Michael Shellenberger applies conservative culture war clichés to the housing problem.
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Washington Moves to Clear Unhoused People From Encampments
Social welfare advocates say these evictions are counterproductive and cruel.
Posted inTAP
L.A.: Home to More Homeless Than Anyplace Else
Today on TAP: The resistance to affordable housing in Los Angeles
Posted inHousing
Oakland Activists Beat Real Estate Mogul
Moms 4 Housing’s organizing victory highlighted the twin crises of homelessness and lack of affordable housing in many communities in America.
Posted inHousing
The Business of Homelessness
NYC’s biggest shelter contractor makes millions, offers shoddy facilities.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Bernie Sanders Visits the Heart of America’s Homelessness Crisis
At Skid Row in Los Angeles, Sanders witnesses the callous neglect of human beings—and hope for combating the problem.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump’s Budget Would Eliminate Agency Tasked with Ending Homelessness
Included in President Donald Trump’s proposed $6 billion cut to the Department of Housing and Urban Development is the elimination of a small but vital program that has been a crucial force in driving down the U.S. homeless population. The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) has a scheduled sunset date of October 2017 […]
Posted inEducation in America
Making Student Homelessness a Visible Issue
Saturday, July 22 marks the 30-year anniversary of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, the federal government’s first major legislative response to homelessness. One important—and controversial—section of the law requires states to remove educational barriers experienced by homeless children and youth, out of recognition that many homeless children cannot enroll in school for a host of […]
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Collecting Campaign Cash from the Homeless
In a system driven by big donors, a pioneering Seattle program hands the campaign-finance purse strings to average and even homeless voters.
Posted inEconomic Policy
‘Housing First’ Policy for Addressing Homelessness Hamstrung By Funding Issues
The new approach may spring from good intentions, but is undermined by a lack of affordable housing stock.
