Opinion

This MLK Day, Let’s Learn the Right Lessons From History

Svante Myrick / Other Words Jan 16, 2023 Dr. King was a giant, but history is also made by ordinary people standing up for what’s right. That takes all of us. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hoover Is Assassinating MLK’s Character From the Grave

Clarence B. Jones / University of San Francisco Jun 9, 2019 David Garrow's recent article about the civil rights leader is based on FBI files that were considered “very probably felonious." Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

What MLK Would Make of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 21, 2019 The remnants of Jim Crow cannot truly be addressed without the sort of democratic socialism the congresswoman seeks to implement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What Activists Today Can Learn From MLK’s Bold Anti-War Stance

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Jan 20, 2019 Martin Luther King Jr.’s teachings have inspired writers to condemn U.S. military ties in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Steve King Stands for Everything MLK Fought Against

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jan 17, 2019 Another King is in the news as the nation remembers Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday: a racist Republican congressman from Iowa. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Every Human Has a Right to Health and a Healthy Planet (Audio Photo Essay)

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Poor People’s Campaign: A Struggle Rising From the Streets

Staff and Michael Nigro / Truthdig May 21, 2018 The second week of the campaign kicks off in Chicago, under the theme "Linking Systemic Racism and Poverty." But police are using an unconventional tactic to prevent a movement from building. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

‘Poverty Is Violence’: First Day of Action of the Poor People’s Campaign (Audio Photo Essay)

Michael Nigro / Truthdig May 16, 2018 Hundreds are arrested in Washington, D.C., as they protest inequality and other pressing issues. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Poor People’s Campaign Kicks Off in Washington, D.C.

Emily Wells and Michael Nigro / Truthdig May 14, 2018 Thousands of activists and civil rights advocates gather in an effort to relaunch Martin Luther King's fight against poverty, war and income inequality. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Poor People’s Campaign Aims to Bring MLK’s Dream to Fruition

Emily Wells / Truthdig May 12, 2018 A movement to bring poverty to the center of the political agenda kicks off Monday, and Truthdig is launching a reader-funded drive to help the website cover the story. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Teachers’ Red-State Revolt Rolls On

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Apr 5, 2018 Their strikes in Oklahoma and Kentucky are part of a national revolution that has been growing for months, arcing from one Republican-dominated state to another. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

MLK Documentary: ‘When Silence Becomes Betrayal’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2018 On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the revolutionary Martin Luther King Jr., see a new documentary on his opposition to the Vietnam War, based on King's April 30, 1967, speech. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )