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      'Our Job Is to Pick Up the Baton,' Says Poor People's Campaign on MLK Day

      "Today and every day let's honor King as we end racism, poverty, ecological devastation, the denial of healthcare, militarism, and this false narrative of Christian nationalism," said Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis.

      Brett Wilkins
      Jan 16, 2023

      To mark Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, leaders of a modern iteration of the slain civil rights champion's final campaign called on U.S. politicians from both sides of the aisle—many of whose policies and actions are like those King condemned as the "evil triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism"—to step up and meet the needs of the country's poor and low-income people.

      Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival released a video demanding the Biden administration and every member of Congress "meet with poor and low-wealth people, religious leaders, economists, lawyers, and public health specialists to address the systemic policy violence that threatens the soul of our nation."

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      Class Struggle and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

      The US claims to honor his memory, even as it defiles his dreams.

      Richard Eskow
      Jan 16, 2023

      On this, the national holiday named for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ajamu Baraka tweeted:

      The U.S. should drop its' commemoration of Dr. King's birthday because there is no relationship between (the) Dr. King the Black freedom movement created (and the) violent, warmongering U.S.

      “The King birthday is a colonialist expropriation that should be rejected,” Baraka added. That is a discussion and a decision for Black people, not me, but I will say this: It’s hard to deny that the forces Dr. King condemned are trying to colonize his legacy and exploit for their own selfish ends. But try as they may, they must never succeed. His memory is a country of the mind that must always remain free.

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      Martin Luther King Jr.'s Anti-War Legacy Remains Vital as Ever

      King understood that the roots of the warfare state run deep, driven by the "giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism."

      William Hartung
      Jan 16, 2023

      The birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. provides an opportunity to step back and reflect on the significance of his life and work. It is particularly important to do so this year, with unapologetic racism on the rise and a Cold War atmosphere permeating Washington.

      Dr. King had a deep understanding of the links between America’s domestic and foreign predicaments, expressed most clearly in his speech against the Vietnam War, delivered at New York’s Riverside Church on April 4 1967, one year before he was assassinated.

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