News; War on Poverty: Can you tell 1962 from 2001 in quotes from books about poverty? Published: ; Jan. 11, 2015, 12:00 p.m.

Why do so many Americans live in poverty? Because so many rich people benefit from it. This is the thesis of the lauded sociologist Matthew Desmond’s new book, Poverty, by America.The best ...

Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson declared an "unconditional war on poverty in America." It was something he knew well, says historian Robert Caro. As a boy, Johnson and his family ...

History. How We Lost the War on Poverty Amity Shlaes concludes in her new book that grand governmental schemes to broadly reorder society are doomed to fail.

Today, the U.S. Census Bureau will release its annual report on poverty. This report is noteworthy because this year marks the 50 th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s launch of the War ...

Reagan’s quote remains part of the conservative rap on the War on Poverty today, during its 50th anniversary. Here’s Robert Rector of the Heritage Foundation, writing in the Wall Street ...

Books about war, poverty and the rule of law are among the finalists for Lukas Prizes given for work that combines literary excellence, deep research and social consciousness.

America’s war on poverty turned 50 years old this week, and plenty of people have concluded that, as President Ronald Reagan put it: “We fought a war on poverty, and ...