Opinion - The 51st

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Opinion: Initiative 82 was supposed to help D.C.'s tipped workers. It did the opposite

The law eliminating D.C.'s tipped wage has actually reduced my income.

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Opinion: The D.C. Council must act to save health care for immigrants

The city owes its workers better than gutting their health coverage.

More Than Our Crimes

Opinion: The D.C. Council must not cut an effective violence interrupter program

Violence interrupters do crucial work in this city. They deserve to be supported.

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Opinion: Warehousing kids makes us all less safe

D.C.'s Youth Services Center isn't reducing crime—it's manufacturing it.

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More Than Our Crimes

Opinion: D.C. must restore local control of parole

We owe it to the incarcerated residents whose chances at release keep being arbitrarily denied.

People are seated at tables outside of a restaurant called Kirwan's on the Wharf.

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Opinion: Initiative 82 is not harming the restaurant industry

Data shows that the industry is actually doing well.

More Than Our Crimes

Opinion: Prison phone restrictions sever D.C. residents from their loved ones

For incarcerated people, access to communication with the people they love is as necessary as food and water.

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More Than Our Crimes

Opinion: Fresh out of prison, I am discovering the good, bad and ugly of technology

Robert Barton, a D.C. resident and returning citizen, says his "newness" to the world after 30 years in prison has given him a fresh perspective on the role of technology in society.

More Than Our Crimes

Opinion: D.C.'s disorganized reentry services fail returning citizens

D.C. has a well-deserved reputation for providing comprehensive reentry services to returning citizens, but they're still not doing enough.

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Opinion: While Mayor Bowser stood with Trump, D.C. residents were left vulnerable

I'm excited the NFL Draft is coming to D.C., but not if it means running cover for hateful rhetoric about immigrants

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Opinion: Trump is stoking fears about D.C.'s crime but the city is safer than it's been in decades.

In the past, fears about crime have produced regressive and punitive policies. Now is the time for D.C. to invest in preventative solutions.

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Opinion: Service workers face disrespect, harassment, and low pay. D.C.'s restaurant industry needs more unions.

St. Anselm’s newly unionized workers on why they organized.