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Homeless in Seattle: When Caring Is Not Enough

Homeless in Seattle: When Caring Is Not Enough
A homeless man in Seattle, Wash. To really help homeless people, we need to understand the reasons why people become homeless in the first place. Steve Knutson/Unsplash
Paul Adams
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In his recent monologue attacking Sen. Mitt Romney as a complacent supporter of the status quo, Fox News host Tucker Carlson showed the severity and similarity of the social problems of urban blacks and rural whites. He explained the persistence of both with the refrain that “the ruling class doesn’t care.” But caring is not always enough.
Paul Adams
Paul Adams
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Paul Adams is a professor emeritus of social work at the University of Hawai‘i, and was professor and associate dean of academic affairs at Case Western Reserve University. He is the co-author of "Social Justice Isn’t What You Think It Is," and has written extensively on social welfare policy and professional and virtue ethics.
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