The U.S. Attorney’s Office is investigating militia involvement in an arrest at a rally On Sunday, June 4, downtown Portland became the epicenter of the city’s rising tension following several confrontations with white supremacists, one tragically ending ...
8 Jun 2017 - SR editorial board
If the white nationalist rhetoric is trickling down into our community, then we will push back from the ground up Every now and then, something shocking rattles a community’s foundation. It’s been one week since a man spewing racist epithets on a TriMet M ...
2 Jun 2017 - SR editorial board
The feds want our complicity. We shouldn't give it to them. Words mean things. Or at least they used to. Take the word “criminal” for example. It has been inserted into the debate over immigration, pushed by the Trump administration insistence on ar ...
18 May 2017 - SR editorial board
Updating the city charter so Portland can collect tax on all short-term rentals is essential for fair play In 1971, when the city of Portland amended its charter to establish a transient lodging tax, you could hardly blame our policymakers for not anticip ...
27 Apr 2017 - SR editorial board
House Bill 2355 would defelonize low-level possession charges, emphasize public health The travesty of the so-called war on drugs plays on a constant loop, destroying lives, families and communities, and starting over with each generation. It continues, s ...
6 Apr 2017 - SR editorial board
The largest housing subsidy dwarfs the funds dedicated to housing Oregon’s most vulnerable populations The time has come, Oregon. It’s time to modify the state’s mortgage interest deduction. Of course it’s popular, and of course people love it. It’s a ta ...
23 Mar 2017 - SR editorial board
ICE's draconian measures are terrorizing families and children It’s heartbreaking to watch. A young man, taking his 13-year-old daughter to school, is handcuffed and taken away by immigration officers, all while his daughter – still in the car – fil ...
9 Mar 2017 - SR editorial board
Our humanity is the greatest defense against tyranny Since Jan. 27, when President Donald Trump signed an executive order to stop all refugees from entering the United States, outrage has steamrolled through our community. The president’s order is not jus ...
2 Feb 2017 - SR editorial board
A reflection on 2016 and hope for the year ahead For many of us, both individually and collectively, 2016 was a year to forget. Ironically, for Street Roots, it was a banner year. Last year, Street Roots won several awards from the Society of Professiona ...
29 Dec 2016 - SR editorial board
We'll continue to stand against the forces of bigotry and homophobia It was not that long ago that the LGBTQ community was subjected to sanctioned discrimination and violence. It’s been only 12 years since the first state in the union, Massachusetts, ...
8 Dec 2016 - SR editorial board