When the average person develops vision trouble, they might just pick up a pair of reasonably priced reading glasses at a neighborhood pharmacy. If they require a more customized solution, they could stop by an eyewear retailer to book a professional eye exam and walk away with prescription glasses that same day. But what if […]
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What moved LBJ to target poverty?
Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty was more than a play for votes.
The missing link in the War on Poverty
To better help the urban poor, government must address not just their deprivation but also their segregation.
Living with kale and Medicare
The writer must live with liver disease, but won’t be forced to eat kale.
Should Obamacare have been left to the states?
Steve Chapman’s Tribune column offers a strong argument, except for the comparison it doesn’t draw.
The solution to our federal budget woes
The deficit is in remission. That’s the good news.
Fifty years after “I Have a Dream”: Time for a real War on Poverty
The richest nation on earth could afford to win a war on poverty, Lyndon Johnson asserted nearly 50 years ago.
The speech Obama should give in Chicago
Is there something deeper than gun violence that we need to focus on?
864 calls for help, fewer than 300 right answers
Is the Bush administration’s incompetence a bug, or a feature?