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Director’s Corner: Celebrating International #VendorWeek

By Tim Harris | February 7, 2018

You want to know what makes people care about homelessness? It probably won’t surprise you: proximity.

People who know homeless people and have regular interactions with them are more likely to get involved and help. That’s because they see the suffering firsthand and come to care deeply about the people they meet. ...

President Donald Trump remains racist, but outrage isn’t getting us anywhere

By Megan Wildhood | February 7, 2018

Last month, the president proved once again that he thinks America is a reality TV show starring him. He proved once again that he’s racist, classist and ignorant of American history, and that he’s unfit for the office he holds. It’s been obvious since his campaign that he’s a racist, misogynistic, dangerous man and none of those things count as strikes against him. ...

The Middle Ground by Sam Day 2/7/18

By Sam Day | February 7, 2018

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The same people who invented Chronic Homelessness™ now bring you Familiar Faces™

By Dr. Wes Browning | February 7, 2018

Real Change columnist

Last week I groused about a PowerPoint presentation (“One Table”) on the root causes of homelessness put out by King County and some of its governmental buddies. I quit right after the “behavioral health” section, and just before the “criminal justice” section. This week I intend to resume where I left off.

First I’d like to whine further about PowerPoint presentations in general. What are they good for? I’ll tell you. ...

Access Denied: The trouble with going cashless

By Hanna Brooks Olsen | February 7, 2018

Real Change columnist

Amazon’s new grocery store has economists once again pondering a future where humans are replaced by automated systems — first they came for the pump jocks, then the courtesy clerks. What’s next, the cabbies? But there are other reasons to be concerned about the human-less, cashless future that retail giants seem to be building. ...

Feature

Cory Booker talks housing, environment & employment for all

By Street Sense, | February 7, 2018

In this interview, conducted by Street Sense Media vendor and contributor Aida Peery, the theme of empowering low-income communities of color arises in each of the issues he speaks most passionately about. Booker calls the criminal justice system “broken,” and its reform informs much of his legislative agenda, including a push to legalize marijuana. While he has found cross-aisle co-sponsors in bills addressing those issues, it is the senator’s progressive idealism regarding income inequality, criminal justice and health care that shines through in this candid interview. ...

Signing Off: Journalist Enrique Cerna departing KCTS after 23 years

By Lisa Edge | February 7, 2018

Enrique Cerna has enjoyed a career in broadcast journalism spanning more than four decades. The length of time he’s spent in the business is an accomplishment in and of itself. Working in news is often stressful, requiring long hours, thick skin and flexibility. ...

Changemaking

Vendor Profile: Joshua Trujillo

By Mike Wold | February 7, 2018

When Joshua Trujillo is selling Real Change, he likes to tell people what it’s about: “Can I interest you with Seattle’s local homeless newspaper, which keeps you informed of what’s going on in your neighborhood, your community at large, with not just the taxpaying citizens but those that are homeless as well? ...