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The Real Cause of Homelessness

For decades, a misleading narrative about mental illness among the unhoused obscured the true source of the crisis: hyper-commodified housing.

For decades, a misleading narrative about mental illness among the unhoused obscured the true source of the crisis: hyper-commodified housing.


This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good and was authored by Ben McCarthy.


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