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Homelessness
Victims of Family Policing Are Leading a Movement to Abolish It
In Colorado and nationwide, a powerful movement against family policing is coalescing.
Homeless Sweeps Are Expensive, Useless and Cruel, Human Rights Watch Charges
Punitive city policies are also woefully counterproductive, only perpetuating the very malady they purport to address.
It’s “Open Season” on the Unhoused. We Must Oppose It.
“We don't have a housing system, we have an unhousing system,” says author and organizer Tracy Rosenthal.
Newsom Threatens to Defund CA Counties That Don’t Clear Homeless Encampments
The move follows the governor's executive order last month directing officials to clear homeless encampments.
SCOTUS Anti-Homeless Ruling Formalizes Segregation of the Poor
The Supreme Court’s decision on homelessness echoes past laws and rulings dictating who’s allowed in public.
A Month After SCOTUS Decision, Newsom Issues Order Targeting Unhoused People
“From a public health perspective, this is ineffective and potentially deadly,” a public health researcher said.
Paris Olympics Slammed for Mass Displacement, Militarization and Greenwashing
Protests highlighted the displacement of thousands of migrants, unhoused people and other vulnerable communities.
SCOTUS Ruling Sets Stage for Battle Over Camping Bans Against Unhoused People
More people become unhoused every day, and criminalization makes the problem worse. But cities have a choice.
SCOTUS Ruling on Homelessness May Further Endanger Domestic Violence Survivors
Criminalizing homelessness only enacts more barriers for survivors that often leave them with few viable options.
Will Involuntary Homelessness Become a Crime?
An upcoming Supreme Court decision could dramatically criminalize poverty and homelessness nationwide.