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Homelessness: Street Fight (5/98)

Street newspapers across the US are buzzing about the implications of an emerging battle between two rival papers. It’s a David and Goliath fight, raising important question about how best to help the homeless. Playing the role of David is Making Change, a new addition to the street paper movement, written and sold by homeless people in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. With the tiniest of operating budgets, it’s struggling to keep afloat in a world where the marketplace makes the going tough for small business ventures. read more