Author name: Michel Degive

Algorithms, Influencers, and Profit-Driven Narratives Are Reshaping Public Perception, Fueling the Policies That Keep People Unhoused We didn’t wake up one morning hating homeless people. Scroll long enough, and you’ll see why: shaky videos of suffering, thumbnails designed to shock, livestreams that turn human crisis into entertainment. This is the version of homelessness the algorithm […]

Inside the Online Echochamber: Turning Homelessness Misinformation Into Fear, Dehumanization, and Criminalization If you type “homeless” into YouTube’s search bar, you will likely find a viral clip of homeless people being portrayed in a negative light. These videos, often YouTube Shorts, have millions of views. Take, for example, this viral clip by YouTuber fadithesavior, a

Groundbreaking Research Reveals How False Assumptions and Harmful Labels Distort Public Understanding and Block People from Real Housing Help “I was trying to find shelters, and someone gave me the number to a rehab place, even though I have never been on drugs. Why?” Asked an anonymous Reddit user in a thread that sparked a

As Housing Costs Skyrocket, Voters and Advocates Demand Action to Keep Families Housed Advocates are calling on municipal leaders in Los Angeles to adopt a living wage of $30 an hour for some workers to help fight the rising tide of housing instability and homelessness. Affordability and the cost of living have been two of

How America’s Restroom Shortage Fuels Humiliation, Poor Health, and Criminalization Instead of Dignity and Solutions We’ve all had that time in our lives when we really had to use the bathroom, and we had no place to go. Perhaps you were stuck in traffic somewhere off the beaten path when nature called, and a long

Across the U.S., Parents Are Losing Custody Not for Abuse, But Because They Can’t Afford a Place to Live Across the country, child welfare agencies are removing children from their parents solely because the family is homeless or facing eviction—even though federal law explicitly states that poverty is not grounds for removal. Multiple investigations, including

Anyone besides me notice how the narrative change industry, and yes, it has become an industry, makes narrative change way more complicated than it needs to be? By the time you are on page four or five of the PDF, your eyes are watering because it is packed with so much information that it actually

How the UK’s Financial Inclusion Strategy Helps People Work, Rent, Save, and Recover from Abuse An upcoming pilot program in the UK will waive the requirement for a physical address in order to open a bank account, allowing homeless people to access banking as easily as everyone else can. The move could have a knock-on

New Research Shows Job Loss — Not ‘Personal Failure’ — Is Driving Thousands into Homelessness Homelessness is not caused by personal failure — it is what happens when work no longer protects people from poverty. That is the central finding of new research published in the Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness, which shows how