Tag: Martin Luther King
Spending a night in the Concord jail when Martin Luther King,...
On the evening of April 4, 1968, an hour or so after Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, I was in a jail cell in Concord, Mass., writing a freshman paper about King, Gandhi and Thoreau.
Getting Rid of Bad Examples
“Each of us should give serious consideration to the promotion of new heroes. And, the resulting lists can be easily customized to one’s own ideals and goals. With such an effort we help define ourselves and help make our time better than a very flawed past.”
Martin Luther King III: Don't Idolize My Father, Embrace His Ideals...
In celebration of Bloody Sunday, King’s eldest son, Martin Luther King III, spoke this past weekend in Selma and asked the people to embrace his father's ideals of freedom, justice and equality rather than idolize him.
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Countdown to World War III?
It may arrive sooner than you think...
“Only the people can save the people!” Xiomora Castro’s presidential win in Honduras
“I believe firmly that the democratic socialism I propose is the solution to pull Honduras out of the abyss we have been buried in by neo-liberalism, a narco-dictator and corruption.”
New report: Cost of renewable energies may be less than previously thought
A new report found that predicted costs for renewables have likely been overestimated "falling short of early pricing model predictions again and again."
How Oregon is turning the page on America’s disastrous drug war
“Our immediate focus is to ensure every Oregonian knows these critical harm reduction and recovery services are being invested in and expanded so that they will be available to anyone who wants and needs them, and that they can feel comfortable and safe accessing them.”
If Roe v. Wade goes away, so will easy re-elections for right-wing Republicans and...
Future campaigns will be about women’s rights, not saving or overturning a court ruling.