King’s message of unconditional love and nonviolent redemptive good and his steadfast attack on the evils of racism, poverty and militarism just cannot be ignored.read more

He focused on the convenient “I Have a Dream” King, and omitted the King who opposed militarism, imperialism, and nationalism.read more

As the time since Martin Luther King Jr.'s death grows, so too does the dissonance between the dream of the civil rights movement and the reality of what we as a nation have become. What Dr. King called the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism have become even more powerful, while our society's will to confront them has been significantly eroded. In a time where hope is losing its audacity, our ability to imagine a more just world becomes ever more imperative.read more

With troops in 177 countries, we remain “a society gone mad on war.”read more

Terry Tempest Williams ponders lessons from a book on King’s assassination.read more

It’s an eerie time to be celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day.read more

Just Released: Text of George W. Bush's Letter to Barack Obama, which Bush placed in the top drawer of the Oval Office desk, as is customary.read more

King would urge him to seek remedies for capitalism's defects and to vigorously challenge America's militarist foreign policy.read more