Tag: Martin Luther King Jr.

Norman Solomon reflects on 'the madness of militarism' in the Ellsberg Lecture

King understood that no single approach would be sufficient to combat the interconnected evils of racism, economic exploitation and militarism.

But confronting Martin Luther King’s "giant triplets" is more urgent than ever.

While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized the Poor People’s Campaign to address issues of economic justice.

His outlook went well beyond our borders.

On the anniversary of his assassination, Martin Luther King’s full radical vision is still the best guide for how to lead America to the promised land.

“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death."

“Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism and militarism.”

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s true legacy remembered.

While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized the Poor People’s Campaign to address issues of economic justice.