Martin Luther King Jr

Progressives and Obama

Norman Solomon | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics


Norman Solomon

We're in great need of willingness to acknowledge contradictory truths, to sort through them as a means of finding the best progressive strategies for the here and now.

Obama and the Progressive Base

Norman Solomon | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics


Norman Solomon

A reasonably evenhanded biography of Barack Obama, published last year, describes him as "an exceptionally gifted politician who, throughout his ...

The Evolution Of Peace

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 04.25.2008 | Living


Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

I recently returned from Clark University in Worchester, Mass where my daughter is considering attending college. They have a concentration in the un...

Talking In Memphis (And Indiana): NBC'S Williams Speaks To All Three Candidates About Race And The Legacy Of MLK

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.12.2008 | Media


NBC Nightly News was live tonight from Memphis, Tennessee, starting off with anchor Brian Williams standing before the Lorraine Motel where Martin Lut...

Was James Earl Ray Martin Luther King's Killer? Doubts Remain

Huffington Post | Posted 04.12.2008 | Politics


The BBC reports: Civil rights leader Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, 40 years ago on 4 April 1968. A year later, James Ear...

White Separatists Protest MLK Day In Jena

Time | Mary Foster | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


About 50 white separatists protested the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Monday in this tiny town, which was thrust into the spotlight months ago by 20...

Obama Speech Addresses Homophobia, Anti-Semitism Among Black Americans

New York Observer | Jason Horowitz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


In a speech today at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.served as pastor, Barack Obama talked about the existence of i...

Turning Purple: Michigan Voters Indecisive, Overlooked and Just Plain Unaware

Dan Treul | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Dan Treul

A little more than two weeks away from this state's January 15 primary, I have yet to hear a single person mention his or her intention to vote.