Opinion
OpinionBy Shane Sullivan May 14, 2020
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.
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil April 30, 2020
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.
OpinionBy Jeff Taylor April 29, 2020
Get excited for President Biden!
Jeff Taylor, a Street Sense Media vendor, offers his impressions on the upcoming presidential election.
OpinionBy Angie Whitehurst April 29, 2020
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.
OpinionBy Israel Bayer April 29, 2020
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.
OpinionBy Wendell Williams April 15, 2020
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.
OpinionBy William Merrifield April 15, 2020
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.
OpinionBy Jeff Taylor April 15, 2020
President Coronavirus
Jeff Taylor, a vendor with Street Sense, condemns President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
OpinionBy Angie Whitehurst April 15, 2020
The People’s Money
Angie Whitehurst explains the importance of the U.S. Census for allocating resources to the communities who need it.
OpinionBy Anthony White March 18, 2020
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.”
OpinionBy Maria Foscarinis March 18, 2020
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.
OpinionBy Wendell Williams March 18, 2020
Where has COVID-19 hidden the recovery meetings?!
Artist and vendor Wendell Williams explains the importance of keeping recovery meetings open amid COVID-19.
OpinionBy Brian Carome March 16, 2020
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.
OpinionBy Jesse Rabinowitz / Lara Pukatch March 12, 2020
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.
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil March 4, 2020
Confessions of a Black Trump supporter
Vendor/artist Jeffery McNeil writes about why he supports President Donald Trump.
OpinionBy Jeff Taylor March 4, 2020
“Her family disputes this”
An opinion piece by Jeff Taylor, Street Sense artist and vendor.
OpinionBy Marcellus Phillips March 4, 2020
I have never been to jail
A reflection by Street Sense vendor and artist Marcellus Phillips.
OpinionBy Tori Cooper February 19, 2020
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.
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil February 19, 2020
The raw truth about Bernie Sanders and socialism
Artist and vendor Jeffery McNeil argues against socialism.
OpinionBy Jeff Taylor February 19, 2020
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.
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