Is America losing the war on poverty?
3,285 views · Published 8 January 2014 · 1:24 · Indexed 27 September 2026
Channel: CBS News · 2014 · News & Politics
Fifty years ago, then-President Lyndon Johnson declared a "War on Poverty" in America. Two generations later, government programs have helped lift millions out of poverty, but income inequality is growing. CBS News' Danielle Nottingham reports from Washington.
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