The U.S. senator talks with a street paper vendor about poverty in America Street paper vendor Ken Martin took advantage of a chance meeting with U.S. Sen. Al Franken. Franken was getting out of his car, and Martin was nearby, doing what he normally does ...
8 Sep 2017 - Ken Martin and Roberta Haber
Vendors at Washington, D.C., street paper Street Sense sat down with the congressman to talk about civil rights, then and now From Selma, Ala., to the halls of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans alike agree that U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia has b ...
15 Feb 2017 - Josh Maxey and Angie Whitehurst
The band – consisting of members of Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill – is on tour with a message: Create change To say that Prophets of Rage is political doesn’t quite cover it. When reporters or pundits – from ABC, to Bill Maher, t ...
22 Sep 2016 - Ronald Dudley and Eric Falquero
Neon colored sneakers and ponchos contrasted the backdrop of a gray sky. The sound of raindrops and rubber pounding the pavement synchronized to roaring rock and roll music. Twenty six miles. Five hours and 27 minutes. A familiar feeling of pride and succ ...
1 May 2015 - Jennifer Ortiz
Dirty. Creepy. Hard to find when you need them. That’s how Jennifer McLaughlin describes some of the public bathrooms she’s used over the years. McLaughlin, a member of the People For Fairness Coalition (PFFC) in Washington, D.C., sits with a small band o ...
18 Feb 2015 - Eric Falquero