New Orleans: The Chickens Come Home to Roost
In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar drove a pickup truck through Bourbon Street in New Orleans where thousands were still celebrating the new year. After killing at least 14 and injuring dozens more, he got out of the truck and died in a shootout with police. Once it appeared […]
Unhoused Population Reaches New High
The latest data on homelessness from the Department of Housing and Urban Development shows that the number of unhoused in the U.S. increased by 18% over just the past year, to at least 770,000. Analysts correctly note that the end of Covid-era eviction protections plus a surge in immigrants to a few urban areas like […]