47 Percent Of Americans Cannot Even Come Up With $400 To Cover An Emergency Room Visit
By Michael Snyder If you had to make a sudden visit to the emergency room, would you have enough money to pay for it without…
Poverty
New LA Law: Homeless People Can Only Own A Trashcan’s Worth Of Belongings
By Brianna Acuesta As though homeless people don’t already own so few possessions, the city of Los Angeles just passed a law saying that the…
Food Speculation – The Return Of The Global Hunger Games
By Graham Vanbergen The leading expert on food at the United Nations says sharp price fluctuations in the price of food has little to do…
Homeless “Defender of Constitutional Rights” Unable to Pay $100 Marijuana Charge, Dies in Jail
By Matt Agorist Last week, police, in their efforts to keep the world safe from a dangerous plant, arrested Jeffrey Pendleton for possessing a small…
Homeless Man Owes Government Over $110,000 In Fines For Being Homeless
By John Vibes The recent case of a homeless man racking up massive fines has exposed the widespread police practice of fining homeless people for…
Super Bowl Takes Priority Over Humans As Riot Police “Sweep Away” the Homeless Before Big Game
By Justin Gardner The priorities of San Francisco city government are being put on stark display as homeless people, and those supporting them in protest,…
New Law In London Would Fine Homeless £1,000 For Sleeping Outside Or “Loitering”
By John Vibes The homeless people in Hackney, London are facing expulsion from the street due to a new law will allow the police to…
Homeless Activists Go Organic And Feed An Entire Shelter With Rooftop Garden
By Steven Maxwell Every activist has read the increasing number of stories where homelessness is being criminalized, as if simply being homeless isn’t punishment enough….
Police In Riot Gear Arrest Homeless Protesters For Camping In Front Of City Hall
By John Vibes Last week, we reported that homeless people and supporters in Sacremento were protesting a recent ordinance that makes it illegal for them…
Homeless Camp Outside City Hall To Protest Anti-Camping Laws
By John Vibes In many places across the country, it is becoming increasingly illegal to be homeless. Legislators do not come right out and ban…
In 10 Months, This Cafe Has Fed 10,000 People With 20 Tons Of Unwanted Food
By Amanda Froelich Are you aware that in the United States, nearly 40% of the food produced is tossed into the trash? As it makes…
Well-Armed Activists Openly Defy Texas Law to Feed the Homeless – Hundreds Clothed and Fed
By Matt Agorist When feeding the homeless becomes an act of civil disobedience, Americans have been asleep for far too long. Luckily, however, there are…
It’s Official! City Of Philadelphia Effectively Ends Veteran Homelessness
By Amanda Froelich Positive news! On Thursday, city and federal officials announced that homelessness among military veterans has effectively ended. This means that every veteran…
War, Winter and the Weary – The Unfolding European Housing Crisis
By Graham Vanbergen Property prices across almost all the 28 EU member states have increased and have grown faster than incomes. The price correction of…