In this brilliant editorial video, John Oliver gets to the root of the problem with the issue of homelessness, which is that people dehumanize the homeless to the point where services to prevent or cure homelessness get ignored or worse yet, voted down, making it impossible for services to lift people out of homelessness to exist. He also provides examples of successful programs that cities could implement to stem the amount of homelessness their residents are experiencing. Watch the video for more:
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