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Memo to Warren Buffett: Put Down the Pom-Poms and Tell Us the Truth About the Economy

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business

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Arianna Huffington

Difficult times need wise men to tell difficult truths. And, for many years, Buffett has done just that. So it was deeply distressing to listen to him last week joining in the economic victory lap the Obama administration is taking.

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Homelessness Myth #2: "They're All Bums!"

Christine Schanes | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Battered Women, President Obama Recovery, Poverty, Hud, Homeless Children, Safety, Employment, LaDonna Pavetti, Jobs, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Santa Monica, Myths, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, US House Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, Homelessness, Causes, Homeless, Continuum of Care, Crossroads High School, Arra, Bums, Living News
Christine Schanes

I have found that approximately 25 percent of homeless people are children. Together, women and children make up close to 40 percent of homeless people and are the fastest growing segment.

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How About a Little Coverage of the Millions of At-Risk Kids Not Trapped in a Balloon (or Hiding in the Attic)?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Elian Gonzalez, Balloon Boy Coverage, Homeless Children, Homelessness, Children, Cnn, Boy in Balloon, Balloon Boy, Falcon Heene Balloon, Falcon Heene, Wolf Blitzer, Media News
Arianna Huffington

Who knew the media were so "deeply worried" about the welfare of children? As it turns out, their concern only extends to children in certain circumstances -- such as when they are thought to be in a runaway balloon.

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Schools And Students React To Surge Of Homelessness

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Homeless Students, Clarence Banks, Homeless Children, Griffin Ringle, Beauregard Parish, Bearing Witness 2.0, Bearing Witness, Crystal Dreams Foundation, Good Will-Hinckley Home for Boys & Girls, Business News

As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. Clarence Banks grew up ho...

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One In Five Students At Brooklyn School Homeless

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 10.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Making Home Affordable, Cindi Gramenz, Homeless Children, Homelessness, King's Harvest, The After School Corp, Fintress Harris, Making Home Affordable Program, Select Milwaukee, Mary Oddan, PS 636, Bearing Witness 2.0, Bearing Witness, Diane Woods-Kavalski, Business News

As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. One in five children are ...

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Landlord Goes Back To Work To Let Unemployed Tenants Stay Rent-Free

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business

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As the Huffington Post continues to bear witness to the effects of the current economic environment on ordinary Americans, we've found additional comp...

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Outpouring Of Concern For Homeless Children From HuffPost Community

HuffPost's Eyes & Ears | Matthew Palevksy | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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On Wednesday, Arianna wrote about the human cost of the millions of foreclosures taking place across America. She focused on the surge in school chil...

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A Surge in Homeless Children Tests School Aid Programs

New York Times | ERIK ECKHOLM | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Homeless Students, Homelessness, Education, Public School, Homeless Children, Foreclosure, Forclosures and Families, Foreclosures and Children, Economy, Living News

The rise, to more than one million students without stable housing by last spring, has tested budget-battered school districts as they try to carry ou...

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Without A Home: Sisterhood On The Streets

Rachel Fleischer | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Downtown, Midnight Mission, Homeless Children, Skid Row, Homelessness, Without a Home, Rachel Fleischer, Los Angeles, Living News
Rachel Fleischer

These children did not waste time feeling sorry for themselves. They had instead developed a collective love and compassion for one another.

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Teen Walks From Florida To DC To Raise Awareness For Homeless Kids

Huffington Post | Johanna Smith | Posted 07.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Homeless, Homeless Kids, Florida, Homeless Children, Homelessness, Activist, Summer Job, Summer, Giving, The Giving Life, Living News

David Ashby, a 14 year old honor-roll student from central Florida, is planning to spend the summer walking the 1,100 miles from Orlando to Washington...

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