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.
Opinion
Will America ever be the same again?
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.
In public health emergency, housing is (still) healthcare
Advocates with Miriam’s Kitchen and The Way Home campaign ask what a state of emergency looks like for people already in crisis.
Confessions of a Black Trump supporter
Vendor/artist Jeffery McNeil writes about why he supports President Donald Trump.
“Her family disputes this”
An opinion piece by Jeff Taylor, Street Sense artist and vendor.
I have never been to jail
A reflection by Street Sense vendor and artist Marcellus Phillips.
Honoring Baby Alice
Human Rights Campaign staffer Tori Cooper writes about late artist and vendor Alice Cooper and what we can do for LGBTQ+ individuals experiencing homelessness.
The raw truth about Bernie Sanders and socialism
Artist and vendor Jeffery McNeil argues against socialism.
The Democratic base cares about ‘identity politics’ for a good reason
Artist and vendor Jeff Taylor responds to Jeffery McNeil’s Jan. 24 column about the unity of the Democratic Party.
Legalize BUYING weed
Vendor and artist Dan Hooks examines D.C.’s marijuana policy.
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