Environment
Inside the lives of activists: A photo essay
I am not an activist. I am not extreme. I am not radical. I am not one of “those” people. I am middle-of-the-road, logical, realistic. I am just like everyone else who is also not “them.” Things do and will work out just fine. Just keep your head down, and push through. That is what…
News
Inside the lives of activists: A photo essay
I am not an activist. I am not extreme. I am not radical. I am not one of “those” people. I am middle-of-the-road, logical, realistic. I am just like everyone else who is also not “them.” Things do and will work out just fine. Just keep your head down, and push through. That is what…
Portland protesters to Greyhound: Stop letting immigration agents on buses
Demonstrators will rally in Portland this weekend and deliver a letter to Greyhound Lines Inc., demanding the bus company stop allowing federal immigration enforcement agents to board its vehicles in order to check passengers’ immigration statuses. But whether Greyhound has any choice in the matter is unclear, with Greyhound and federal agencies saying the law dictates…
Blumenauer zeroes in on the housing crisis and its racist roots
Congressman Earl Blumenauer doesn’t consider himself naive. He’s been in politics most of his life, from the Portland City Council to serving Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District for more than two decades in Washington, D.C. But this summer, he experienced an awakening of sorts – spurred on by this year’s 400th anniversary of U.S. slavery –…
Housing
Wall Street speculators and the loss of affordable housing
Local systems analyst M.K. Hanson is speaking out about massive financial firms speculating in Portland housing. She persuasively makes the case that Portland housing prices are being pushed up – and held up – by Wall Street giants with billions at their disposal and multiple strategies for profiting on their housing investments. “Large global private…
Blumenauer zeroes in on the housing crisis and its racist roots
Congressman Earl Blumenauer doesn’t consider himself naive. He’s been in politics most of his life, from the Portland City Council to serving Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District for more than two decades in Washington, D.C. But this summer, he experienced an awakening of sorts – spurred on by this year’s 400th anniversary of U.S. slavery –…
Opinion
Wall Street speculators and the loss of affordable housing
Local systems analyst M.K. Hanson is speaking out about massive financial firms speculating in Portland housing. She persuasively makes the case that Portland housing prices are being pushed up – and held up – by Wall Street giants with billions at their disposal and multiple strategies for profiting on their housing investments. “Large global private…
SR editorial: Lighting the fire for real public-records advocacy
When Ginger McCall took the position as Oregon’s first public-records advocate, she was asked why public records were important. “They are the best chance that we as a public have to understand the function of government – and understanding the function of government is necessary to exercise our rights within a democracy,” she said in…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: A thinker, a dreamer, a poet
In our creative writing circle at Street Roots, Peter Salzmann is a star. He is a regular member, appreciated not only for his inspiring poetic responses to our weekly prompts, but also for his gentle creative listening to the poems of others. He is a regular reader at Street Roots poetry events and distributes copies…
