Six decades of civil-rights efforts haven’t budged it, and the usual prescriptions—including reparations—offer no lasting ...

On Tuesday, April 28, 1–2 p.m. EDT, we will host the National Youth Summit: The War on Poverty, a live webcast discussing the history and current state of the War on Poverty and its related ...

Summary "President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty did more than offer aid to needy Americans; in some cities, it also sparked both racial conflict and cooperation. Race and the War on Poverty ...

In 2021, something remarkable happened: the United States cut its child poverty rate nearly in half. This wasn’t due to a booming economy or a new war on poverty. It was thanks to the expanded ...

Fighting poverty is a resolution that must be kept. On the 50th anniversary of President Johnson s War on Poverty, with one in six Vermont households receiving food stamp benefits and with increasing ...