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Martin Luther King Jr

Protesting 'Morally Repugnant' Trump Policies, Poor People's Campaign Demands Action on Housing, Health, and Climate

Seven Peace Activists Arrested After Entering Nuclear Submarine Base in Georgia

Jon Queally, staff writer

Citing anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, activists say they "went to make real the prophet Isaiah's command: 'beat swords into plowshares.'"

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50 Years After Assassination, Nation Urged to Embrace MLK's Radical Vision

Julia Conley, staff writer

"If we are to truly honor Dr. King's life and spirit, let us recommit ourselves...

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#FightFor15: Fast Food Workers Stage Rallies Across Country, Demanding Living Wage and Union Rights

Julia Conley, staff writer

The average fast food worker earns too little to afford a two-bedroom rental...

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An ad for Chrysler's Dodge Ram drew ire as it used an excerpt of a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—leaving out the portion of that same speech in which the civil rights leader attacked commercialism and capitalism.

Taking MLK Out of Context and Promoting Military Industrial Complex, Super Bowl Ads Condemned

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

Newly Discovered 1964 MLK Speech on Civil Rights, Segregation, and Apartheid South Africa

Golf, But No Public Service for Trump on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Alvin Turner

U.S. Politicians and Public Criticized for 'Whitewashing' King's Legacy

"Mr. President, Are You A Racist?" Trump Asked After Signing MLK Jr. Declaration

Sanders Says MLK's Courage Will Be Necessary for Fight Ahead

Influential Rapper Delivers Impassioned Speech for Sanders' Revolution

Fifty Years On, Gains Achieved by Those Who Bled in Selma Are Under Attack

With MLK Day Blockade, Seneca Lake Protesters Declare: 'We Are Planting Our Flag'

Taking Back the Streets and Their Stories, Thousands Reclaim MLK Day

Invoking Radical Spirit, Racial Justice Movement Aims to #ReclaimMLK

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Representative Keith Ellison

Rep. Ellison Statement on 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Death

Congresswoman Barbara Lee

Congresswoman Lee Marks 50th Anniversary of Dr. King’s Assassination

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Setting The Record Straight: Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds To AG Sessions’ Statement Marking MLK Day

Green Party of the US

Green Party Marks Dr. King's Birthday, 50th Anniversary of Poor People's Campaign...

United for a Fair Economy

MLK Day Report Underscores Racial Disparities of Health

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Views

Gary Olson

More Thoughts on the Poor People’s Campaign

Nijmie Dzurinko

Fighting Back in the War on the Poor

Briahna Joy Gray

Bernie Sanders in the Deep South

Tony Burman

Winnie and MLK: Their Fight was Right — and It’s Not Over

Wim Laven

The Shameful Exploitation of Martin Luther King Jr.

Lewis M. Steel

Radical New Leaders Are Reviving Martin Luther King's Poor People's Campaign

Stephen Zunes

Remembering Martin Luther King, the Radical for Peace

Martin Luther King, Jr

'I've Been to the Mountaintop': The Final Speech

Jessicah Pierre

King’s Dream Included Economic Equality, Too

Libero Della Piana

Fifty Years On, MLK’s Call for Economic Justice Rings True

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