Housing
Al Franken: ‘The best cure for homelessness is a home’
Street paper vendor Ken Martin took advantage of a chance meeting with U.S. Sen. Al Franken. Franken was getting out of his car, and Martin was nearby, doing what he normally does when he sells Street Sense, Street Roots’ sister paper in Washington, D.C. Remembering Franken’s questions during confirmation hearings for Jeff Sessions and Betsy…
News
Al Franken: ‘The best cure for homelessness is a home’
Street paper vendor Ken Martin took advantage of a chance meeting with U.S. Sen. Al Franken. Franken was getting out of his car, and Martin was nearby, doing what he normally does when he sells Street Sense, Street Roots’ sister paper in Washington, D.C. Remembering Franken’s questions during confirmation hearings for Jeff Sessions and Betsy…
SR editorial: One Oregon united in support of immigrant youths, families
Cruel, immoral, vindictive, racist, pandering – all words used to describe the White House decision to repeal DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. They’re all correct, and the rising outrage to the decision reaffirms how disconnected these hateful policies are from the people of Portland and elsewhere in our nation. The decision gives Congress…
Suzanne Bonamici: DACA repeal plays political games with people’s lives
One out of every eight residents in U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici’s District 1 is Latino or Hispanic, making the repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program a critical policy shift for her constituents. The decision by the White House clears the way for deporting young adults who were brought to this country when they…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Eye-opening experience on Portland’s streets
Zaina is only 19 years old, but she already has a bucket list “to go scuba diving on a coral reef and to learn programming.” She also likes art and keeps original drawings and writings in Ninja Turtle notebooks in her backpack. One notebook was the source for poems she read at a recent Street…
Culture
Miss Anthology is using comics to create change
Nearly a century has passed since the foundation for modern-day comic books was created in the United States. Although comics had existed within newspapers and magazines, “Funnies #1,” published in 1929, was the first stand-alone collection of comics. Today, the Miss Anthology project in Portland is taking that creative foundation and using it to “support…
Portland’s subversive sticker culture
If you know where to look, you may have noticed: Portland is plastered with little pieces of guerrilla art. Along main drags in popular neighborhoods, street artists have adhered their miniature works to the backs of street signs and on utility boxes and poles, bike racks, newspaper bins and dumpsters. Their stickers are often politically…
Opinion
SR editorial: One Oregon united in support of immigrant youths, families
Cruel, immoral, vindictive, racist, pandering – all words used to describe the White House decision to repeal DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. They’re all correct, and the rising outrage to the decision reaffirms how disconnected these hateful policies are from the people of Portland and elsewhere in our nation. The decision gives Congress…
Editorial cartoon: Sept. 8, 2017
Portland native Elizabeth Considine is the creator of Street Roots' editorial cartoon, Sheeptoast. Want to see more Sheeptoast cartoons? VIEW OUR GALLERY
