Tag Archives: Lamar W. Hankins

Lamar W. Hankins : Remembering Woody Guthrie in the Age of Obama

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Woody Guthrie in 1943. Photo by Al Aumuller / New York World-Telegram and the Sun / Wikimedia Commons.Remembering Woody Guthriein the age of Obama By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / July 19, 2011 Woody Guthrie, the songwriter, … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Michele Bachmann’s Revelations

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., blows a kiss to a supporter after her formal announcement to seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Monday, June 27, 2011, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Charlie Riedel / AP.(And a few of my own…)Michele Bachmann’s … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Michele Bachmann’s Revelations

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., blows a kiss to a supporter after her formal announcement that she will seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Monday, June 27, 2011, in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Charlie Riedel / AP.(And a few of my … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : When Religion Restricts Our Freedom

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Crooks and Liars.When religion restricts our freedom:Catholic bishops and aid in dying By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / June 22, 2011 The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops recently revised its policies concerning the care … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Jack Kevorkian and the Right to Die

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Jack Kavorkian. Image from The Armenian Weekly.Right to Die:The Jack Kevorkianmost Americans did not know By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / June 13, 2011 While Jack Kevorkian created publicity about the right-to-die issue in his own quirky … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Medicare and the Corporatist Agenda

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The assault of corporatism. Image from The Nation blogs.Medicare’s backstory:How corporatism controls the agenda By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / June 7, 2011 Ever since President Lyndon Johnson succeeded in getting Medicare enacted in 1965, corporatist politicians … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Austin-Area Funeral Homes Mislead the Public

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Illustration from Third Eye Blind.‘Compassionate care’:Austin’s Charles Walden andSCI funeral chain mislead public By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / May 31, 2011 SAN MARCOS, Texas — Austin funeral service icon Charles Walden lent his name to a … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : The Latest Plan for Perpetual War

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

“Perpetual War Machine” by Peter Passuntino / Painting Matters.The Congress, the President, andthe latest plan for perpetual war By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / May 25, 2011 What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : San Marcos, Texas, and the Separation of Church and State

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Thomas Jefferson and the separation of church and state. Sculpture outside the Northshire Bookstore, Manchester, Vermont. Image from Artsology.Thomas Jefferson,the San Marcos City Council,and the municipal promotion of prayer It is a feeble and flaccid religion that needs the imprimatur … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Debating the Wrong Bin Laden Photos

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Art from vectorportal.com.Head of the snake?Debating the wrong issuesand the wrong bin Laden photos By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / May 9, 2011 Without question, Osama bin Laden’s death was well-deserved, but there is more that we … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : A Grave Injustice in Groves, Texas

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Graveside greed: Service Corporation International’s Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, TexasGrave injustice:The rapacious ways ofService Corporation International By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / May 4, 2011 For the second time since 2000, I have encountered the unrelenting … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Price Gouging at Your Corner Drug Store

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Product placement! Display at a CVS drug store. Photo by gbeckley /The Consumerist.Consumer alert!Price gouging at your cornerconvenience drug stores By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / April 22, 2011 The press coverage this past week of the … Continue reading →

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