50 Years After LBJ’s "War on Poverty," a Call for a New Fight Against 21st Century Inequality

Fifty years ago this week, President Lyndon B. Johnson launched his "war on poverty," which led to many of the federal and state initiatives low-income Americans rely on today — Medicaid, Medicare, subsidized housing, Head Start, legal services, nutrition assistance, raising the minimum wage, and later, food stamps and Pell grants.

Five decades later, many say another war on poverty is needed. Read more.

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