'A Wasteful and Dangerous Thing’: Lyndon Johnson and Grassroots Activism Nov 01, 2011 By Guian A. McKeeLisa HazijirianAnnelise Orleck 'A Wasteful and Dangerous Thing’: Lyndon Johnson and Grassroots Activism The War on Poverty & Struggles for Racial & Economic Justice: Views from the Grassroots Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, Areas of focus Economics Guian A. McKee Lisa Hazijirian Annelise Orleck