Tue, 6 August 2024
Air Date 8/6/2024 After the recent Supreme Court ruling that allowed governments to constitutionally purge unhoused people from public spaces, we are getting an immediate lesson in the difference between addressing systemic problems with solutions and using the police to clean up after governments that failed to act. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) KEY POINTS KP 1: Criminalizing homelessness - Today, Explained - Air Date 7-2-24 KP 2: Sotomayor TORCHES Oregon Town Trying To Ban Homeless People - The Majority Report - Air Date 4-23-24 KP 5: Myths about Homeless People with Dr. Margot Kushel - Factually! - Air Date 5-8-24 KP 6: White House takes new action to lower housing costs - Morning Joe - Air Date 7-16-24 (45:37) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On the layers of problems and solutions for addressing homelessness Article: With Sacramento’s robust water infrastructure, why are homeless residents still dying of thirst? DEEPER DIVES (51:59) SECTION A - THE SUPREME COURT (1:02:06) SECTION B - DEMONIZATION (1:19:15) SECTION C - DIGITALIZATION OF RENTING (1:33:27) SECTION D - SOLUTIONS SHOW IMAGE: Description: A photograph of a group of multicolored camping tents on a plaza outside City Hall in Los Angeles. Credit: "Unhoused in Los Angeles" by Ron Reiring, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped
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