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March 31, 2021

Culture

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Photo of Rebekah Modrak alongside a photo of her book "Radical Humility"

The art of listening in an era of shameless self-promotion

‘Radical Humility’ editor Rebekah Modrak talks to Street Roots about her new book exploring what it means to be humble in an age of ego
By
Emily Green
March 31, 2021

Housing

Street Roots
Tents line a sidewalk by Laurelhurst Park in August 2020

Bill to make IDs free for unhoused Oregonians expected to have big impact for a low cost

Under the bipartisan legislation, a nonprofit would verify that a person was experiencing homelessness, and the state would waive the fee to obtain photo identification
By
Hanna Merzbach
March 31, 2021
Street Roots
The gold statue at the top of the Capitol

In the shadow of the Capitol: a housing crisis

Inside, Oregon lawmakers and special interests wrestle with homelessness. Outside, on the streets of Salem, people experience it.
By
Tom Henderson
March 31, 2021

Opinion

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Barbed wire fence

Opinion | Defeat the prison system’s problems the way a vaccine defeats a virus

By learning from the source. Trauma is a virus, and we prisoners cannot change this alone.
By
Ga lo Vann
March 31, 2021
Street Roots
Peter Salzmann

Kaia Sand | Hints of federal progress offer new hope for rectifying old failures

OPINION | The Biden administration’s child tax credit creates a floor on families’ poverty. Can we keep going?
By
Kaia Sand
March 31, 2021

Social Justice

Street Roots
Food is distributed at a food bank

Financial literacy is key to food security

Economics researcher Daniel Millimet explains how poor money management can lead to hunger
By
Bill McKenzie
March 31, 2021
Street Roots
Tents line a sidewalk by Laurelhurst Park in August 2020

Bill to make IDs free for unhoused Oregonians expected to have big impact for a low cost

Under the bipartisan legislation, a nonprofit would verify that a person was experiencing homelessness, and the state would waive the fee to obtain photo identification
By
Hanna Merzbach
March 31, 2021
Street Roots
Jay Thiemeyer standing in front of mountains

Remembering Jay Thiemeyer, one of Street Roots’ original poets

He was a passionate advocate for people on the edge
March 31, 2021

Vendor Profiles

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Photo of Racheal with a quote from the story

Street Roots vendor profile | Moving forward and learning from her past

Racheal has a roof over her head, but she hasn't forgotten how hard it was to survive on the streets
By
Pat Zimmer
March 31, 2021
March 31, 2021, cover of Street Roots
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