Elections
NewsBy Reginald Black July 1, 2026
Election wins mark a possibility for huge change in housing policy in D.C.
D.C. held its first ranked-choice election, and the results represent a potentially significant impact on policing, education, and housing.
NewsBy Elizabeth Short June 3, 2026
Street Sense voter guide part 2: D.C. Council
Candidates for the upcoming D.C. Council elections tell Street Sense how they’d approach homelessness policy.
ArtBy Frederick Walker May 20, 2026
D.C. thoughts
Street Sense vendor Frederick Walker explains which candidate for D.C. mayor he prefers and why that candidate should be mayor.
NewsBy Elizabeth Short May 20, 2026
Street Sense voter guide part 1: Mayor, delegate, attorney general
Part 1 of Street Sense’s voter guide for the June 16 primary elections.
NewsBy Grace Copps April 11, 2026
Three mayoral candidates discuss encampment sweeps, creating affordable housing at forum on homelessness
The three candidates in attendance were Myrtle P. Alexander, Rhonda L. Hamilton, and Joe Zero. Neither frontrunner came.
OpinionBy Daniel Kingery November 19, 2025
The heat of the moment
Daniel Kingery explains his plan to elect a president that truly abides by the U.S. Constitution and has the consent of the governed.
NewsBy Alaena Hunt July 8, 2025
Ward 8 candidates on housing
Ward 8’s special election unfolds amid housing instability, stagnant funding, and high stakes for D.C.’s most vulnerable residents.
OpinionBy Aida Peery November 6, 2024
November 5
The countdown is over, and hopefully, we’re about to have a historical event of electing a female president.
ArtBy Robert Warren October 23, 2024
Blue away Trump
The enemy of the people / that old Grim Reaper / don’t let that enemy / catch you sleeping / as he’s whispering / a melody of lies
ArtBy Levester Green October 23, 2024
Jim and Flem in the deep fake era
So then, Olivia Fox, the next dialogue in the Donald J. Trump/Joe Biden story should be coming from Kamala Harris due to her affiliation with all of these death-talking gangsta rappers she’s been meeting with lately.
ArtBy Jemel Fleming October 23, 2024
The election
Read Jemel Fleming’s take on the 2024 election: The main topic of my article today is the vice president of the United States.
NewsBy Fiona Riley October 23, 2024
Street Sense voter guide 2024
Street Sense’s voter guide for the 2024 local elections includes information about D.C. Council candidates.
OpinionBy Jacqueline Turner October 23, 2024
The president we need
We want a president who knows and practices our Declaration of Independence, i.e, “all [men] are created equal and are endowed with certain inalienable rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
NewsBy Fiona Riley August 14, 2024
Voting while experiencing homelessness can be a challenge. Here’s how nonprofits can help
While you don’t need a permanent address, a number of barriers can prevent people experiencing homelessness from voting.
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil August 14, 2024
How a staged transformation recast the worst vice president as a pro-Black feminist icon and champion for the people
A new story by Jeffery McNeil
NewsBy Franziska Wild July 3, 2024
“We are the swing vote:” Poor People’s Campaign assembles in Washington
Thousands gathered in front of the Capitol building for the Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March to the Polls.
ArtBy Robert Warren April 26, 2023
Nothing but the truth
I could tell a tale about all the rich white men who have gone to jail. Lady Justice is not…
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil March 29, 2023
Does a non-citizen vote nullify a DC voter’s right to autonomy?
For decades D.C. statehood advocates have argued that Congress shouldn’t usurp D.C. residents’ power to self-govern. Yet Congress cleared a…
NewsBy Annemarie Cuccia November 2, 2022
How to vote in next week’s election
D.C. voters will go to the polls on Nov. 8 to vote for the city’s mayor and council members.
ArtBy James Davis October 19, 2022
No Rubles
James Davis shares his thoughts on the most pressing issues of the day through irresistible rhymes and clever wordplay.
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