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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

  Vol. XXXV, Number 3  March 2015       http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2015/March The Fight for $15 Finally Comes to Portland » | About Us | Subscribe | Contact Submission info | Volunteer ThePortlandAlliance.org/police PDX Police Updates        Speaking Truth to Power Since 1981 Feb 2015 ,  Jan 2015 ,  Dec 2014 ,  Nov 2014 ,  Oct 2014 Featuring: Healthcare , War & Peace , Earth Day-Mayday , Wal-mart , Postal , News Bytes , Immigration , a fossil free future for Portland: ThePortlandAlliance.org/anybody __________________________________________________________________________________ The fate of the socialist left is tied to that of the working class movement —and the last four decades of one-sided class war have had dire consequences for both. The thread linking today’s generation of young workers to U.S. labor’s proud history of class struggle has been effectively broken an...

Vol. XXXIV, No. 12 December 2014 http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2014/December Speaking Truth to Power A cop just got away with killing another unarmed citizen... http://thepeaceresource.wordpress.com/2014/08/19/heartless-the-mike-brown-murder/ Portland Activists taking it to the streets! It goes without saying that mainstream media coverage of the Portland Ferguson solidarity protest tonight (which was separate from the planned AMA demonstration earlier today that drew thousands of folks) is completely inaccurate. Far from a few dozen folks "wandering" the streets throwing bottles at cops, there were hundreds of folks purposefully blocking streets and bridges as civil disobedience/direct action, led by multiple Black youth, who were incredibly passionate, thoughtful and inspiring. ~Walidah Imarisha (Nov. 26, 2014) This is an important reality to consider. The reaction to the grand jury in 170 cities included people blocking major roadways, highwa...

Vol. XXXIV, Number 9           September 2014  www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/2014/September | About Us | Subscribe | Contact Submission info | Volunteer ThePortlandAlliance.org/police     PDX Police Updates Speaking Truth to Power Since 1981 “Triple Divide” The filmmakers use cold hard facts : http://www.ThePortlandAlliance.org/alliancefordemocrac y Fall Conversion from War to Peace: Tuesday, Sept, 2, 12 noon - 2 PM, Grace Presbyterian Church, 6025  NE Prescott St Eastside democratic Club meeting (Monthly) Public is invited ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thursday, Sept. 4, 7 PM,  First Congregational Church 1126 SW Park Ave Echoes of the Vietnam Wa r Featuring  Christian Appy , University of Massachusetts Amherst; Daniel Ellsberg , who released The Pentagon Papers; and  Lt. Colonel Thuy Tran , Oregon Air National Guard. ++++++++++++++++++++++ Saturday, Sept. 6, 12 PM,, Portland Stat...

                                                                 Illustration by Clyde List July 21 at 10:00pm to July 22 at 11:00pm KBOO 90.7 FM Portland, Oregon 97214 KBOO Spoken Word radio show will host former poetry editor for the Portland Alliance Mary Otte and former mayor of Sherwood Clyde Ray List this Monday night at 10 pm. Mary's Poetry Portal   http://www.theportlandalliance.org/maryoughtsix Patrick Bocarde will host. Clyde Ray List holds a Degree in English Literature (1967) and a Degree in General Art (1968) from the University of Washington. He is a former Mayor if Sherwood (1980-198...