Opinion

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Street Sense case managers analyzes how society fails to prioritize issues facing people experiencing homelessness.

Searching for truth in a world full of make believe

Author Jeffery McNeil reflects on his changes in his life and the divide in the United States

What masters are you serving?

The elites’ rigid obsession with diversity and multiculturalism, rather than competency, turns some things into a bureaucratic nightmare.

Individual apartments or single-room occupancies?

Public housing programs fall far too short when it comes not just to housing the homeless in the first place, but at retaining housing once gotten

Improving D.C.’s mental health services

In the midst of COVID-19, DC must work to improve their accessibility to essential mental health services for the homeless community

A monster out of control

We have a monstrous evil in bigotry, perpetuated by the Republican Party. And while we may never fully defeat it, we can sure as hell drive the bastard back into a closet. But it’s going to take work, commitment, and vigilance.

Career counseling and after school programs: What’s the connection?

Fletcher opines a piece on the effects COVID-19 has on at-risk students entering the job force, and the importance of career counselors in their trajectory.

A lack of bipartisanship is hurting housing in America

The atmosphere regarding bipartisan cooperation—especially regarding human needs issues such as homelessness and housing—has changed significantly, particularly in the House, where districts are often packed with one party’s voters or the other.

Who knows best?

I can’t force my client to do anything; all I can do is support him as he sets himself up to meet his goals.

They have to choose

The insurrection at the US Capitol on Jan. 6 revealed white fear that has been prevalent in society for centuries, it is time to find humanity in America

Dems have got to play tougher

With the newly democratically controlled Senate, Democrats and the mainstream media must push back against the GOP and work to implement policies that benefit all Americans

“Here to help each other”

But what does one do when those systems fail? An ongoing problem I’m working through with a client has forced me to confront this question head- on and interrogate whether these programs serve our clients in the first place.

What should Biden do about Trump post-inauguration?

Many people are asking that question. It raises concerns both about the safety of American citizens and restoration of the rule of law.

Street Sense Media vendors comment on the capitol insurrection

DC residents who have experienced homelessness share their views of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

From Our CEO: It’s up to us to defend democracy

We are, as a nation, increasingly divided. I do not think it is overstating our current state of affairs to say that our democracy is at stake

Alice Carter study is an admirable and monumental effort that falls short

Artist and vendor Jeff Taylor critiques the case study written by Street Sense Media about the life and death of Alice Carter, who he knew and lived with.

America is in uncharted waters

Artist and vendor Jeffrey McNeil offers his take on the 2020 election.

Trust the vaccine

Artist and vendor Angie Whitehurst discusses why, despite the American medical establishment’s history of racism, the COVID-19 vaccine should still be trusted.

What policing homelessness looks like

Case manager Charlie Mussoff on his experience witnessing the policing of those experiencing homelessness.

“The system is failing all the families that really need it”: How the threat of eviction has perpetuated health inequity and racial injustice during the pandemic

Worries about eviction during the pandemic disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic renters, widening the racial wealth gap.