Poverty

Washington Secrets

Suburgatory: 16,361,075 poor live in suburbs, 13,359,850 in cities

Paul Bedard -

January 24, 2014 5:00 am

Business

Poverty TV: Hit UK show stirs welfare debate

Sylvia Hui -

January 23, 2014 2:14 pm

President Lyndon B. Johnson delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, Jan. 8, 1964. Speaking in the House of Representatives, the chief executive said one of his aims was

Columnists

The ‘war on poverty’ made the problem worse

Thomas Sowell -

January 22, 2014 5:00 am

Bill Gates said that by 2035 no nation will be as poor as any of the 35 that the World Bank now classifies as low-income, even adjusting for inflation. (AP Photo)

Economy

Bill Gates sees no poor countries left by 2035 in annual letter

Bloomberg News -

January 21, 2014 5:00 am

Time Magazine Endorses ‘Polyandry’

Daniel Halper -

January 20, 2014 1:22 pm

Boys need a chance to thrive and succeed. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Education

On masculinity and the War on Poverty

Melanie Sturm -

January 20, 2014 5:00 am

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is using the holiday weekend honoring Martin Luther King Jr. to continue pressing for raising Illinois' minimum wage to at least $10. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Illinois governor presses bid to raise minimum wage

Washington Examiner -

January 20, 2014 5:00 am

Kerry: ‘Root Cause of Terrorism’ Is Poverty

Jeryl Bier -

January 15, 2014 12:12 pm

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley delivers his State of the State address in the historic Old House Chamber in the State Capitol building in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 14 2014. (AP Photo/Kevin Glackmeyer)

Healthcare

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley defends decision not to expand Medicaid

Bill Barrow -

January 15, 2014 5:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Washington is ignoring the most potent weapon in the War on Poverty

Mark Tapscott -

January 10, 2014 5:00 am

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