Our systems, institutions, leaders and narratives about who and what we are — our lack of compassion and limited definitions of what a valued member of society is — are failing us. They have been failing us for quite some time

The reality of homelessness, inadequate housing, and the lack of affordable housing is a national disgrace. This reality undermines the life and dignity of so many of our brothers and sisters who lack a decent place to live. It destroys lives and families. The crime of homelessness is not that people live in filthy camps under bridges, or that fami

as long as the promise of equality is mocked by the reality, and the chance of a poor kid getting into a good university is close to zero, and that chance remains the only entry point to a dignified life, then we are going to keep enduring emergencies of one kind or another. We will continue to be threatened by demagogues exploiting the people’s ha