World Insights Unsheltered Americans shattered American dream

LOS ANGELES, April 2 (Xinhua) — Inside a shabby van deserted beside a road in Harbor City, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, Hicks — as she prefers to be addressed — hunkered down against the freezing winter storm that was ripping through the United States. The jobless 43-year-old could not afford the rent, and ended up living in the van for three months. Like her, millions have lost their jobs as the pandemic sent shock waves across the U.S. labor market, which still sees lopsided recovery rates in different states. Under mottled tarpaulins, the Black woman woke up each day…