All Rise, a new publication based in Portland, gives current and former prisoners a voice in a marketable format Lying bare the gritty firsthand accounts and austere imagery from inside the compounds of America’s penal system, All Rise magazine is the fir ...
9 Sep 2020 - Emily Green
Author Paul K. Haeder discusses his new book, ‘Wide Open Eyes,’ which launches Friday night Author Paul K. Haeder believes that until Americans truly learn from Vietnam, we are doomed to keep repeating the mistakes and abuses that transpired there. At 7 t ...
31 Jul 2020 - Emily Green
In a town where no year-round emergency shelter is provided, people forced to sleep outside will have relief from punitive measures A federal judge on Wednesday issued an opinion in the class-action lawsuit homeless residents brought against the Southern ...
23 Jul 2020 - Emily Green
The author of “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man” discusses how we can collectively harness this moment to transform our economy John Perkins is a well-known author among readers of two seemingly divergent genres. Among his more political-minded readers, ...
9 Jul 2020 - Emily Green
Essential workers staged a nationwide strike on May Day, citing coronavirus exposure concerns and substandard benefits at some of the nation's largest retailers Tim Billado stopped going showing up for work at the Fremont Whole Foods Market in Northe ...
2 May 2020 - Emily Green
The candidates answer Street Roots' questions about how they'd approach the job as the county's top prosecutor Street Roots interviewed the candidates for Multnomah County District Attorney with a focus on how the office policies and proced ...
2 May 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green
Endorsed by the incumbent, Ethan Knight has put prosecuting right-wing extremists at the forefront of his campaign Ethan Knight is running against Mike Schmidt for Multnomah County district attorney. Street Roots interviewed both candidates with a fo ...
2 May 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green
Mike Schmidt wants to progressively reform the District Attorney’s Office, using data and research as his guide Mike Schmidt is running against Ethan Knight for Multnomah County district attorney. Street Roots interviewed both candidates with a focus on ...
2 May 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green
City officials had a simple approach to homelessness: Make life so uncomfortable, they leave. Now a class action suit is the first to test the Boise decision and reveals systemic punishment and harassment for sleeping outdoors. GRANTS PASS — Kirt Morrill ...
25 Apr 2020 - Emily Green
Despite coronavirus outbreaks at shelters in other cities, the county isn’t changing its practices, citing measures in place to separate sick people When the novel coronavirus was first confirmed in Oregon, details about its transmission and its symptoms ...
16 Apr 2020 - Emily Green