Both the late singer and his close friend Martin Luther King Jr. saw their civil rights advocacy as the cutting edge of a still broader struggle for equality, writes Sam Pizzigatti.
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Scott Ritter: The Best Speech I Never Gave
Chris Hedges: They Crush Our Song for a Reason
Questioning America’s Warlords
The Liberal Contempt for Martin Luther King’s Final Year
From Chaos in Saigon, to Chaos in Washington: 4/4/68
The King Assassination Case and the Mueller Probe
New Hope for a Second Term
President Obama’s Second Inaugural Address surprised some pundits with his strong messages on climate change, immigration reform, gun safety and other social issues. But whether real action follows will depend on a shift in public consciousness, says Robert F. Dodge.
Dulling Down Dr. King’s Message
In life, Martin Luther King Jr. was often demeaned for his radical vision of peace and justice and not just by crude racists and warmongers but by well-spoken members of the elite. Then, in death, King became a national icon…