Opinion

Housing Is Healthcare

David Acosta from the Association of American Medical Colleges and Scott Schenkelberg from Miriam’s Kitchen present the case for investing in housing as a way to beat back the spread of COVID-19.

Conform or Be Shamed!

Jeffery McNeil argues for a greater emphasis on reopening the American economy.

Things Will Never Be The Same

Marcellus Philips reflects on the changes COVID-19 has brought about.

Dollar-Sick

Angie Whitehurst questions the push for reopening businesses.

We know the GOP playbook

Jeff Gray breaks down Republican electoral strategies for the 2020 presidential election.

Insiders and elites can’t guide DC to an equitable reopening

Parisa Norouzi, executive director of Empower DC, takes a closer look at the ReOpenDC Advisory Group.

It’s up to government and business owners to help excluded workers

Natasha Riddle Romero, a former tipped worker living in Washington, D.C., argues for the need for government aid for undocumented workers.

A Call to Action: Establish D.C.’s first safe consumption space

Shane Sullivan, a community outreach specialists at the health clinic HIPS, calls for a safe consumption space in DC.

Will America ever be the same again?

Jeffery McNeil, a Street Sense Media vendor, discusses the actions politicians have taken in response to the coronavirus pandemic and their repercussions for America’s future.

Get excited for President Biden!

Jeff Taylor, a Street Sense Media vendor, offers his impressions on the upcoming presidential election.

Don’t let incarceration be a death sentence

Angie Whitehurst, a Street Sense Media artist/vendor, illuminates the potential consequences of COVID-19 on D.C.’s criminal justice system.

The issue of homelessness and housing in America has been a tinderbox waiting to catch fire for generations. It’s time for change.

Israel Bayer, the director of INSP North America, argues now is the time for widespread action in the housing justice movement.

COVID-19 stimulus checks a trap door for the working poor?

Wendell Williams, a Street Sense vendor, outlines the complicated reality of stimulus checks for the working poor.

Clear the shelters, house people now

William Merrifield, Esq. advocates for prioritizing placing people experiencing homelessness in affordable housing, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. He highlights social housing as an overlooked solution.

President Coronavirus

Jeff Taylor, a vendor with Street Sense, condemns President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

The People’s Money

Angie Whitehurst explains the importance of the U.S. Census for allocating resources to the communities who need it.

Fixing the mental health system should be D.C.’s top priority

D.C. resident Anthony White speaks from personal experience to advocate for mental health care reform in his response to Street Sense Media CEO Brian Carome’s piece “What we can learn from Alice Carter’s death.”

Temporary housing is the best approach for our public health to protect homeless people from coronavirus disease

Maria Foscarinis, the founder and executive director of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, explains why temporary housing is the safest approach for people experiencing homelessness amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Where has COVID-19 hidden the recovery meetings?!

Artist and vendor Wendell Williams explains the importance of keeping recovery meetings open amid COVID-19.

From our CEO: What’s needed is an outbreak of kindness

Street Sense Media’s CEO calls community members to support their vulnerable neighbors during COVID-19 precautions. For his organization, customers can pay vendors through its mobile app.