The Homeless, Wrinkles and All

Staff / Truthdig Jan 21, 2012 Life for most of us can be carefully—if unintentionally—structured to avoid confrontation with the sea of human misery, despair and hopelessness around us Whatever his intention, British photographer Lee Jeffries is interrupting the arrangementLife for most of us can be carefully structured to avoid confrontation with the sea of human misery, despair and hopelessness around us. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Accused Serial Killer Returned From Iraq ‘Totally Changed’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2012 Friends tell the Los Angeles Times that Itzcoatl "Izzy" Ocampo returned from Iraq a changed man. The ex-Marine from Orange County, Calif., is accused of killing four homeless men, each stabbed more than 40 times. "He's a veteran who did not get the help he needed," said a fellow Marine, adding that she had trusted Ocampo with her life. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Vacant Houses Outnumber Homeless People in U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Jan 1, 2012 There are more than five times as many vacant homes in the US as there are homeless people, according to Amnesty International USA Since 2007, banks have shuttered about 8 million American houses, almost doubling the previous number, while 35 million homeless shiver in the coldSince 2007, banks have shuttered about 8 million American houses, almost doubling the previous number, while 3. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Beg for Money

Larry Wright, Cagle Cartoons, The Detroit News Nov 27, 2011 Dig deeper

Corporationless

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Nov 3, 2011 Dig deeper

Occupy Wall Street

John Darkow, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri Oct 2, 2011 Dig deeper

UPDATED: Two of Six Officers Charged in Kelly Thomas Death

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2011 Two of six Fullerton, Calif., police officers involved in the brutal public beating that resulted in the death of 37-year-old Kelly Thomas, a homeless schizophrenic man, have been charged in connection with the case. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anonymous Declares War on Orlando

Staff / Truthdig Jun 29, 2011 The city of Orlando, Fla., home to amusement parks, fancy houses and an underachieving basketball team, has been arresting people for feeding the homeless without a permit. This got the attention of the hacker collective Anonymous, which has threatened to shut down a different Orlando-themed website every day. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Food Terrorism’ Next Door to the Magic Kingdom

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jun 29, 2011 In the past few weeks, no fewer than 21 people have been arrested in Orlando, Fla., the home of Disney World, for handing out free food in a park. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hard Times and Homeless Kids

Staff / Truthdig Mar 11, 2011 With the number of kids living below the poverty line closing in on 25 percent, homelessness and hunger are becoming normal for American children, as illustrated by this "60 Minutes" report. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Homeless Holidays

Mike Keefe, Cagle Cartoons, The Denver Post Dec 24, 2010 Dig deeper

Floods Stir Social Unrest in Pakistan

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2010 Pakistan's extraordinarily unfortunate season of flooding has left at least 1,600 people dead and 2 million homeless, and now the Pakistani government's poor response to the disaster has led to threats of social unrest and military takeover. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )