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Fifty Years On, MLK’s Call for Economic Justice Rings True
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down fifty years ago today on April 4, 1968. It was a turning point of the twentieth century, marking an ending and a beginning. It was the end of one phase of the Black Freedom struggle, and the beginning of one of the most...
Martin Luther King Jr. Was a True Radical
Martin Luther King Jr. has come to be revered as a hero who led a nonviolent struggle to reform and redeem the United States. His birthday is celebrated as a national holiday. Tributes are paid to him on his death anniversary each April, and his legacy is honored in...
Rev. William Barber, Dr. Liz Theoharis on New Poor People's Campaign
Reverend William Barber and Dr. Liz Theoharis speak in Memphis, Tennessee about the "new and unsettling force" of Dr. Martin Luther King's life and legacy, on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's assassination. Barber and Theoharis are co-chairs of the New...
Progressive Breakfast
SCOTUS Shields Police In Shootings Police shootings stir outrage among some, but not the Supreme Court. NPR: "he U.S. Supreme Court has again stepped into the bitter public turmoil over police shootings of civilians, ruling Monday that an Arizona police officer is...
The Fight for Health Care: In It to Win It
Eight years: that’s how long an American president can serve, and it’s the age at which children start to solve problems on their own. It’s also how long we’ve had President Obama’s signature reform of health care, the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Obama achieved goals...
Progressive Breakfast
OK, KY Teachers Walk Out In Protest OK, KY teachers to walk out, plan huge rallies. CNN: "Oklahoma and Kentucky teachers are walking off the job Monday and holding rallies in their state capitols to pressure lawmakers. Inspired by the West Virginia strike in which...
Is the ‘Liberal World Order’ Worth Saving?
Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, recently wrote a column entitled “Liberal World Order, R.I.P.” Haass sees the post-World War II order succumbing to centrifugal forces. He foresees a fragmented and chaotic world made up of “regional...
Progressive Breakfast
Red-State Teacher Rebellion Grows Red-State teacher rebellion hits OK, grows in AZ. AP: "A teacher rebellion that started in the hills of West Virginia spread like a prairie fire to Oklahoma this week and now threatens to reach the desert in Arizona. In the deep red...
Fighting for Our Health in New Hampshire and Vermont
Last week, I found myself where no parent ever wants to be: in a hospital emergency room, next to my big guy – he’s 7. On the way to school, he’d experienced severe abdominal pain and bleeding, so we rushed to the hospital. It happened so fast that we feared the...
Energy Independence Requires Steel Independence
Sustaining steel independence is a big part of what President Trump’s tariffs are about. They’re intended to revive American steel production which has been hammered by illegal trade practices, particularly in China.
