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American Round Table to Abolish Homelessness
President and CEO of the American Round Table to Abolish Homelessness; former "Homeless Czar" under President George W. Bush (2002-2008)
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Philip Mangano
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FROM Philip Mangano
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Tackling Chronic Homelessness by Giving Them Homes It was a headline that sounded too good to be true. "The Surprisingly Simple Way Utah Solved Chronic Homelessness and Saved Millions." That story ran April 17 in the Washington Post -- and Utah officials say it's for real. The state claims it has cut chronic homelessness by 70% in the past ten years thanks to a counter-intuitive program. Housing First takes the chronically homeless and the hardest cases -- whether they're substance abusers, repeat offenders, the mentally ill, those usually considered least deserving of housing -- and put them in a home with social services and boom. Advocates say not only does it work, it saves money. Critics say it's a PR handout that neglects the most deserving people on the streets. Photo: Matthew Woitunski
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What happens when America retreats from the world? Is President Trump taking his "America First" agenda to extremes, withdrawing the country from the international stage on trade and climate change, distancing America from its traditional allies across the Atlantic and even threatening to physically isolate the country through the building of a wall along its southern border? León Krauze guest hosts.
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Trump plays scolder-in-chief with NATO allies At the opening of NATO’s dramatic new headquarters in Brussels today, President Trump acknowledged that Article 5 — promising that “an attack on one nation is an attack on all” -- has only been invoked one time: in the aftermath of September 11. But the President failed to provide what 27 other Alliance members have been waiting for: a re-commitment by America’s new leader to Article 5. Instead, they got a scolding.