DIRECTOR’S DESK | The Council of Economic Advisers is wrong to recommend a police response When Trump dog-whistles, the hounds of hate come bounding. That’s why Street Roots convened a group of partners on Sept. 25 to draw the line clearly: Donald Trump’s ...
27 Sep 2019 - Kaia Sand
DIRECTOR’S DESK | Our president, who deplores the visibility of homelessness, doesn't understand the federal government’s role in the housing crisis On Monday, Trump free-associated about homelessness with Fox News’ right-wing provocateur Tucker Carl ...
3 Jul 2019 - Kaia Sand
DIRECTOR’S DESK | There are a lot of ill people surviving on the streets, and they are being left behind Earlier this week, I looked around in the vendor office. Of the six vendors who were at tables, drinking coffee and chatting, three had wheelchairs; t ...
7 Jun 2019 - Kaia Sand
Let’s reject the cruelties of historical injustices compounded by present-day injustices In the morning light in Old Town, an elderly woman trudged down a rain-shiny sidewalk on Sixth Avenue, her backpack full and sagging low. It was unclear how much her ...
19 Jan 2018 - Kaia Sand