. The United States and the eleven ...

Those who envision an Oregon where every person has opportunity that comes with a safe, decent, affordable home are fortunate to live in 2015. The moment is pregnant with opportunity. Every day, more ...

About 450 million people live with mental illness worldwide and nearly one million a year die of suicide. Portland’s suicide rate is higher than the national average, according the Portland Police ...