Opinion
Portland’s shared values are evident in our approach to housing
I am not one to sugarcoat or gloss over the realities of what we have faced over the last several years in Portland. We have been weathering one of the most severe affordable-housing shortages in the country, marked by rapidly rising rents and home prices, housing instability and an economy still tilted unfairly against our…
Director’s Desk: Your support keeps Street Roots going strong
We’re asking readers to support Street Roots this holiday season. Supporting Street Roots has never been more important. At the heart of Street Roots are the more than 600 people that experience homelessness and poverty that the organization serves each year through the sales of the newspaper. Relationships are built between readers, Portland businesses and…
SR editorial: Defense of LGBTQ rights falls on all of us
It was not that long ago that the LGBTQ community was subjected to sanctioned discrimination and violence. It’s been only 12 years since the first state in the union, Massachusetts, legalized gay marriage, defying the so-called Defense of Marriage Act that denied federal recognition of marriage equality. It’s only been the past decade that real…
Culture
Greg Palast: ‘The Best Democracy Money Can Buy’
For the past month, people around the world have pondered the meaning of the phrase “President Donald Trump.” During this period hate crimes have multiplied, street resistance has swelled, tear gas has flowed, and prominent white supremacists have been nominated for top positions in the U.S. government. On television, one prominent Trump supporter cited Japanese…
News
Greg Palast: ‘The Best Democracy Money Can Buy’
For the past month, people around the world have pondered the meaning of the phrase “President Donald Trump.” During this period hate crimes have multiplied, street resistance has swelled, tear gas has flowed, and prominent white supremacists have been nominated for top positions in the U.S. government. On television, one prominent Trump supporter cited Japanese…
Self-gentrification: A South Bronx lesson for Portland
Majora Carter may not be a household name in Portland, but she is somewhat of a celebrity in South Bronx, where she was born and raised and eventually became known as the fiercest promoter of environmental justice in her borough. She grew up in the Hunts Point neighborhood, located on a peninsula at the confluence…
In transgender community, a push to update IDs before Trump’s reign
The transgender community has gained more civil liberties during the administration of President Barack Obama than at any other time in history. Through two executive orders, Obama has prohibited federal agencies and contractors from discriminating against workers based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Consequently, transgender people have the right to transition at work,…
Letting farmworkers ‘shelter in place’ during pesticide use raises concerns
The condition of housing that farmers provide or rent to migrant workers has long been a source of concern in Oregon, which is home to more migrant labor camps than any other state. That’s why a proposed rule under consideration by Occupational Safety and Health Administration that would allow workers and their families to…
Environment
Self-gentrification: A South Bronx lesson for Portland
Majora Carter may not be a household name in Portland, but she is somewhat of a celebrity in South Bronx, where she was born and raised and eventually became known as the fiercest promoter of environmental justice in her borough. She grew up in the Hunts Point neighborhood, located on a peninsula at the confluence…
Letting farmworkers ‘shelter in place’ during pesticide use raises concerns
The condition of housing that farmers provide or rent to migrant workers has long been a source of concern in Oregon, which is home to more migrant labor camps than any other state. That’s why a proposed rule under consideration by Occupational Safety and Health Administration that would allow workers and their families to…
Housing
Self-gentrification: A South Bronx lesson for Portland
Majora Carter may not be a household name in Portland, but she is somewhat of a celebrity in South Bronx, where she was born and raised and eventually became known as the fiercest promoter of environmental justice in her borough. She grew up in the Hunts Point neighborhood, located on a peninsula at the confluence…
Letting farmworkers ‘shelter in place’ during pesticide use raises concerns
The condition of housing that farmers provide or rent to migrant workers has long been a source of concern in Oregon, which is home to more migrant labor camps than any other state. That’s why a proposed rule under consideration by Occupational Safety and Health Administration that would allow workers and their families to…
