On AlterNet: homelessness
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "homelessness"
Jimmy Tobias, Indypendent. September 22, 2009.
Across the country, thousands of kids are kicked out of their homes each year for being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. I wanted to know who they were and how they survived.
Barbara Ehrenreich, The New York Times. August 19, 2009.
If you're living on the streets, engaging in the biological necessities of life -- like sitting, sleeping, lying down or loitering -- will get you in jail.
Walter Mosley, Rae Gomes, The Nation. July 28, 2009.
How to make the best of a traumatic transition: Learn the best bathroom options and soup kitchen schedules, carry a blanket and more.
Laura Flanders, GRITtv AlterNet: Health and Wellness. July 14, 2009.
Author Sasha Abramsky on why hunger and homelessness receive so little attention.
Michelle Chen, ColorLines. May 26, 2009.
With foreclosures and job losses dragging down the whole economy, low-income families of color are falling into an even deeper hole.
ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. March 10, 2009.
Shock jock blames "far-left smear machine" for Limbaugh remarks and homeless vets.
Cara, Feministe AlterNet: War on Iraq. February 5, 2009.
It looks like the rates of homelessness among female veterans are rising.
Patrick Markee, Lizzy Ratner, The Nation. February 3, 2009.
America needs a bold new housing policy as growing numbers of Americans sleep in shelters, surf friends' couches and camp in their cars.
Aaron Glantz, New America Media. January 3, 2009.
America's promise to "Support the Troops" ends the moment they take off the uniform and try to make the transition to civilian life.
Caitlin G. Johnson, OneWorld.net. July 11, 2008.
Some middle class families are facing homelessness for the first time.
Katie Halper, AlterNet. April 12, 2008.
Pras Michel went undercover in LA's Skid Row to experience first-hand the hardships faced by homeless people.
Anna Badkhen, Boston Globe. August 8, 2007.
The consequences of war can be seen in the nation's homeless shelters.