The 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s State of the Union address in which he declared a “war on poverty” offered lawmakers across the political spectrum a chance to reflect on the country ...

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman is looking to reauthorize federal acts and pass recidivism reduction legislation as follow-up to the anti-poverty speech he delivered earlier this week. But Jeffrey Diver, ...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari criticized Gov. Jerry Brown’s State of the State address Wednesday morning as a victory lap that failed to offer any comfort for Californians who are ...

It's been 50 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty. Host Michel Martin speaks with Anne Mosle, of the Aspen Institute,... Poverty And Not Knowing Your Neighbor Are Connected, ...

In 2005, Nelson Mandela gave his now famous speech at the Make Poverty History rally in London’s Trafalgar Square. Addressing a staggering crowd of 22,000 people, Nelson Mandela, along with Bob Geldof ...

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and government in fighting poverty. He spoke at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Notre Dame: Notre Dame, as a Catholic university, carries forward a great tradition of social teaching.

The 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty inspired many Republicans to bash safety net programs, but some used the opportunity to blame single mothers and "family decay." Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert ...

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President-elect Donald Trump claimed “Nobody knew poverty” before 1929 as he riffed about the origins of his Florida resort home Mar-a-Lago. “When George Washington defended his country, he had no ...

In 2005, Nelson Mandela gave his now famous speech at the Make Poverty History rally in London’s Trafalgar Square, and called on world leaders to make poverty history. Addressing a staggering crowd of ...