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The War on Poverty at 50

How Far Have We Come, and Where Are We Going? (A Conference Report) The following is a guest post by Merlin Chowkwanyun that originally appeared at the excellent Tropics of Meta, a blog that sells itself as “historiography for the masses.” online pharmacy avodart no prescription with best prices today in the USA One goal of studying the past is not to be trapped by history but to transcend it. – Historian Michael B. Katz (1939-2014) Last week, the University of Pennsylvania hosted “The War on Poverty at 50: Its History and Legacy.” Your correspondent (Merlin) spoke at the event Read more