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Martin Luther King Jr.
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a Fierce Critic of US Foreign Policy
Beyond his civil rights leadership, Dr. King also championed the cause of the poor and spoke against the Vietnam War.
Martin Luther King Jr. Defended Democracy Against Racism and So Must We
King's demands for economic justice are crucial in the struggle against rising American fascism.
McConnell Elicits Outrage by Invoking MLK in His Reelection Acceptance Speech
As Senate Majority Leader, McConnell has blocked the restoration of the Voting Rights Act since last December.
In Anti-Communist Fervor, FBI Built a 500-Page File on Coretta Scott King
The file is a testament to the larger racist ugliness festering in the U.S., then as now.
Martin Luther King Jr. Warned That the Poor Pay for War With Their Lives
King warned us that the real enemy is war itself.
Michelle Alexander Is Right About Israel-Palestine
For making legitimate criticisms of Israeli apartheid, I am often called a “self-hating Jew.”
The US Celebrates King’s Nonviolence But Not His Antiwar Politics
Martin Luther King Jr.’s anti-Vietnam war speech, “A Time to Break the Silence,” is more relevant today than ever.
It’s Time to Heed King’s Call for the Abolition of Poverty
The radical politics we need are already alive and well around us. We need to recognize and acknowledge them.
New Film Reveals Life of Civil Rights Activist Jack O’Dell
“The Issue of Mr. O'Dell” offers a rare glimpse at the shaping of the civil rights movement amidst the Red Scare.
A Look Back at the My Lai Massacre, MLK’s Assassination, Columbia Protests and the Catonsville Nine
A look at the key events of 1968 and the Vietnam War.