Content categorized as Opinion

We still need to speak to our Congresswoman

Venor Robert Warren shares his opinion on Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton’s local policies.

We may not like Trump’s tweets, but we love him being president

Vendor-Artist Jeffery McNeil predicts that controversy over Trump’s tweets will lead to his re-election.

For rich and for poor, end discrimination now

Artist/Vendor James Gartrell urges people to put a stop to harmful stereotypes about homelessness.

Where was Metro’s heart this winter?

Artist and vendor Eric Thompson-Bey questions the DC Metro Police’s practice of targeting “fare evaders”

Trump has done nothing for homeless people

Artist/vendor Aida Peery challenges Trump’s assertion that he ended homelessness in DC.

The credit belongs to the community

Artist/vendor Reginald Black responds to President Trump’s assertion that he ended homelessness by describing the situation from the community’s perspective.

Humans or Trash?

Street Sense Media Executive Director Brian Carome responds to comments by President Donald Trump that he “ended” the problem of homelessness in DC.

Not exactly repeal and replace, but Trump’s new rules are a terrific start

Artist/vendor Jeffery McNeil is optimistic about Trump’s new healthcare regulations, and hopes for more freedom of choice in selecting the right plan.

Protest at mayor’s housing expo reveals tensions and frustrations

D.C. residents protested at Mayor Bowser’s housing expo over rising rents, increasing homelessness, and public housing conditions.

Our right to healthy food

Artist and vendor Reginald Black explains the need for healthy meals in D.C. homeless shelters.

Keep the DC Circulator bus service free!

Artist and vendor Colly Dennis argues for keeping the DC Circulator bus service free, and criticizes the DC Council’s reasons for ending it.

Donald Trump is to politics what Muhammad Ali was to boxing

Jeffrey McNeil, a Street Sense Media artist and vendor, shares his view of the President.

This map shows even more starkly how inequitably distributed DC’s affordable housing is

A 2018 map of DC illustrates the major inequities of available affordable housing in high-income areas of DC and concentration in a few lower-income areas.

The region has built a lot of housing – but not enough, and not in the right places

The authors of a new Brookings Institute report break down their findings about where housing has been constructed in the D.C. metro area and how that affects affordability.

May is for Mother

I love the month of May because it has Mother. I always spend time with my mother on that day. I love my grandfather, my… Read more »

Do pro-lifers practice what they preach?

Vendor Jeffery McNeil shares his reflections on how his opinions regarding abortion while pro-life conflict with the current political climate.

A closer look at the District’s Point-in-Time Count

Patrick Geiger argues D.C.’s PIT count results reveal worrisome trends for homeless singles.

Each of us has a responsibility to help each other

Artist and vendor James Gartrell recounts experiences with hiring discrimination and urges for equality.

When our justice system takes a life

Street Sense Media Executive Director Brian Carome alleges the DC behavioral health system, including its mental health court, has failed under the purview of Mayor Muriel Bowser.

A Visit to the Downtown Day Services Center

By Ronald Smoot  I saw the news about the new Downtown Day Services Center (at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1313 New York Ave…. Read more »