Tag Archives: War on Poverty

Jim Simons :
The 50-year lawyer: Defying the systems of power

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

I knew that what I would write would never be published by the ‘Bar Journal.’ So I happily write it for ‘The Rag Blog.’ Here I stand, though the road was not exactly what I expected. By Jim Simons | … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins :
Both Democrats and Republicans have it wrong

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Once the Republicans tried to wrest back welfare reform as a political issue from Clinton, it was a race to see who could pander most successfully to the electorate. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | March 19, … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Paul Ryan Makes War Against People, Not Poverty

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

President Lyndon Johnson marked the start of the War on Poverty with a visit to Tom Fletcher’s front porch in Martin County, Kentucky, in April 1964. Photo by Walter Bennett / Time magazine. Image from Daily Yonder.Paul Ryan’s war:Not against … Continue reading →

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Jim Simons : Sargent Shriver and the Forgotten War Against Poverty

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Sargent Shriver. Photo from Time/Life. Sargent Shriver, warrior against poverty (1915-2011) R. Sargent Shriver, the exuberant public servant and Kennedy in-law whose career included directing the Peace Corps, fighting the War on Poverty, ambassador to France and, less successfully, running … Continue reading →

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