Homelessness

Undocumented women face challenges with employment, health care, high rates of domestic violence and psychological trauma.

Skyrocketing university costs are forcing a growing number of students to choose between paying for rent or tuition. Colleges are failing to meet the needs of marginalized students.

What do we teach our youth when we make no effective effort to see that homeless youth are housed?

Iraqi-born artist, activist, businessman and progressive candidate for mayor Andy Shallal talks about his hopes and plans for Washington.

Adam Schneider: Cities have taken action to house their homeless populations in face of record cold temperatures but fail to prevent and end homelessness.

For years, Utah has addressed its homeless problem by simply offering apartments to those who lack a home.

William Rivers Pitt: “This is where you live, and this is who you are. If you have a conscience, it makes you feel dirty in your heart.”

In time veterans realize that honor and duty require them to reject the patriotic hero myth and ensure that the Warists be prevented from further exploiting the memory and …

The Census Bureau has reported that one out of six Americans lives in poverty. But it's actually much worse.

Lack of federal funding to support the mentally ill will only increase the overwhelming homeless population.