Left out of FDR’s New Deal, the health insurance program for the poor was finally established in 1965.
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Newer measures of poverty may do a better job of counting America’s poor, which is necessary to helping them.
Despite evidence that cash payments can help improve well-being, they have limitations as well, according to a development economist.
In many national crises, black Americans have been essential workers – but serving in crucial roles has not resulted in economic equality.
A new program uses tax incentives to encourage investors to help revitalize low-income communities. Research on similar programs from the past suggest it doesn’t work to reduce poverty.
In the abstract, this near-mythic figure represents bravery, hard work and manliness.
We asked four of our regular economics writers to examine a key theme they expect to flare up in 2018 and why.
This year marks the 51st anniversary since Lyndon Johnson launched his War on Poverty and made poverty reduction the centerpiece of his Great Society domestic agenda. Whether we won this war, however…
2014 marks the 50th anniversary of president Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty” in the United States. Whatever people might think of Johnson’s actions in southeast Asia, it’s worth pausing to remember his…
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