It’s important on Juneteenth to remain aware that we live in a country driven by various degrees of unjust human exploitation & our economy that we call American capitalism relies on legal loopholes that permit slavery & the threat of homelessness, which can be punished with enslavement, to function
A new Louisiana law could subject unhoused people to fines, jail time, or even unpaid labor if they are found sleeping outdoors.
The National Homelessness Law Center says it is “one of the cruelest anti-homeless bills in the country.” https://bit.ly/4ed9gNN
Lupita Nihongo
capitalbnews.org
Unhoused residents warn a Louisiana bill punishes survival in a state already leading the nation in poverty and incarceration.
