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In LA, poverty on Skid Row defies US’ humane reputation

In LA, poverty on Skid Row defies US’ humane reputation

10/28/2018

PBS News Hour

In LA, poverty on Skid Row defies US’ humane reputation

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In LA, poverty on Skid Row defies US’ humane reputation

Sanitary and living conditions for an estimated 2,000 homeless people along Los Angeles’ Skid Row are so severe that the United Nations recently compared them to Syrian refugee camps. How does extreme poverty persist in one of the country’s most expensive real estate markets? NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports.

10/28/2018

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