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Homelessness by Design: Requiem of the American Dream

When rent spikes, courts criminalize sleep, and billionaires cash out, then your job is won't be enough to save you.

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Michael Zeitgeist
May 17, 2025
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Melissa works full-time as a hospice nurse. School-age children. She’s hustling to get them from school on time. Traffic-dependent. Today, she lives in her minivan with her kids and a Chihuahua named Rufus. Melissa's husband died of a heart attack during the pandemic. Something they couldn’t change. They couldn’t afford to then, and they sure cannot aff…

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