Svante Myrick / Other WordsJan 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 )
Clarence B. Jones / University of San FranciscoJun 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 )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentJan 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 )
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Naomi LaChance / TruthdigJan 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 )
Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanJan 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 )
Staff and Michael Nigro / TruthdigMay 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 )
Michael Nigro / TruthdigMay 16, 2018
Hundreds are arrested in Washington, D.C., as they protest inequality and other pressing issues. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Emily Wells and Michael Nigro / TruthdigMay 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 )
Emily Wells / TruthdigMay 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 )
Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanApr 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 )
Staff / TruthdigApr 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 )
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