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NYC's Record Homeless Shelter Population and How to Tackle the Crisis

Mary Brosnahan | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Mental Illness, Section 8, New York Mayoral Debate, Homelessness, Michael Bloomberg, Coalition for the Homeless, Homeless Shelters, Bill Thompson, Linda Gibbs, Affordable Housing, New York News
Mary Brosnahan

Compared to 2002, 45% more New Yorkers are sleeping in municipal homeless shelters each year. Homelessness is rising -- so change the city's policy.

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Running Out of Beds

Mary Brosnahan | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Section 8, New York Homeless, New York City Deputy Mayor Linda Gibbs, New York Homeless Shelters, Homelessness, Recession, Michael Bloomberg, New York News
Mary Brosnahan

Mayor Bloomberg's responsible for this crisis. Since Bloomberg cut homeless families off from Section 8 vouchers and public housing priority, more families, not less, poured into the shelter system.

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The Economic Shock: An Interview With Naomi Klein on the Current Crisis

Wajahat Ali | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Naomi Klein Interview, Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine, Economy, Naomi Klein Economy, Section 8, International Monetary Fund, Free Market Finance, Imf, Fannie Mae, Clinton Administration, Bush Administration, Freddie Mac, Argentina Federal Debt, Chile Federal Debt, Laissez-Faire, Shock Economics, Free Market Ideology, Politics News
Wajahat Ali

"There are a lot of things the taxpayers have a right to ask of Wall Street in exchange for these bailouts." (Klein)

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Jason Linkins

Dodd On Paulson Plan: "Not Just Our Economy At Risk...Our Constitution As Well"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Section 8, Paulson Bailout Package, Henry Paulson, Chris Dodd, Bailout, Henry Paulson Wall Street, Financial Crisis, Video, Christopher Dodd, Politics News

Senator Christopher Dodd opened today's Senate Banking Committee hearing by offering deep concern over the bailout package proposal that's been put fo...

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Jason Linkins

Dirty Secret Of The Bailout: Thirty-Two Words That None Dare Utter

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Section 8, Bailout, Paulson Bailout Package, Financial Crisis, Henry Paulson Wall Street, Politics News

GET MORE UPDATES ON THE BAILOUT A critical - and radical - component of the bailout package proposed by the Bush administration has thus far faile...

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