Street Roots talks with Oregon’s senior senator about the government’s surveillance program on its own citizens. Like you, I’m angry. Angry at being spied upon by my own government, and then lied to about it. Not exactly virgin territory for a nation with ...
12 Sep 2013 - Joanne Zuhl
At a recent discussion about government surveillance hosted by the City Club of Portland, Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer were asked what role states must play in protecting Americans from the ever-increasing domestic spying acti ...
12 Sep 2013 - Becky Straus
Recently, there has been quite a buzz in the criminal justice reform community across the nation. Attorney General Eric Holder, who heads our nation’s Department of Justice, announced earlier this month that the DOJ will be taking steps to reform and tran ...
11 Sep 2013 - Cassandra Villaneuva
Nick Sullivan has come a long way from his first day selling Street Roots. “At first it was scary,” says Nick about the experience. “But once I get out there and I have my Street Roots shirt on and I hold up my papers, I sort of relax and it always seems ...
11 Sep 2013 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
Street Roots works with our sister paper in Belgrade to look at the plight of the Roma people in Europe Before coming to Street Roots in mid-August for a year of service through Jesuit Volunteer Corp Northwest, I traveled to Central and Eastern Europe to ...
10 Sep 2013 - Grace Badik
Dr. Bob Sayson’s journey has brought him around the world to serving Rockwood’s residents It’s midway through lunchtime at the Good News Community Health Center and Dr. Bob Sayson has yet to take a bite of his sandwich. “Here, take my seat! Are you hungry ...
10 Sep 2013 - Alex Zielinski
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You are such a sloppy perfectionist. Always wanting more, more, more of people. Standards. Sheesh. Make sure to look in the mirror, seriously. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Oh, stop being so passive aggressive already. We get it. You ...
6 Sep 2013 - Soup Can Sam
The state of Oregon should legalize marijuana and open up the market to a wealth of opportunities for the residents of this state. It’s time for residents, the media and politicians around the state to push the envelope on the issue. It’s time to bring th ...
6 Sep 2013 - SR editorial board
The past month we have seen a media frenzy surrounding homelessness. That’s why I cringed a little bit when I read the Willamette Week’s cover story on homelessness titled, “The Real World: Portland.” The author interviewed ten people living on the street ...
5 Sep 2013 - Israel Bayer
Street Roots looks at the Convention Center Hotel, years of affordable housing planning Metro, the regional government for the tri-county area, has long known that the region has a problem: Rents are soaring, there is a real lack of affordable housing and ...
4 Sep 2013 - Jake Thomas