A Kick-Start for the Homeless

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2009 Four years ago, Lawrence Cann founded Street Soccer USA, an organization that empowers the homeless by giving them both a new perspective on the way they see themselves and a welcome break from daily problems. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Not Limbaugh’s Crowd

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Thousands Join Obamas for Day of Service

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2009 It looks like Barack Obama's national community service day was a big hit. Reports of thousands of volunteers are appearing in newspaper pages from New York to Philadelphia to San Francisco. Did you participate in your own community? Let us know in the comments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fueling the Fire of Real Change

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 29, 2008 The coals of radical social change smolder among the poor, the homeless and the destitute. As the numbers of disenfranchised dramatically increase, our hope, our only hope, is to connect intimately with the daily injustices visited upon them. Out of this contact we can resurrect, from the ground up, a social ethic, a new movement. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Tent Cities Springing Up

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2008 One sign of the nation's shaky economy can be seen in the growing numbers of newly homeless people forming "tent cities" around the U.S. The rise of these encampments is being attributed partly to the foreclosure crisis in the housing market, and the newest economic developments aren't likely to ease the situation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chronically Homeless Numbers Down 30%, U.S. Claims

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2008 In the face of a U.S. housing crisis and a troubled economy, Bush administration officials claim that the past two years have seen a 30 percent drop in the levels of chronically homeless people, crediting the decrease to a strategy of finding permanent shelter for the long-ignored disabled and addicted. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Respite for Quake Victims

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2008 The ground is still shaking in China weeks after a massive earthquake that killed more than 67,000 and left millions homeless. Multiple aftershocks have hampered rescue and reconstruction efforts and added to the damage that ravaged Sichuan province. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Orlando, Charity Can Be a Crime

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2007 A 21-year-old Floridian was arrested in Orlando for feeding a group of 30 homeless people. It is illegal in Orlando to feed more than 25 destitute people without a permit, which can be obtained only twice a year. As if to drive home the absurdity of the law, authorities took a sample of Eric Montanez's illegal stew for evidence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

E.J. Dionne Jr.: The Risk-Aversion Spiral

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Dec 22, 2006 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is giving object lessons in being a responsible risk-taker. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )