Day in History: ‘War on Poverty’ turns 50 started under Lyndon B Johnson
The War on Poverty is the unofficial name for legislation first introduced by President Lyndon B. Johnson during his State of the Union address on January 8, 1964. This legislation was proposed by Johnson More...
Massive federal spending, face it, is ‘ludicrous and cruel’
In his April 8th column, Paul Krugman takes his cue from the Democratic National Committee and writes yet another one of his partisan screeds on the Republicans’ federal budget proposals, calling it “ludicrous More...
