Opinion
OpinionBy Maurice Spears September 24, 2022
How I would improve transportation in the District: Cleaner buses, more parking garages
Walking is cool because I get to see what’s going on in my city. Is it safe? In some parts…
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil September 24, 2022
Why does the left suddenly think Liz Cheney is a hero?
I have walked to Farragut North every morning for the last ten years to sell Street Sense. As my morning…
OpinionBy Carolyn Gallaher August 21, 2022
Will Prince George’s Right of First Refusal program protect tenants in Langley Park?
This May, Prince George’s County used its Right of First Refusal (ROFR) program to protect affordable housing at Bedford and…
OpinionBy Shane Sullivan August 21, 2022
Fund community care, not carceral systems
“I’m so glad I ran into you guys, it’s been weeks. Where have y’all been?” This is a sentiment any…
OpinionBy Morgan Jones August 21, 2022
The Amazing Sky Device
Dear readers, the government offers a tablet to the public for a $20 fee. And it is one of the…
OpinionBy Maurice Spears August 10, 2022
Bucket drummers can teach us about street entrepreneurship
During an event going on downtown on July 1, people were engaging themselves and a crowd gathered to listen to…
OpinionBy Lori Smith August 10, 2022
Why Washington D.C. needs more public restrooms
Everyone knows that going to the bathroom is a basic human need. People have no choice in answering this most…
OpinionBy Belle Ren August 10, 2022
Ending homelessness would cost far less than treating it
I’m calling for a war. This nation seems to love spending its money on wars. Right now it already seems…
OpinionBy Amina Washington August 10, 2022
Breaking Up Encampments is Worse in the Summer Heat
It’s always hard living on the street, but harder in the extreme weather we have in Washington D.C. I’ve seen…
How nonprofits and the government can help entrepreneurs in D.C.
I got started in business with go-go music when I was about 16 years old. I was passing out fliers,…
OpinionBy Ronald Smoot July 16, 2022
Being in jail is terrible, but I got through it
I went to jail on August 24th, 2021. I stayed there for about four months, and it was terrible. I…
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil July 16, 2022
While Trump is no longer president, Trump derangement still exists
Watching Democrats trying to attack Donald Trump is like watching Elmer Fudd trying to kill Bugs Bunny. For six years,…
OpinionBy Lori Smith July 16, 2022
Three myths about homelessness
One of my many frustrations about homelessness is that housed people don’t seem to understand the urgency and immediacy of…
OpinionBy Oye I. Owolewa June 12, 2022
From Alito to Putin, authoritarianism hurts us all
America is still in shock following Justice Samuel Alito’s draft majority opinion to strike down Roe vs. Wade’s landmark decision…
OpinionBy Lori Smith June 12, 2022
For the unhoused, there’s no substitute for a safety net
I have been houseless since November 2020. I traveled from the West Coast to Washington, D.C., back to the West…
OpinionBy Jackie Turner June 12, 2022
All these shootings show America needs to return to basic principles
The brutal shooting of people because of hate — not in the south but in Buffalo, New York — showed…
OpinionBy Angie Whitehurst June 12, 2022
Juneteenth should be a formal holiday in Washington D.C.
I am writing to support the establishment of Juneteenth, which President Biden made into a federal “day of observance” in…
No matter what people say, the job market today is strong
I hear people say they can’t find a job. I wonder about that, because everywhere I look there are advertisements…
OpinionBy Ronald Smoot June 12, 2022
People need more help accessing job training programs
When I got released from jail back into the community, a job training program was a great step for me,…
OpinionBy Aida Peery June 12, 2022
Street Sense vendors and staff on the Supreme Court’s draft opinion overturning Roe vs. Wade
The Supreme Court is Taking America Backward By Aida Peery The Supreme Court now seems likely to “overturn” a woman’s…
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