At a 2023 campaign rally in Michigan, President Donald Trump addressed blue collar workers: “I want a future that protects American labor, not foreign labor.” Since his inauguration, the Trump ...

For many housed people, there is a tendency to conflate unhoused populations with violent crime and danger, but crime rates tell a different story. Editor's note: This story contains graphic ...

Anti-homeless policy has been a staple of cities the world over, whether those policies be forthright, like loitering laws and sit-lie ordinances, or peppered into a city’s infrastructure and public ...

Oregonians came close to adopting one of the most regressive laws in the country, but activists and community members fought hard against Ballot Measure 9 Thirty years ago, a ballot measure went ...

Dr. Helen Riess, author of 'The Empathy Effect,' says the way we communicate can influence how and what we feel for others Empathy can be learned, and it can be lost. Every time a person chooses to ...

According to a recent Gallup poll, 71% of Americans approve of labor unions, the highest approval rating since 1965. And worker organizing has led to unionization of stores at a number of well-known, ...

Editor’s note: As part of Street Roots’ ongoing solutions-based reporting on the foster care system, Street Roots took a deep dive into the national and local data on placement stability and ...

Amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown, local community networks are the first line of defense. Here’s what Oregon advocates say you should do if you see agents detaining someone. As ...

So far, the city of Portland has paid over $2.8 million resolving police use of force lawsuits and claims stemming from the racial justice protests that roiled the city in 2020. The Minneapolis police ...

From the periphery of what is approaching 100 days of protests in Portland, a group of local attorneys keeps a watchful eye. And they have good reason. Since the police killing of George Floyd in ...

Zenith Energy’s fossil fuel storage and transport facility faces criticism for potential environmental dangers, particularly in the event of an earthquake. Portland City Council and a fossil fuel ...

On the streets of downtown Portland on June 18, masked federal agents pulled over and arrested a Colombian man who had just left immigration court. The incident, caught on video and first reported by ...