From the Archive: A year before his death, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. broke with many political allies by warning that the Vietnam War was inflicting a “spiritual death” on America, casting King outside mainstream opinion circles which called his advice naive…
Category: Human Rights
The Battle over Dr. King’s Message
MLK and the Curse of ‘Moderation’
Playing Games with War Deaths
How Neocons Banished Realism
WPost’s Deadly Lack of Realism
MH-17’s Unnecessary Mystery
The Clintons’ Cheap Shot at Sanders
Seeing the polls tighten, Hillary Clinton’s campaign has gone on the attack against Sen. Bernie Sanders over his support for Medicare for all, accusing him of seeking to destroy Obamacare (though he voted for it). It’s a deceptive assault, say…
Will Reckless Saudis Seek War with Iran?
Chavismo’s Sturdy Legacy
Exclusive: Right-wing parties are staging a comeback in Latin America, with the most dramatic victory in Venezuela’s parliamentary elections. Yet, despite troubled leftist regimes facing weak economies and corruption charges, their social reforms have slashed poverty and appear safe for now, writes Andrés Cala.