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An unpopular president. A war that’s dividing the country. An upcoming election. What year is it?
Starting in July 2021, most US families will get monthly payments from the IRS of either $250 or $300 per child under 18.
If history is a guide, expanding police powers to address current white nationalist threats could result in future repression of activists of color.
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.
Walt Rostow argued communism was incompatible with economic development and was influential in persuading Presidents Kennedy and Johnson to get more involved in Vietnam.
President Trump recently repeated his pledge to eliminate the 63-year-old law, which bans charities from engaging in political activities, at the National Prayer Breakfast.
Fifty years ago, Lyndon Johnson spoke of war on poverty and pursuit of a great society. He talked about investing in education and employment and about eliminating social exclusion that comes with poverty…
Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society speech marks a key moment in U.S. history: it called on government and citizens to create a more equal and humane society in ways that still guide our political debates.
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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