Housing
Homelessness and humanity in Central Oregon’s juniper forests
BEND, Ore. – It is quiet and still in the juniper forests north of Bend as four volunteer outreach workers, all retired Vietnam War veterans, visit with a homeless man who goes by “Sarge.” Sarge is tall and lean, an Army veteran who wears camouflage pants and a beanie. At one point in the conversation,…
News
Labor: Time is now to endorse a Green New Deal
Traditionally progressive economists start by explaining why both neoliberal globalization as peddled by establishment political parties, and xenophobic protectionism as preached by right wing populists like Donald Trump, are the wrong kind of globalization. Less often progressive economists go on to propose an alternative to both forms of corporate-sponsored globalization, one which would regulate international…
Bipolar disorder with a bird’s-eye view
When public defender Zack McDermott emerged from his apartment, he knew that he was being filmed in a pilot for a comedy show. It was the perfect New York street scene. All the people were actors. It was up to him to improvise the plot. He ran through the streets, shedding his clothing, and then…
Opinion
Labor: Time is now to endorse a Green New Deal
Traditionally progressive economists start by explaining why both neoliberal globalization as peddled by establishment political parties, and xenophobic protectionism as preached by right wing populists like Donald Trump, are the wrong kind of globalization. Less often progressive economists go on to propose an alternative to both forms of corporate-sponsored globalization, one which would regulate international…
Director’s Desk: We are Street Roots because of your support
One by one on April 29, a dozen Street Roots vendors approached the podium to recite their poetry at the Multnomah County Central Library, a packed house cheering them on. They read love poems and poems for people they had lost, poems packed with ideas and poems bearing witness to the struggles of being homeless.…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: A new job and big goals
Born in Seattle, Kris Beck grew up in the Scandinavian enclave known as Uffda in the city’s Ballard neighborhood. “I was the only person of color in the area. I had no problem with that,” she said. Since Kris moved to Portland, she’s experienced a ramping up of racism and assault on the streets and…
