The Rev. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the renewed Poor People’s Campaign, speaks with Street Roots before Saturday’s historic demonstration, which will include appearances by celebrities and political leaders Over 50 years after the Rev. Martin Luther King ...
20 Jun 2020 - Hanna Merzbach
DIRECTOR’S DESK | While Portland's wealthy make the city appear rich, hundreds of thousands in Multnomah County aren't able to meet basic needs The woman and a man – in their 20s, with big eyes and gentle smiles – stood next to a red sedan. Peop ...
6 Dec 2019 - Kaia Sand
DIRECTOR'S DESK | The bigotry of the Trump administration’s immigration policy is on full display Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door These are the last lines of the poem at the Statue of Liberty, set ...
16 Aug 2019 - Kaia Sand
The state ranks 29th in the U.S. for children’s economic well-being while child and teen deaths surge, according to the 30th annual Kids Count National Data Book A new report shows Oregon children rank in the bottom half of the country for economic well-b ...
28 Jun 2019 - Libby Dowsett
From hunger and homelessness to debt-burdened drop-outs, Sara Goldrick-Rab sees the hope of college fading from view for middle America Scholar-activist Sara Goldrick-Rab often reflects on an eye-opening day after class when a student came to her and said ...
26 Apr 2019 - Joanne Zuhl
Filling Empty Bellies ensures access to a meal and fosters trust in vulnerable communities ASTORIA – On a still sunny fall day, two women sit in the grass by the Columbia River to eat their lunch: cheesy potatoes, cooked carrots and chicken. The meal is s ...
29 Mar 2019 - Kaisa Schlarb
An examination of the state's bail system shows that it might not be achieving its goals Alice Jackson, 55, was poised to spend Christmas inside a Multnomah County jail cell following her arrest on Nov. 24. “I was real depressed when I couldn’t come ...
25 Jan 2019 - Emily Green
Oregon’s monetary sanctions punish the poor more harshly and tether them to the criminal justice system for years after their initial ticket or fee This article is the first installment of a Street Roots investigation into the impact of criminal and traf ...
9 Nov 2018 - Emily Green
DIRECTOR’S DESK | Criminalizing people for being homeless is cruel and inhumane, the Ninth Circuit Court ruled A lot gets written in a day, and on Tuesday, Sept. 4, Donald Trump managed to punch out 16 wild and furious tweets. But among this frenzy, it’s ...
7 Sep 2018 - Kaia Sand
BOOK REVIEW | Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus’ 'A World of Three Zeros' is focused on solutions It’s important to start with the realization that poverty is not caused by poor people.” Let me rephrase Muhammad Yunus, author of “A Wo ...
6 Apr 2018 - Megan Wildhood