John Cassidy</a>, <a href=https://www.newyorker.com/"https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/amy-davidson-sorkin/">Amy Davidson Sorkin</a>, and <a href=https://www.newyorker.com/"https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/masha-gessen/">Masha Gessen</a>.","section":"","url":"https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","contentUrl":"https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists","url":""}}"/>
After the homeless young man was killed on the subway, there has been a rare flash of national attention on the issue. Can the outrage be harnessed for actual change?
