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Poverty of policy in US : President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his first State of the Union address on January 8, 1964, declared 'War on Poverty ', when the poverty rate was nearly 19 per cent, and introduced a landmark Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 later that year, ...

Why the UN is investigating extreme poverty … in America , the world's richest nation -  “Despite great wealth in the US , there also exists great poverty and inequality ,” said Alston, who intends to focus on the effects of poverty on civil and political rights of Americans , “given the United States' consistent emphasis on the importance it attaches to these rights in its foreign policy”. Poverty ...

Asset Building Highlighted in Strategy to End Poverty in America : "On Tuesday, Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) gave the keynote address at an event organized by the Center for American Progress and Women of Color Policy Network on Measuring Our Progress in Reducing US Poverty . In a political environment where ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Immigration Fueling Poverty in the U.S. Finds New Report by FAIR WASHINGTON, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Forty-five years after Lyndon Johnson declared a "War on Poverty ," the United States maintains a policy of mass immigration that perpetuates and increases poverty in the United States, ...

Working-Age Adults Are Bulk of US Poor : By Julie Crawshaw "There is a lot of discussion about what the aging of the baby boom should mean for spending on Social Security and Medicare,” Sheldon Danziger, a University of Michigan public policy professor who specializes in poverty , ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Honduran migrant caravan crosses Guatemala border, US -bound - in the United States, far from the poverty and violence of their home nation. ... Historian Dana Frank, an expert on human rights and U.S. policy in ...

Fighting poverty and balancing budgets : "A big focus on security must not be at the expense of fighting poverty . Even before the current budget fight in the US, it was not clear what a security-focused aid policy could mean for countries of poor populations that do not fit into any of the ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | AMERICA

Health of US children improves, but more live in poverty - report : "The progress we're seeing in child health and education is encouraging, but the economic data clearly speak to the considerable challenges we still face," said Laura Speer, associate director for policy reform and data for the foundation. Among ...

Trump says he is not reviving US immigration policy that separated children from parents - Under Trump, federal agencies are trying to stem rising numbers of people arriving at the border, many of them families fleeing violence and poverty in ...

Senator Bernie Sanders' Health Policy Advisors on Causes and Solutions to Healthcare Inequality ... - The number of US households living in extreme poverty — defined as incomes <$2 per person per day — has more than doubled over the past decades to more than 1.6 million. 4 Health inequality has increased concurrently with economic inequality . The prevalence of most chronic illnesses, such as ...

... of dollars — of foreign aid for Central America to address the region's chronic violence, rampant poverty and deeply-rooted political instability. View article...

US wealth gap between young and old is widest ever : Sheldon Danziger, a University of Michigan public policy professor who specializes in poverty , noted skyrocketing college tuition costs, which come as many strapped state governments cut support for public universities. Federal spending on Pell Grants ...

The policy shift would cover countless would-be refugees, many of them fleeing violence and poverty in Central America, and would also apply to ... View article...

Children's Defense Fund study shows America could lift 5.5 million children out of poverty immediately by investing in nine modest policy ... View article...