LEAD STORY
Down and Out: Europe has a shameful secret — homelessness is at a half-century high

Story of My Life
Drama is increasingly being used as a way to help the homeless

News from the Street
Newspapers like the Big Issue are thriving

Tales from Cold Mountain
Scavenging is a matter of life and death for many of Moscow's homeless

Table of Contents
The complete list of stories from the Feb. 10, 2003, issue of TIME magazine

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The Invisible Homeless
A day in the life of the people of the dump

Q&A
Michel Mercadié, vice-president of the European Federation of National Organizations Working with the Homeless

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Mountain of Troubles
The people of the Dolgoprudny garbage dump
Mean Streets
A week in the life of a London street person
Russia's Homeless
The jobless and hopeless flood in to the cities   02/01


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