Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/50-years-strides-made-war-poverty Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter 50 years on, what strides have we made in the war on poverty? Nation Jan 9, 2014 12:07 PM EST In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson launched a broad platform to abolish American poverty. Fifty years later, Kwame Holman looks back on the historic legislation, while Jeffrey Brown talks to presidential historian Robert Dallek, Angela Glover Blackwell of PolicyLink and Glenn Hubbard of Columbia University about our progress. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson launched a broad platform to abolish American poverty. Fifty years later, Kwame Holman looks back on the historic legislation, while Jeffrey Brown talks to presidential historian Robert Dallek, Angela Glover Blackwell of PolicyLink and Glenn Hubbard of Columbia University about our progress. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now