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MLK Day: In spite of all, a window of opportunity

January 18, 2021 By Charley on the MTA

First things first: Don't read me, read MLK's Letter from a Birmingham Jail, for a poke and prod of motivation. I must make two honest confessions to you, my Christian and Jewish brothers. First, I must confess that over the past few years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor Tagged With: martin-luther-king, mlk-day, racism, segregation

Yuki Jizo: For Martin Luther King Junior Day

January 17, 2011 By gmoke

"Jizo is an important bodhisattva, an incarnation of the Buddha that has voluntarily renounced Enlightenment in order to guide lesser beings through the realms of creation. Jizo is thought to take particular pity on the souls of dead … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: martin-luther-king, peace, poetry, random

Colonel Sanders or Dr. King?

March 19, 2009 By bmass

He includes the important observation that there is a growing recognition that state-sponsored casino gambling is incompatible with constitutional democracy itself.  This argument is being championed by eminent historian of the civil … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: casinos, democracy, kentucky-fried-chicken, martin-luther-king, mohegan-sun, palmer, taylor-branch

The Times They Are A-Changin’: Establishment Democrats Fall

November 12, 2007 By kyledeb

After Republicans failed with their anti-migrant rhetoric in Virginia, the powers that be have begun to sing a different tune.  Duke at Migra Matters was the first to pick up on how the tone has changed.  This is a Washington Post … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: amy-gardner, bill-turque, bob-dylan, crooks-and-liars, daily-kos, duke, firedoglake, kos, markos-moulitsas-zuniga, martin-luther-king, matt-stoller, migra-matters, mydd, national-immigration-forum, open-left, pet-issue, talkleft, washington-post

‘Pro-Legal Immigrant’ and Ignorant

August 25, 2007 By kyledeb

The previous lesson dealt with how anti-migrant advocates divorce the law from justice.  Migrant suffering cannot be justified simply because they "broke the law".  The law is supposed to serve justice. Even more ridiculous, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: analysis, civil-law, constitution, criminal-law, deportations, immigration, immigration-law, immigration-orange-lessons, justice, martin-luther-king, michael-powell, new-york-times, washington-post

A Tribute to MLK and Today’s Nameless Advocates for Equality

January 15, 2007 By Laurel

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 78 today. Below is the complete I Have a Dream  speech, given August 28, 1963 at The March on Washington (You can read it here.).</objecth/t Pam … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: birmingham, equality, martin-luther-king, mlk

Moyers video: The Plantation Mentality in American Media Today

January 13, 2007 By mbair

The full remarks can be accessed at the above link, the Moyers video is on the front page there in QT if you need it. The direct YouTube links to the speech are re-printed here:Bill Moyers at NCMR 2007 -- PART 1 (32:20)Bill Moyers at NCMR … [Read more...]

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