On Jan. 8, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, declared an “unconditional war on poverty in America.” “Poverty is a national problem, requiring improved ...

When President Lyndon Johnson launched his War on Poverty in the 1960s, he pledged to eliminate poverty in America. But more than five decades, several welfare programs, and $25 trillion later ...

Perhaps driven by his own humble beginnings, Johnson declared a "War on Poverty" as central to building the Great Society. In 1960, despite the prosperity of the times, almost one-quarter of all ...

As a reminder, on the eve of the war Israeli society was, according to official figures, one of the poorest in the OECD, with just under 21% of the population living below the poverty line.

"Poverty is an urgent issue," he said. "It would have made a difference in people's day-to-day lives. "I should say we haven't seen the content of the executive draft strategy so it's hard in the ...