Street Smart Economics | The scales of justice are weighted against workers According to a recent Gallup poll, 71% of Americans approve of labor unions, the highest approval rating since 1965. And worker organizing has led to unionization of stores at a n ...
20 Dec 2023 - Martin Hart-Lan...
Opinion | Street Roots is a collective effort of many moving parts. Such an effort could not exist without all its supports. “I sing, trailers for sale or rent / Rooms to let, 50 cents / No phone, no pool, no pets / I ain't got no cigarettes / Ah, bu ...
13 Dec 2023 - Kaia Sand
Street Smart Economics | Multnomah County’s Preschool for All, funded by a small tax on the top 5% of Multnomah County, is outperforming expectations. However, wealthy local residents have their sights set on dismantling the program. Portland’s wealthy el ...
6 Dec 2023 - Mary King
Opinion | Drug users in Vancouver, British Columbia reverse overdoses through jobs paid by the regional health authority “We’re good at saving lives,” the man told me. This is a series of columns that explores bettering public-health responses to our over ...
6 Dec 2023 - Kaia Sand
Oregon labor sees at least 7 union wins, 19 new campaigns or election filings and 11 labor actions Oregon saw at least seven union election wins, 19 new campaigns or workplaces filed for elections and 11 labor actions in November. The seven election wins ...
6 Dec 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Donating to Street Roots through Dec. 5 means your dollar goes twice as far Good journalism is often expensive and difficult to fund. NewsMatch, a collaborative fundraising program for Institute for Nonprofit News members like Street Roots, seeks to bridg ...
29 Nov 2023 - K. Rambo
Peter, a veteran of homelessness gives his opinion of life on the streets My name is Peter, and I have lived on the streets of Portland for over 10 years. Unlike many people, I did not have a bad experience. I managed to keep clean and well-fed, and my he ...
22 Nov 2023 - Peter Salzmann
Opinion | However you give, and however much, it helps this organization run 1. Buy the newspaper and a zine. Find a vendor to buy a zine and a newspaper. Vendors are out in all weather selling a new issue every week, and for the next six weeks through De ...
22 Nov 2023 - Kaia Sand
Director’s Desk | Kaia Sand launches ‘Better not Backward’ column series exploring next steps two years into Measure 110 with a visit to the Overdose Prevention Society Our conversation began in the dark. Trey Helten had warned me before I walked the mile ...
15 Nov 2023 - Kaia Sand
Opinion | Annual Willamette Week project aims to raise $8.25 million for 250 nonprofits by year’s end I returned to the question a couple of times in my conversation with Richard Meeker: “Why do you do this?" I was curious about why Meeker, as the fo ...
8 Nov 2023 - Kaia Sand