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Vol. XXXVIII, Number 1 March 21st, 2018 Native American  Revolution  has begun http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2018/ March    Anti-War Spring Action 2018 :  Takin' it to the Streets! Shut down unprovoked American aggression Invest in peace, people and planet Earth, http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/AntiWarSpring2018 http://www.theportlandalliance.org/truthout The Alliance Truthout Portal     Spring 2018 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Faces Native American Resistance Two Native American tribes in North Carolina are among the groups seeking to join a court challenge to federal regulators' decision to approve the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a $5 billion project proposed by utility giants Dominion and Duke Energy. The 600-mile pipeline would carry fracked gas from West Virginia through Virginia to eastern North Carolina, which is home to many Native Americans. The Portland Alliance Native American Porta...

Neither Hillary nor Trump will do. Lesser evilism predictably produces a pair of candidates each cycle who are both worse than was the more evil candidate last time. This cannot go on forever, and has already gone too far. We need a nonviolent movement to reform our election system — something not done through elections. But there are plenty of good candidates, such as Jill Stein, to check or write in. We should vote for those good candidates and get right back to work on improving the world.” This is the essence of the problem. Whichever of these two you were to vote for, you’d get wars, nasty policies toward immigrants, plutocratic policies toward wealth, and destructive policies toward the natural environment — barring the arising of a powerful popular movement to bring the government under control. We cannot continue unprovoked American aggression for profit. Everyday people are the only ones who can stop this insanity. We may not be in the ...

February 2016 Portland Alliance February 8, 2016  The Portland Alliance Speaking Truth to Power Since 1981 Vol. XXXVI, Number 2 February 2016 http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2016/February Does Bernie Sanders’ Imperialism Matter? by Shamus Cooke Critiquing Bernie Sanders from the left can be a lonely project. There is a “hope” -powered hysteria sur- rounding his campaign, an bursting the “hope” bubble can produce a fierce backlash. The Sanders “hope” explosion is so fierce because capitalism has become a hopeless place. Hope can be positive by pushing people into political action, but it’s also exploited by the establishment as shiny bait. Obama, for example, fished for votes using “hope” and reeled in the presidency. He then clubbed “hope” senseless by betraying his promises, continuing war and maintaining the domestic policies of the 1%. Hope was so thoroughly thrashed that a new messiah of hope was needed to cure the Obama-f...

The October 2015 Portland Alliance Vol. XXXIV, Number 10 October   2015 http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2015/ October | About Us | Subscribe | Contact Submission info | Volunteer    ThePortlandAlliance.org/afewwords   Letters to the editor    ThePortlandAlliance.org/ communitycalendar    ThePortlandAlliance.org/ olderletterstoeditor PDX Police Updates   ThePortlandAlliance.org/police   ThePortlandAlliance.org/ PDXArtMuseum   Jobs!  http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/jobs Speaking Truth to Power Since 1981 This issue includes critical information about  what happened at Oaks Park on Labor Day, Doctors Without Borders, A Peace Rally coming up, Homeless Action Day, commentary on the Twin Towers, Keaton Otis Vigil and much more...     October Vigil for Keaton Otis Date/Time Monday, October 12, 2015 at 6:00 PM Location NE 6th and Halsey  Portland, Oregon ...

http://www. theportlandalliance.org/mayday    Celebrate International Worker's Day  Friday, May 1st at  1:00pm  -  5:30 pm  in PDT South Parks Blocks! Human Rights are Civil Rights!  Rally at  3:00 PM    /   March from  4:00-5:30 PM and here is the  May Issue of The Portland Alliance ! http://www. ThePortlandAlliance.org/2015/ May

The April 2015 Portland Alliance Of, By and For the People Calling For a New Result Who should analyze police misconduct? It’s time we take oversight out of cops’ hands....  http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2015/April Nothin but the Blues! SAVE THE DATE! The 4th Annual Inner City Blues In a new location this year. The 4th annual “Healing the Healthcare Blues Festival” is happening on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at North Portland Eagles Lodge 7611 N. Exeter & Lombard St. Once again Norman Sylvester has asked some of his talented friends to join him in this cause; Andy Stokes, King Louie & Friends w/ LaRhonda Steele, Tevis Hodge Jr., Strangetones w/ Volcano Vixons, Bloco Allegria, Steve Cheseborough, Bill Rhoades,Bi ll Rhoades, Newell Briggs, Jay Koder, Richard Arnold, Dave Kahl & Sarah Billings.  more info:   http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/blues THE REAL NEWS NETWORK PRESENTS THE FORD REPORT A fter the shooting of two police officers...