Our national poverty rate fell 42 percent during the War on Poverty, from 1964 to 1973. And that trend continues today: The poverty rate fell from 26 percent in 1967 to 16 percent in 2012 when ...

It arose from the day in 1987 when over 100,000 people gathered in Paris to honor the victims of extreme poverty, violence and hunger, and to declare their commitment to eliminating these issues.

I t’s been more than a half-century since President Johnson officially launched the War on Poverty, in his State of the Union address delivered on this day in 1964, and declared that the U.S ...

The president whose policy obsession from Day 1 has been not to grow the economy but to reduce income inequality has presided over a near-record surge in the percentage of Americans in poverty.

On This Day: LBJ calls for 'War on Poverty' On Jan. 8, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a "War on Poverty" in the United States during his first State of the Union address.

Half a century after LBJ launched a “War on Poverty,” its victor is still up for debate. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. Much has changed since 1964, and the nation is taking stock of how far it has (or hasn’t) come in the last half-century. The ...

On this 60th anniversary of America's declaration of unconditional war on poverty, we must bet on ourselves and finally eradicate poverty through a guaranteed income.

Worldwide, the fraction of humans living in extreme poverty (defined by the U.N. as less than $1.90 per day) ... We fought a war on poverty in the United States, and the bureaucracy won.

The day is Unsheltered Persons’ Memorial Day and in Columbia we mark the day with a remembrance ceremony, recognizing people who have died while living unsheltered.

Desmond: During COVID, we saw this incredible, bold relief, unmatched since the War on Poverty and the Great Society. If you look at the extended child tax credit, it dropped child poverty 46 ...