(Prometheus)

Anyone concerned about the numbers of people in the U.S. living in shelters, on the street, or doubled-up with relatives should read Maria Foscarinis’ And Housing for All: The Fight to End Homelessness in America .

A long-time policy advocate and founding director of the National Homelessness Law Center, Foscarinis makes a clear and compelling case for why housing must be recognized as a human right if we are to meaningfully address the homelessness crisis in the United States.

At just over 250 pages minus the endnotes, And Housing for All is impressively comprehensive. Foscarinis examines the origins of the crisis, explores how it has been perpetuated through inadequate response, and finally explains how we solve it. Woven throughout are details from her personal life

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