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  1. Oregon arts programs hang in balance amid federal funding threats

    Programs that receive grant money add cultural and economic value across the state Leaders in Oregon’s art world were not surprised when the Trump administration in March became the first in U.S. history to propose eliminating the National Endowment for t ...

    15 Sep 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe

  2. Al Franken: ‘The best cure for homelessness is a home’

    The U.S. senator talks with a street paper vendor about poverty in America 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 ...

    8 Sep 2017 - Ken Martin and Roberta Haber

  3. Suzanne Bonamici: DACA repeal plays political games with people’s lives

    Dreamers deserve a path to citizenship, says the congresswoman from Oregon 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 critica ...

    7 Sep 2017 - Joanne Zuhl

  4. Right-wing extremists: ‘Exposing them in their own words’

    Miranda Blue, editor at Right Wing Watch, tracks and archives the activities of the religious right and extremist movements America’s religious right first emerged as a powerful political force in the mid 1970s. Followers of televangelists, such as Pat Ro ...

    18 Aug 2017 - Emily Green

  5. Naomi Klein tells us how to resist 'the Trump show'

    'When the shock happens, that’s when people are most vulnerable,' the author of 'No Is Not Enough' tells Street Roots Naomi Klein’s latest book offers a strong dose of clarity to counteract the chaos plaguing the country since Donald T ...

    23 Jun 2017 - Emily Green

  6. After departure from EPA, Carlos Martín stays focused on solutions

    He publicly walked away from an adviser role for the Environmental Protection Agency, but he's still dedicated to smart housing and healthy communities As a civil engineer, Carlos Martín could expect to get a few “likes” now and again on his social m ...

    2 Jun 2017 - Joanne Zuhl

  7. Homeless veterans hang in the balance

    Trump's budget cuts threaten to unravel Portland's success housing veterans After living his car, homeless, for a little over a year, Daniel Kallunki moved into a one-bedroom apartment near Troutdale last November, less than a month after receiv ...

    26 May 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe

  8. Exonerated after 20 years, Anna Vasquez seeks justice

    Anna Vasquez is one of the San Antonio Four – LGBT Latinas imprisoned for more than a decade for a horrific crime that never occurred. Now, Vasquez is working to protect others from wrongful conviction. Anna Vasquez and three of her friends – Elizabeth Ra ...

    10 May 2017 - Suzanne Zalokar

  9. Social Security works; don’t let Trump destroy it

    COMMENTARY | There are many reasons to dismiss a declaration of crisis Be afraid, very afraid. There is good reason to fear that President Trump and the Republican Party are out to destroy our Social Security system.  Social Security is an incredibly popu ...

    17 Apr 2017 - Martin Hart-Lan...

  10. Nick Fish: We must fund legal services for the poor

    COMMENTARY | We believe in justice for all – not just for those who can afford it "Equal justice under law” is a core value of our nation. But what happens when a victim of domestic violence, or an older adult facing eviction, can’t afford a lawyer? ...

    11 Apr 2017 - Nick Fish

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