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The World Has Failed to Stop Israel. Our Only Choices Now: Leave or Die.
I soon face the possibility of never being able to return to Gaza City.
Trump’s Answer to Homelessness? Lock Up Unhoused and Disabled People.
New coalitions are forming to protect those targeted by Trump’s move to institutionalize unhoused people.
Is Assisted Suicide About Autonomy or Coercion? A New Film Asks Hard Questions.
Truthout speaks to filmmaker Reid Davenport about assisted suicide, Medicaid cuts, and the fight for disabled lives.
Looming Federal Cuts to Public Education Threaten Communities in Every State
Educators say the cuts will hit already vulnerable low-income, unhoused, disabled, migrant and refugee students hardest.
New Trump Executive Order Will Further Criminalize Homelessness, Mental Illness
"Pushing people into locked institutions and forcing treatment won't solve homelessness,” said an ACLU attorney.
Connecticut Pilots a Better Way for Unhoused Kids and Caregivers to Access Homes
Connecticut’s “Head Start on Housing” program could serve as a blueprint for other states nationwide.
The Number of Unhoused Young Children Is at Crisis Level. It’s Set to Get Worse.
Nearly 447,000 US kids under 3 were unhoused at last count. Trump’s budget bill threatens to make that number skyrocket.
Newsom’s Model Ordinance Pushes Homeless Sweeps Across California
The proposed ordinance would restrict repeated camping and block encampments on sidewalks.
Escalating Anti-Homeless Policies Fall Hardest on Disabled People in the US
As legislative attacks on unhoused people ramp up, disabled people are on the front lines.
We Have the Tools to Solve Homelessness — Lawmakers Refuse to Use Them
The research shows clear housing solutions — but Project 2025's prescriptions will only exacerbate the crisis.