Posted Jan. 22, 2009
So much news, so little time! But it only takes a minute to trade a buck for the finest collection of news and information assembled on 16 pages. Here’s what you’ll find in the new edition of Street Roots, available from our outstanding vendors Friday morning:
Bordering on insanity: Portland author and educator Martha Gies combines her own personal insight on Mexico with reflections on a new book by John Gibler on how immigration policies are denying migrants the dignified life they risk their lives to find. John Gibler will be speaking at Powell’s books on Feb. 6.
Legislature weighs individual, state needs for assistance: General Assistance, the state program that once tied people over while they navigated the bureaucracy of Social Security, was eliminated years ago, but there’s a new push to reinstate it, against some dismal economic odds. Mara Grunbaum reports.
Helen Thomas: The First Lady of the White House press corps talked with Joanne Zuhl about her return to cover her 10th administration. Ms. Thomas talks about the responsibility of the press, it’s failures, and her hopes for the Obama administration.
Street Roots 2008 Annual Report: A guide to our year, our supporters, our vendors and all things Street Roots.
Plus, columns by Alejandro Queral, John Thompson and a highlight of some memorable quotes from interviews with John Dean, Angela Davis, Brandon Roy and more! Chime in on our blog, or e-mail us your thoughts at joanne@streetroots.org.
Posted by Joanne Zuhl
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