52 blog reactions to http://prospect.org/cs/articles?article=dr_king_forgotten_radical

No doubt he'd be pushing Congress to adopt the Employee Free Choice Act, the progressive labor law reform that would level the playing field between business and workers and catalyze a new wave of union organizing. In an article in the American Prospect today, Kai Wright calls Dr. King a "forgotten radical" and reminds us about his political evolution. In my article in American Prospect a year ago, I describe King's insistence on building bridges between the civil rights and labor movements.

No doubt he'd be pushing Congress to adopt the Employee Free Choice Act, the progressive labor law reform that would level the playing field between business and workers and catalyze a new wave of union organizing. In an article in the American Prospect

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Berkeley Barb cover 07-19-1968 featuring Black Panther leader Huey Newton and the caption "I Have A Nightmare" Kai Wright wrote a piece on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of his death, Dr. King, Forgotten Radical, that makes a similar point to that I've been making in some of my recent posts. Wright focuses on the ways in which the critical, Christian-prophetic edge has been excised from the publicly-celebrated views of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kevin Carson's content is good, but he's tough to read. It's always amusing to read the "pro blogging" websites. It seems that the only really profitable blogs are on "How to make money from blogging." I liked this post on RadGeek, in reference to this article on Martin Luther King Jr. segregation's purpose wasn't just to keep blacks out in the streets but to keep poor whites from taking to them and demanding economic justice That's an important political trick. You distract the population and have them

Posted by Ogged on 04.04.08 This is a good, short review of Martin Luther King's radicalism (via ct), which is not the same as the conventional view of him as the peaceful marcher with a good voice. If you're so inclined, take a look at his Vietnam speech, which is fabulous. (Audio here.)

Berkeley Barb cover 07-19-1968 featuring Black Panther leader Huey Newton and the caption "I Have A Nightmare" Kai Wright wrote a piece on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of his death, Dr. King, Forgotten Radical, that makes a similar point to that I've been making in some of my recent posts. Wright focuses on the ways in which the critical, Christian-prophetic edge has been excised from the publicly-celebrated views of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kai Wright wrote a piece on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of his death, Dr. King, Forgotten Radical, that makes a similar point to that I've been making in some of my recent posts. Wright focuses on the ways in which the critical, Christian-prophetic edge has been excised from the publicly-celebrated views of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kai Wright in The American Prospect, David Brooks in The New York Times, Eugene Robinson in The Washington Post, E.J. Dionne, Jr., in The New Republic, Taylor Branch in The New York Times, and Michael Eric Dyson

. He and his family lived in a small, 2 bedroom apartment at 1550 S. Hamlin Ave. He worked on making housing available to all, something that plagues the community to this day. King was assassinated in Memphis 40 years ago today, at a time when he was expanding his critique of the U.S. to include the war. A West Side march in memorial is planned for today. by Paul — 04/04 — Politics/Activism