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Today's Parents Are More Likely Than Ever To Become Homeless
In some cultures, there is an unspoken familial contract: Parents are charged with caring for their children, and in return for their parents’ emotional, developmental and financial support, children...
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This Unemployed Homeless Woman Is Suing An Animal Shelter For Taking Her Cats
Earlier this year we asked long-term unemployed Americans to share their stories with us. One person who reached out to us was Helen Hatat, a French-born woman who lost her job in public relations in...
View ArticleA Bunch Of Confused, Listless Muppets Marched On Goldman Sachs' HQ This Morning
The Muppets took Manhattan today, and marched to Goldman Sachs. Artist Joey Skaggs led a group of protesters dressed as Muppets on a March through lower Manhattan today according to the Times Union....
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A New Study Changes Conventional Thinking About Very Religious People And...
Highly religious people are less motivated by compassion when helping a stranger than atheists, agnostics and less religious people, according to a new study and reported by MedicalXpress. The study,...
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Homelessness Didn't Stop This 40-Year-Old From Earning Her College Degree
At 8 a.m., the University of South Florida campus is all but deserted. Most students won't start trickling in for another hour or so and Shawna Machado, 40, knows this is her chance. She slips into a...
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An Alarming Number Of Americans Think Poor People Are Simply Lazy
Although more than one-third of Americans say they've accepted some form of charity in their lifetime, an alarming number of consumers blame laziness as the root cause of poverty, according to The...
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This Teenager's Story Of Homelessness To Harvard Is Truly Inspiring
You don't run across a story this inspiring every day. Dawn Loggins, a North Carolina high school senior who was left homeless by her parents the summer before her senior year, is graduating tonight...
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OBAMA vs ROMNEY: Here's Who's Right About The Economy
The big issue in this year's election is the economy. And the candidates are already hammering each other over it. Romney says we should immediately cut taxes and cut government spending, thus freeing...
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Heartbreaking Pictures Of Homeless People In New York City
Homelessness is everywhere you look in New York City, and the situation is only getting worse. A recent report showed that the number of homeless people in the five boroughs is at an all-time high and...
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This German Woman Has Been Living Without Money For 16 Years
As we edge closer to a cashless society, some consumers are quietly challenging the idea of money in the first place––by giving it up completely. Daniel Suelo, 50, traded his nine-to-five for...
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Yes, It's Time For A Massive Infrastructure Spending Program
I recently laid out the fundamental problem with the US economy: Massive consumer debts and high unemployment are crippling consumer spending, which accounts for about 70% of our economy. I noted...
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Homeless Man Has Found An Obscure Florida Law Offering Him Free College...
A homeless man with dreams of attending college is suing two Florida universities for not giving him a free education reports Kate Santich from the Orlando Sentinel. James Ross, 47, currently lives in...
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This Homeless Man's Reaction To Getting A New Pair Of Shoes Is One Of The...
About two months ago, Ryan Hupfer stumbled across Mo, a homeless man who's been living on the streets in San Francisco for the past four years. Hupfer, who works a nine-to-five gig in Silicon Alley by...
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There's A Reason Americans Pass By Homeless People In The Street Without A...
Some people's willingness to accept income inequality has everything to do with their perception of choice, Pacific Standard's Tom Jacobs reports. Psychologists Krishna Savani of Columbia Business...
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This Homeless Man's YouTube Channel Offers A Haunting Glimpse Into San...
Of the some 630,000 homeless people living in the U.S., the vast majority––160,000 at the National Alliance To End Homelessness's last count––currently reside in California. Homelessness is so...
View ArticleWhat Drove A Man To Move Into The Wilderness And Quit Money For Good
More than a decade ago, Daniel Suelo, just shy of 40 at the time, took his entire life savings––$30 in cash––and dumped it inside a phone booth. Then he turned his back on currency for good. In a...
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Rapper Daz Dillinger Is Literally Throwing Money At Homeless People
In an effort to promote a charity called MakeItRain.TV, rapper Daz Dillinger "made it rain" on the Venice Beach boardwalk, throwing $6,000 in singles into the air. And some of the cash was thrown...
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Here's Why We Can't Just Put Homeless Families In Foreclosed Homes
Homelessness has been on the rise in America's cities since the start of recession, but it's not for lack of housing. According to some reports, there are now an estimated five vacant properties for...
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Guangzhou Is Using Cement Spikes To Drive Off The Homeless
Translated from Netease by ChinaHush: Affecting the city’s image with homeless people sleeping under the bridge, it was reported that some people in Guangzhou built cement cones to discourage people...
View ArticleIf You Thought 'Tent City' Was Bad Before, You Should See It Now
There's a tent city in Lakewood, New Jersey, where homeless people have built a community for themselves. When we went to Tent City last year, there were several dozen people existing much like they...
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