Housing as both a tradeable commodity and a fundamental human right, challenging government roles and systemic inequities.

Vendor Andrew Anderson looks back on the history of the Pride movement and those who sacrificed so others could have rights.

Dominique Anthony shares her journey with HIV, the support from The Women’s Collective, and lessons in resilience and self-care.

Wendy Brown reflects on homelessness, urban development promises near RFK Stadium, and the slow path back to stability and employment.

Systemic rape culture, military silence, and global legal failures, demanding justice, accountability, and true societal change.

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Street Sense was honored to receive five awards from the D.C. chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Budget season is in full swing, and, like in past years, the D.C. Council has a different vision for the city’s fiscal future ...

Repeated encampment closures at MLK Library displaced at least a dozen people and closed one of the last places to sleep ...

As I look up, in the door comes walking Sheila White! To read the sad and cheerful refrain of this sonnet!

After years of having to pay for transportation to cross the Anacostia River to receive health care, residents of Wards 7 and 8, largely disconnected by the Anacostia River from D.C.’s high-quality ...

If you’re like most people, you don’t carry cash as often as you used to. After all, you can do anything from ordering dinner to catching a ride home with the push of a button. Now you can do the same ...