The economic shambles lurking ...

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The economic shambles lurking beneath the Dow Jones boom

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Garbage Café Gives Free Food f...

Dec 24, 2019 by

The Garbage Café in India is tackling the country’s plastic crisis while also giving a hearty meal to the poor and the homeless.

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San Francisco’s Unhoused Peopl...

Nov 4, 2019 by

[Translate] TRUTHOUT By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Reading List Immigration The US Will Soon Dump Many Asylum Seekers in Guatemala...

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Food on Foot Helps the Homeles...

Sep 16, 2019 by

Overcoming homelessness requires hard work, dedication, and commitment, according to Roderick Norseweather.

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Should We Feed Hungry Children...

Sep 9, 2019 by

What if, instead of military interventions, the US decided to fight global poverty?

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‘They just dump you here...

Aug 27, 2019 by

The tiny flats are cheap to build, but critics say their use shows ‘something has gone very wrong’

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MAR VISTA FARMERS MARKET FACES...

Aug 22, 2019 by

From skyrocketing property values to the much-beleaguered Venice Boulevard road diet, Mar Vista has seen its ups and downs. Sadly, the neighborhood’s latest hot-potato issue is the homeless encampment that occupies the two blocks dedicated to Sunday’s popular Mar Vista Farmers Market.

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Modular Housing May Help Bridg...

Jun 24, 2019 by

 The need for more affordable housing was one of the most-discussed issues of Chicago’s recent mayoral campaign, but creating enough units to satisfy that need still seems like an elusive goal.

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‘Billionaire’s Bunker’ Sells f...

Jan 25, 2019 by

The man who made New York America’s safest big city died before the building he called home was torn down to make way for a new addition to Manhattan’s Billionaires’ Row.

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US Homeless Sleeping Accommoda...

Jan 8, 2019 by

Everyone deserves a safe place to sleep, but it’s difficult to get a good night’s rest when you are worried about theft, assault and the elements.

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Los Angeles County Has Agreed ...

Dec 12, 2018 by

A legal settlement will mean more services for mentally ill inmates.

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Downturn Looms as Leadership T...

Oct 15, 2018 by

LOS ANGELES — It has the highest concentration of billionaires in the country.

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US has regressed to developing...

Jun 1, 2018 by

[Translate] News › World › Americas Peter Temin says 80 per cent of the population is burdened with debt and anxious about job...

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The U.S. Can No Longer Hide Fr...

Apr 23, 2018 by

[Translate] Op-Ed Contributor   By Angus Deaton    nytimes Image CreditMatt Rota You might think that the kind of extreme poverty...

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Huge increase in arrests of ho...

Feb 5, 2018 by

[Translate] By Gale Holland and Christine Zhang   LATIMES Arrests of homeless people in Los Angeles have jumped 31% since 2011, a...

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Could This Be the Solution to ...

Dec 3, 2017 by

[Translate] By Liz Posner / AlterNet Photo Credit: Framlab /Mashable Winter is a brutal time for the homeless of America’s cities,...

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HOMELESSNESS IN THE US

Apr 24, 2017 by

Sleep Study and Accommodation Directory

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Housing for the homeless is a ...

Sep 12, 2016 by

[Translate] Editorial  la times Santa Monica residents have proposed an initiative that would require voter approval for most...

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Chris Hedges: How One City Is ...

Feb 14, 2016 by

[Translate] Investigations Chris Hedges investigates the ways in which a radical city councilman and a civil rights attorney...

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POPE FRANCIS LOOKED HAPPIER TO...

Sep 25, 2015 by

[Translate] Economy CREDIT: AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool Pope Francis greets supporters during a visit to Catholic Charities in...

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GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL: PUNISHING...

Sep 11, 2015 by

[Translate]   By Bill Boyarsky   TRUTHDIG Bill Boyarsky This is the second installment in a three-part series that Truthdig...

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13,000 BECOME HOMELESS EVERY M...

Aug 31, 2015 by

[Translate] Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images Chronic homelessness, especially among children and youth, is overwhelming public...

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Site Visit: A Tiny House Villa...

Apr 24, 2015 by

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE — Point of View Quixote Village in Olympia, WA Courtesy Panza After visiting Miller’s Court in...

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Woman Cites Religious Freedom ...

Apr 19, 2015 by

[Translate] by Bryce Covert THINK PROGRESS Joan Cheever being ticketed by San Antonio police CREDIT: Flickr/David Davies Joan Cheever...

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Small Houses, Medium-Sized Peo...

Mar 25, 2015 by

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture Project H Design is a Bay-Area nonprofit that empowers kids through design...

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