[rewind] Sam Pollard: The FBI’s Crusade Against MLK Was Darker Than You Think
The film director discusses his documentary “MLK / FBI” on J. Edgar Hoover’s sickening surveillance of the civil rights hero.
MLK Would Have Been 95 This Year. Let’s Make His Dream a Reality.
King’s lifetime saw substantial economic progress for Black Americans, but in our century progress has slowed to a crawl. Here’s how we get it back on track.
60 Years After the March on Washington, Black Economic Inequality Persists
Sixty years without substantially narrowing the racial wealth divide is a policy failure.
60 Years Since MLK Jr.’s Historic ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the iconic speech delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Veterans Understand Martin Luther King Jr’s Powerful Demand for Peace
Foreign policy is a blind spot for Americans. This became part of Martin Luther King’s message.
J. Edgar Hoover was the QAnon of his Era, and Martin Luther King Jr. was the Victim of his Dirty Tricks
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ours is an age beset by conspiracy theories, with the fascist QAnon cult at the center of much public…
The 11 Most Anti-Capitalist Quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.
"The truth is, most politicians would distance themselves from Dr. King's stunning (and spot on) indictments of capitalism."
[Repost] The Liberal Contempt for Martin Luther King’s Final Year
The MLK tributes are sure to pour on the anniversary of the civil rights hero's death, but don't expect them to acknowledge his anti-militarist ideals.
The First and Worst Hit by Pandemics of Every Sort
You could say metaphorically that the poor in America have long lived under pandemic conditions. In the last two-plus years, however, that metaphorical reality became all too literal.
The Military Wasn’t a Way Out of Poverty For Me
Instead, militarism is why so many of us are poor in the first place.
The Basic Right 140 Million Americans Are Denied Daily
Whose rights matter in pandemic America? Not those of poor Americans, that's for sure.
Robert Scheer
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Sam Pollard: The FBI’s Crusade Against MLK Was Darker Than You Think
The film director discusses his documentary “MLK / FBI” on J. Edgar Hoover’s sickening surveillance of the civil rights hero.
There Was Nothing Corporate-Friendly About Martin Luther King, Jr.
On the anniversary of the civil rights hero's birth, it's worth recalling his words on corporate service, charity, and truth-telling action.
Robert Scheer
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Thomas Frank: How the Democratic Party Became a Vehicle of Aristocracy
In the second part of a two-part interview with "Scheer Intelligence," the historian explores how anti-populism made liberals comfortable with plutocracy.
The All-American Way: MLK’s Giant Triplets
Racism is a massive problem, but hardly our only one. As King sought to remind us, there are at least two others of comparable magnitude.