[the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the city…]
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the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the city built hundreds of simple cottages to house the homeless victims of that catastrophe.
But the capitalist forces that run this country refuse to recognize today's housing crisis as a catastrophe. The money needed for a crash program to build decent housing for everyone is used instead to fund the contras, build weapons of destruction, and line the pockets of bureaucrats and real-estate speculators—as the HUD scandal revealed.
Nevertheless, the government and the capitalist class are finding homelessness an embarrassing nuisance that has become too visible. And pushing the homeless out of sight is not so easy. The homeless are beginning to stabilize their existence with tents and camp stoves—often situated right in the shadow of city hall.
Organizing is indispensable
Among the homeless, two conflicting forces are at work. The misery of life on the this issue:
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