Politics

Everybody In, Nobody Out

Liz Theoharis / TomDispatch Dec 23, 2022 Contrary to what too many of our politicians say, this country can indeed afford Medicaid expansion and pass higher minimum wage laws. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Time for a Referendum on America’s Criminal Injustice System

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Mar 2, 2020 The Los Angeles primary contest for the local district attorney post taps into a national movement to reform local prosecutors' offices. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

New York’s Other Hopelessly Corrupt Candidate

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Dec 5, 2019 He trades on his hometown’s “progressive” credentials but made NYC’s inequality issues worse—as he’d do on a national scale. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A Crash Course on How to Handle Homelessness

By Joel Bellman Nov 15, 2019 Here’s why previous efforts haven’t worked, and what to do instead, from an education gleaned in the streets of Los Angeles. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Road to Homelessness

Pat Bagley / The Salt Lake Tribune, UT Nov 7, 2019 Dig deeper

The Radical Vision of a ‘Homes Guarantee’ for All

Celisa Calacal Oct 22, 2019 An ambitious new plan aims to combat the growing housing crisis across the country on multiple fronts, and its creators are thinking big. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Presidential Candidates Refuse to Discuss the Country’s Worst Crisis

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Oct 18, 2019 America’s homelessness problem is in plain view around the nation but conspicuously absent on the campaign trail. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

We’re Having the Wrong Mental Health Conversation

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 18, 2019 Two crises facing Americans—mental health and homelessness—are inextricably linked. The failure to see this has only made things worse. Dig deeper ( 28 Min. Read )

4 Homeless Men Beaten to Death With Pipe in New York City

VERENA DOBNIK and REBECCA GIBIAN / The Associated Press Oct 5, 2019 The 24-year-old suspected assailant, who is also homeless, is in custody, accused of assaulting people as they slept in the Chinatown area. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s Repugnant New Attack on the Homeless

Jacqueline Luquman / The Real News Network Sep 30, 2019 Gabe Holland of the Los Angeles Times explains why so many are living on the streets, and how we ignore the root causes of this crisis. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Census: Inequality Grew, Including in Heartland States

MIKE SCHNEIDER / The Associated Press Sep 26, 2019 The gap between the haves and have-nots in the U.S. is at its highest level in more than 50 years of tracking income inequality. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Singles Out California’s Homeless for Abuse

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Sep 19, 2019 He says he will issue a violation for their “tremendous pollution.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )