The LBJ School's video: LBJ School Poverty Now Series Oct 20: Poverty Economic Mobility with Greg Acs Urban Institute

In his 1964 State of the Union address, President Lyndon B. Johnson's declared an "unconditional war" on poverty. The war established a range of new programs designed to reduce poverty and inequality in the United States and laid the foundation for today's anti-poverty programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Medicare; Medicaid; Head Start; and expanded Social Security benefits. As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to greatly increase the proportion of Americans suffering from serious economic distress, the LBJ School's limited speaker series, "Poverty Now," looks at the reasons behind the persistence of poverty and inequality in the United States and examines a range of policies intended to address these problems.