Opinion
OpinionBy Jennifer McLaughlin August 21, 2019
More resources for homeless youth, please!
A formerly homeless woman argues that we should do something to help youth when they age out of foster case and may end up homeless.
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil August 21, 2019
If Donald Trump is a racist
Vender-artist Jeffery McNeil criticizes the left’s view that Trump supporters are racist.
OpinionBy Ken Martin August 21, 2019
Who’s got rats?
A formerly homeless man responds to President Donald Trump’s remarks about Baltimore in this opinion piece.
OpinionBy John Littlejohn August 21, 2019
When we are weary
Artist and vendor Rev. John Littlejohn discusses how the Bible approaches weariness.
OpinionBy Robert Warren August 14, 2019
We still need to speak to our Congresswoman
Venor Robert Warren shares his opinion on Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton’s local policies.
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil July 24, 2019
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.
OpinionBy James E. Gartrell July 24, 2019
For rich and for poor, end discrimination now
Artist/Vendor James Gartrell urges people to put a stop to harmful stereotypes about homelessness.
OpinionBy Eric Thompson-Bey July 24, 2019
Where was Metro’s heart this winter?
Artist and vendor Eric Thompson-Bey questions the DC Metro Police’s practice of targeting “fare evaders”
OpinionBy Aida Peery July 10, 2019
Trump has done nothing for homeless people
Artist/vendor Aida Peery challenges Trump’s assertion that he ended homelessness in DC.
OpinionBy Reginald Black July 10, 2019
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.
OpinionBy Brian Carome July 10, 2019
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.
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil June 26, 2019
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.
OpinionBy Reginald Black June 26, 2019
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.
OpinionBy Colly Dennis June 26, 2019
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.
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil June 12, 2019
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.
OpinionBy David Alpert June 12, 2019
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.
OpinionBy Jaclene Begley / Leah Brooks / Brian McCabe / Jenny Schuetz June 3, 2019
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.
Art June 1, 2019
May is for Mother
I love the month of May because it has Mother. I always spend time with my mother on that day….
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil May 29, 2019
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.
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