When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law on July 30, 1965, did my five-year-old self truly comprehend the personal milestone that I would someday reach?

Around that time, 32% of Black Americans lived below the poverty line, with a median income of about $24,000 in 1964. On the ...

My research with collaborators digs deeper into the workings of specific War on Poverty programs, seeking evidence about ...

Missouri has 19 community action agencies that work to support the state’s poorest families. Funding for programs like Head ...

In his role leading the initiative known as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk has suggested that cuts ...