Tax the Rich, House the Homeless
In L.A., 1 percenters currently pay less than a 1 percent city tax on the mansions they make millions selling.
In an Unequal America, Empathy, Not Just Housing, Has Become Too Pricey
The wealthy feel aggrieved by the presence of homeless folks, yet they’re the ones driving the affordable housing crisis.
This is the Wrong Time to Cut Back on Public Housing
More than half a million Americans are homeless — the size of a large city.
The Dark Side of Hosting the Olympics
The Olympics are coming back to Los Angeles. But the games are notoriously bad news for poor people in host cities.
Guilty of Being Poor
When a community issues arrest warrants for more offenses than it has residents, something’s deeply wrong.
Film: The Homestretch
An IPS and Community Cinema [DC] preview screening that follows the struggle and triumph three remarkable homeless teens and explores the broader plight within the larger issues of poverty, race, juvenile justice, immigration, foster care, and LGBTQ rights.
Addressing the Top and Bottom of the Rising Wealth Gap
WalletHub interviews Marjorie Wood on income inequality, the racial wealth gap, and reforms that must be implemented at the policy level to tackle these issues.
Homeless Need Not Enter Columbia, S.C.
Rather than addressing the reasons for the increase in homelessness, the city of Columbia has given its homeless a choice: either vacate to a designated emergency shelter, or go to prison.
Too Many American Children Live in Poverty
The latest numbers are a moral outrage and a wake-up call.
America’s Housing Paradox
There’s money to bail out the banks but not to bail out the homeless.
Five Years after Katrina
The government’s Katrina response undermined the basic right of every disaster survivor to return home.
No Fixing Housing Woes Without Dealing with Jobs First
Many Americans are struggling to hang onto their houses and apartments.
Housing is a Human Right
Self-righteous human rights attacks on other countries don’t help mask glaring needs at home, particularly food and shelter for millions.
What Obama is Getting Wrong About Economic Recovery
Obama needs new, bold ideas to get Americans back on their feet and out of recession.