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In this issue:
- The persistence of memory. Poet Kaia Sand helps keep Portland’s
troubled history from fading into invisibility. Reporter
Carmel Bentley files this piece about Sand,
Vanport and the Japanese American internment during World
War II.
- Homelessness, housing rally lures marchers to San Francisco’s streets. A package of photos, discussions and perspectives on the human rights demonstration in San Francisco, Jan. 20, including an account by Julie McCurdy and an interview with vendor George Mayes.
- Addiction Compassion. An interview with author and physician Gabor Mate on how the U.S. could create a new paradigm in dealing with addiction. (You can bet it’s a little nicer than the one we’ve got.)
- Oregon bill adds to chorus against human trafficking. Amanda Waldroupe reports on the legislature’s latest efforts to thwart the U.S.’s dirty little secret.
- Sticker Shock. A report from our sister paper Megaphone, in Vancouver, B.C., on the side of the Olympics that’s more brass than bronze.
- Plus, cool commentaries, awesome art (and a little less alliteration) — all in the Jan. 22 edition of Street Roots. Let us know what you think. Join the discussion on our blog, or join us on Facebook. See you there!
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