Americans Are Working Full-Time And Still Houseless
Standing in line at the grocery store: I'm thinking about this book . Stuck in traffic while it's raining: I'm thinking about this book . Sitting at the kitchen table with my "happy light" on and mulling over medical plans for 2026: I'm thinking about this book . There's No Place For Us: Working And Homeless In America by Brian Goldstone is a book that I finished two nights ago and it took me about two weeks of constant nighttime reading to complete. It is heartbreaking and terrifying and enraging all at the same time. It tells the stories of five Atlanta families that work hard only to fall into the grips of homelessness. The book also tells the story of how the very corporations that push people to have no home benefit and make millions . In eight months, they spent $17,000 on the extended-stay room, nearly twice as much as they had paid on their old apartment. Goldstone (author) said, "I think it's really important that we not talk about all ...