Martin Luther King’s Multiracial Fight for Justice
Martin Luther King, Jr., who died 45 years ago this week, had long known that racial equality was inextricably linked to economic equity – fairness for all, including working people and the poor. In...
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Theologian James Cone and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Taylor Branch join Bill to discuss Dr. Martin Luther King’s vision of economic justice, and how so little has changed for America’s most...
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Martin Luther King, Jr., who died 45 years ago this month, had long known that racial equality was inextricably linked to economic equity — fairness for all, including working people and the poor. In...
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Fighting Poverty Through Wall Street Accountability
We’re proud to collaborate with The Nation in sharing insightful journalism related to income inequality in America. The following is an excerpt from Nation contributor Greg Kaufmann’s “This Week in...
View ArticleMLK’s Hopes for the Poor: A Dream America Has Yet to Realize
When the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life was cut short in the spring of 1968, he was in the midst of planning, along with other civil rights leaders, the Poor People’s Campaign. The idea was for...
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In a preview of this week's show, James Cone and Taylor Branch describe racial justice as a "gateway" to opportunities for broader civil rights and economic equality. Continue reading The post Martin...
View ArticleJames Cone and Taylor Branch on MLK’s Fight for Economic Equality
Theologian James Cone and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Taylor Branch join Bill to discuss Dr. Martin Luther King’s vision of economic justice. Continue reading The post James Cone and Taylor Branch...
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Theologian James Cone and historian Taylor Branch join Bill to discuss Dr. King’s other dream: economic justice. Continue reading The post MLK’s Dream of Economic Justice appeared first on...
View ArticleFighting Poverty Through Wall Street Accountability
We’re proud to collaborate with The Nation in sharing insightful journalism related to income inequality in America. The following is an excerpt from Nation contributor Greg Kaufmann’s “This Week in...
View ArticleMLK’s Hopes for the Poor: A Dream America Has Yet to Realize
When Martin Luther King Jr. died he was in the midst of planning a campaign to help the poor. "It is criminal to have people working on a full-time basis and a full-time job getting part-time income,"...
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