Why Are People Homeless? Published: July 30, 2020 | Updated: March 16, 2024 1 min read Homeless Veteran on the streets of Boston, MA / Photo by Matthew Woitunski, Wikimedia Commons A growing shortage of affordable rental housing and a simultaneous increase in poverty. 071120-68-Homeless-Poverty-Economy Originally published by the National Coalition for the Homeless to the public domain. Continue Reading Previous: The San Francisco Department Store Strike of 1937Next: Fascism: A Brief History of Its Origins and Practice Author's Other Posts Shadows and Circuits: Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and the Rise of Artificial Intelligence Shadows and Circuits: Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and the Rise of Artificial Intelligence June 30, 2025 Unseen Eyes and Unheard Ears: How Other People’s Internet-of-Things Devices Quietly Map Your Life Unseen Eyes and Unheard Ears: How Other People’s Internet-of-Things Devices Quietly Map Your Life June 30, 2025 Taming the Tools of Progress: How Technology Was Regulated in the Medieval World Taming the Tools of Progress: How Technology Was Regulated in the Medieval World June 30, 2025 The States’ Rights Paradox: How Republicans Are Undermining State Authority on AI Regulation The States’ Rights Paradox: How Republicans Are Undermining State Authority on AI Regulation June 30, 2025 Related Stories Swept Away: What Cities Really Take When They Sweep Homeless Encampments February 11, 2025 Helping Homeless Seniors Takes a Village and a Lot of Luck February 11, 2025 Tenants’ Lives Are Destabilized Even When They Win Eviction Cases December 11, 2024