Street Papers

A lifetime of playing the imitation game has reaped rewards
John Bird

A lifetime of playing the imitation game has reaped rewards

Taking inspiration from others you admire is the best way to improve things. The Big Issue is a case in point

Life goes on more or less as normal for people in Taiwan – even amid a geopolitical crisis
World

Life goes on more or less as normal for people in Taiwan – even amid a geopolitical crisis

Rachel Chen, managing editor of Big Issue Taiwan, talks of daily life in Taiwan in the shadow of China’s power

What Scorsese epic Killers of the Flower Moon means to an Indigenous street paper vendor
Vendors

What Scorsese epic Killers of the Flower Moon means to an Indigenous street paper vendor

With Martin Scorcese’s new epic, Killers of the Flower Moon taking place in Oklahoma, we hear a local Indigenous street paper vendor’s take on the movie

‘Everybody deserves shelter’: Chat Pile mount heavy challenge to homelessness crisis
Interview

‘Everybody deserves shelter’: Chat Pile mount heavy challenge to homelessness crisis

Hotel Sacher is changing lives one slice of cake at a time
International vendors

Hotel Sacher is changing lives one slice of cake at a time

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How European street paper vendors are coping in the heatwave
climate crisis

How European street paper vendors are coping in the heatwave

‘We just don’t want Europe to leave us in this terrible situation’: The view from the ground in Ukraine
Ukraine Invasion

‘We just don’t want Europe to leave us in this terrible situation’: The view from the ground in Ukraine

Street papers unite in solidarity and support of those fleeing Ukraine after invasion
Russia-Ukraine

Street papers unite in solidarity and support of those fleeing Ukraine after invasion

US vendors return: ‘Staying home was very hard because I’m alone’
News

US vendors return: ‘Staying home was very hard because I’m alone’

“Patricia Merkin will be missed by many, not least the poorest in Argentina.”
News

“Patricia Merkin will be missed by many, not least the poorest in Argentina.”

What Germany’s loosening Covid-19 lockdown means for a street paper
News

What Germany’s loosening Covid-19 lockdown means for a street paper

How the world’s homeless population is facing Covid-19
News

How the world’s homeless population is facing Covid-19

INSP’s Global Street Paper Summit in Milan has been postponed
News

INSP’s Global Street Paper Summit in Milan has been postponed

Mexican street paper showcases first English edition in London
News

Mexican street paper showcases first English edition in London

John Bird: From mighty oaks, life-saving street papers grow
Opinion

John Bird: From mighty oaks, life-saving street papers grow

Big Issue South Africa: The reality of life on the streets
News

Big Issue South Africa: The reality of life on the streets

Frank Turner to play exclusive street paper gig in Manchester
Music

Frank Turner to play exclusive street paper gig in Manchester

Tributes for US street paper pioneer Raven Canon
News

Tributes for US street paper pioneer Raven Canon

Rough sleeper sets up The Springs Echo, the world’s newest street paper
News

Rough sleeper sets up The Springs Echo, the world’s newest street paper

Greek debt crisis: How street paper Shedia is healing a broken nation
News

Greek debt crisis: How street paper Shedia is healing a broken nation