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Democracy Compromised

How voters can weaken democratic values. Ballots were turned in on Tuesday for Oregon’s primary election. Portland Mayor, Oregon Governor, and United States President were all polled. Bernie Sanders won Oregon, all but Gilliam County, against Hillary Clinton. A simultaneous vote in Kentucky was split, remaining too close to call. Sanders regardless should gain more delegates […]

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A Step After Bernie

Super Tuesday is meaningless if we can’t take one step forward. I recently unsubscribed from the Bernie Sanders email list. The incessant need for contributions was annoying. I realize all campaigns are structured like that, and it was his snubbing of the Super PAC that first impressed me, so raising $75M at an average of $27 […]

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Photo Set: Bernie Sanders Rallies

Forward by Jen Scholten Portland’s rally last Sunday, August 9th drew together thousands of increasingly conscious minds — nearly 30,000 to be precise. The overall volume of physical bodies and voices was enough to boom our souls into space and away from the issues so immediate in our world. We remain grounded with a man […]

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The Popular Underdog

One week ago, on August 9th, Bernie Sanders lured almost 30,000 people to Portland’s Moda Center, including the overflow exceeding capacity with 20,000 packed inside, making headlines as the largest crowd in any candidate’s election campaign so far. Converging onto the NBA campus at 6pm, hundreds unloaded from trains that were gridlocked, bikes occupied every pole and banister. […]