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War on Poverty turned into a war on the poor  - And the limited War on Poverty didn't fail; it helped to produce a substantial reduction in the numbers of very poor Americans of all races. The real ...

From America's war on poverty to a war on the poor - Fifty years ago, President Johnson waged an ambitious war on poverty . Today, I'm worried the government has shifted priorities. For a cadre of ...

What happened to America's War on Poverty ? - In 1966, at the height of the War on Poverty , the poverty rate was just under 15 percent of the population; in 2010, the most recent year for which data ...

Losing the war on poverty  - Using the Democrats' own calendar, America's war on poverty has now gone on longer than every other war in which America has been involved ...

The War on Poverty Fifty Years Later : More than 50 years after President Lyndon B. Johnson launched the War on Poverty , West Virginians continue to struggle. By Anne Moore BECKLEY -- When Job Corps, Head Start, Legal Aid, and Medicaid began, they were programs intended to provide ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Akpabio's war on poverty : It is against this backdrop that this column takes a dispassionate look at Governor Godswill Akapbio's recent declaration of war on poverty and underdevelopment in Akwa Ibom State vis-à-vis his record of performance in his first term in office. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

The war on poverty has not been won - The White House Council of Economic Advisers declared a victory in the war on poverty using a consumption-based reading of America , instead of an ...

America's War on Poverty isn't over - an ignorance that foolishly claims America's War on Poverty is over. We'll start with Lyndon B. Johnson, America's 36th president. Born in Texas ...

Why the war on poverty in the US isn't over, in 4 charts - Trump's Council of Economic Advisers concluded that America's long-running war on poverty “is largely over and a success.”.

What happened to the War on Poverty? : " With the remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy and the passing of Sargent Shriver, a foot soldier in the War on Poverty , recently, ... People's World "

Jesse Jackson urges a new federal war on poverty : By AP CINCINNATI — Poverty must be addressed with a federal effort reminiscent of President Lyndon B. Johnson's "war" on the problem in the 1960s, the Rev. Jesse Jackson told a crowd Monday in Appalachian Ohio. Jackson asked students in a speech at ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | AFRICA | English | Las Américas

We're losing the war on poverty : The poverty line for a family of four is $22350 in annual income; for a single person, it is $10890. Children in a family that makes less than 185 percent of the poverty -line numbers cited above qualify for the free or reduced-price school lunches. Ireland | United Kingdom | America | Las Américas | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Unlocking Opportunity By Reinventing The War On Poverty  - There has not been net progress in reducing America's poverty rate since the late 1960s. The poverty rate usually declined two or three percentage ...

Jesse Jackson calls for White House commission on poverty : Calling Appalachia "ground zero" in the fight against poverty , Jessie Jackso called for a new federal commission to fight poverty . Recalling the Great Society and War on Poverty waged by the Johnson administration, Jackson, speaking in at Ohio ... People's World

Bono sings of progress in war on poverty, corruption LONG BEACH, California -- Rock star Bono embraced his inner nerd on Tuesday as he made a case that extreme poverty could be eliminated by the year 2030 with the help of technology. “Forget the rock opera, forget the bombast,” Bono told a rapt audience ...

Can we win the war on poverty ?  - After two years of service on the staff of Volunteers of America of North Louisiana, I am still troubled by the poverty that befalls our community.

Paul Ryan's War On Poverty : "But the best thing to help prevent violent crime in the inner cities is to bring opportunity in the inner cities, is to help people get out of poverty in the inner cities, is to help teach people good discipline, good character," Ryan said. "That is ... America | Las Américas | Português | Español | usca.Stigmabase.org | eGAYlity

War on poverty is stepped up a gear : "Over 3000 youngsters live in severe poverty while others miss birthday parties and school trips, saying they are sick or don't want to go because they know their parents' financial worries. Meanwhile, the town's personal debt is sitting at a staggering ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | AMERICA

Social Innovation and Community Solutions for a New War on Poverty : "Mark Greenberg, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Department of Health and Human Services and a long time promoter of innovative anti- poverty ...

Motlanthe visits War on Poverty projects : By Chris Bathembu Ga-Kgatla - Government needs to intensify its fight against poverty if South Africa is to meets its Millennium Development Goals, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has conceded. "There is a consensus that we have to do more ground ...