Martin Luther King’s Dream at 60 Martin Luther King’s Dream at 60
King offered Americans the choice between acting in accordance with the constitution and resistance—often violent—to change. In many ways, we face the same choice today.
Aug 28, 2023 / Eric Foner
The Gifts Harry Belafonte Gave Me The Gifts Harry Belafonte Gave Me
The singer, actor, and activist gave generously of his time and wisdom—not just to me but to the world.
Apr 26, 2023 / Joan Walsh
We’re Living in a Golden Age of Plenty—for the Rich We’re Living in a Golden Age of Plenty—for the Rich
Conspicuously absent from this year’s World Economic Forum was one of the most pressing issues of our time, which the elite that gathered are chiefly responsible for creating.
Feb 13, 2023 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Is Our First Black Female Supreme Court Justice “Integrating Into a Burning House”? Is Our First Black Female Supreme Court Justice “Integrating Into a Burning House”?
I watched Ketanji Brown Jackson’s swearing-in with happiness, but she was sworn in with the dumpster fire of this last term blazing in the background.
Jun 30, 2022 / Joan Walsh
America’s Militarism Will Be Its Downfall America’s Militarism Will Be Its Downfall
Unapologetic and unembarrassed by its string of recent failures, the war party is once again climbing back into the saddle.
Apr 18, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich
How the “American Dream” Became Un-American How the “American Dream” Became Un-American
When plutocrats defend it, and democrats bewail its passing, it’s time to recall the original meaning of the phrase.
Feb 10, 2022 / Maria Bustillos
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Unfinished Work of Abolishing Poverty Martin Luther King Jr. and the Unfinished Work of Abolishing Poverty
Democrats failed to embrace his Freedom Budget for All Americans in the 1960s. That failure needs to be addressed today with a bold program to abolish poverty and injustice.
Jan 17, 2022 / John Nichols
We Abandon Low-Income Voters at Our Peril We Abandon Low-Income Voters at Our Peril
The survival struggles of the poor and dispossessed have long been both a spark for social, political, and economic change in this country.
Nov 12, 2021 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Texan Republican Cancel Culture Targets the Teachings of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Texan Republican Cancel Culture Targets the Teachings of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Why did Texas senators vote to drop Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech and “Letter From a Birmingham Jail” from school curriculums?
Jul 21, 2021 / John Nichols
MLK Was Right About America’s ‘Spiritual Death’ MLK Was Right About America’s ‘Spiritual Death’
Pro-austerity and anti-poor economic policies, along with over-militarization, have kept America in a death spiral for the past half-century.
Apr 5, 2021 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis