Martin Luther King Jr.

Jesse Helms is not dead Jesse Helms is not dead

His politics and his methods live on -- among liberals as well as conservatives.
By Michael Lind Jul 11, 2008

  • Controversy brewing over King statue

    A fight over a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. isn't just about the memorial -- it's about his whole legacy.
    By Alex Koppelman May 21, 2008

  • How 1968 changed Hillary

    The former Goldwater Girl became a member of the Democratic Party's new vanguard. But that's not how many liberals see her today.
    By Edward McClelland April 8, 2008

  • Quote of the day

    On the anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., John McCain tries to apologize for voting against the King holiday.
    By Alex Koppelman April 4, 2008

  • Change beyond the ballot

    Primary season sure is exciting, but history tells us that you can't just vote for change.
    By Laura Flanders February 8, 2008

  • Why I defend "terrorists"

    An open letter to Cully Stimson, deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs, from a lawyer representing five men at Guantánamo.
    By Anant Raut January 17, 2007

  • "Dr. Meth King"?

    President Bush honors MLK. Or at least tried to.
    By David Puner November 16, 2006

  • Unquiet Americans

    Greil Marcus searches for the prophetic voices of America and finds them in Abraham Lincoln, David Lynch and Riot Grrrl bands of the '90s.
    By J. Gabriel Boylan October 12, 2006

  • A history of nonviolence

    The author of "Cod" suggests that the world's most dangerous idea could have derailed the American Revolution, the Civil War and possibly even World War II.
    By Mark Engler September 13, 2006

  • Coretta and Hillary, not yet free

    Both women got under men's skins in a peculiar way. And sadly, both of their legacies are likely to be marred by the actions of their husbands.
    By Diane McWhorter February 10, 2006

  • What would King have said?

    The right rages about politics at the funeral for Coretta Scott King. It's a little late for that.
    By Tim Grieve February 8, 2006

  • Conservatives and the King funeral: Who's "classless" now?

    Rush Limbaugh's play-by-play: "Sperm banks" and "Astroturf."
    By Tim Grieve February 8, 2006

  • King's lost dream

    The final volume of Taylor Branch's magisterial biography shows how Martin Luther King Jr. reached out to his enemies. His example should shame the shrill partisans on both sides of our poisonous cultural divide.
    By Charles Taylor February 1, 2006

  • God doesn't take sides

    How do I reconcile my faith with that of the spiritual hysterics in the White House? Easy. I don't even try.
    By Anne Lamott April 27, 2005

  • The most liberal president of the 20th century

    Nick Kotz's new book about the civil right years argues convincingly that the true hero of the American left is LBJ.
    By Charles Taylor February 2, 2005

  • King vs. King

    Sadly, one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughters lent her name to the anti-gay rights movement. Her father never would have.
    By Earl Ofari Hutchinson December 13, 2004

  • Defining "democracy" down

    What right does the United States have to tell the Iraqi people that they cannot be allowed to rule themselves?
    By Robert Scheer January 21, 2004

  • "Letter From a Birmingham Jail"

    The power of Martin Luther King Jr.'s civil rights call-to-arms comes from watching a great man grapple with the possibility that he's wrong.
    By Joan Walsh August 19, 2003

  • "Horrible" speaker, great speech

    An expert on great speakers says President Bush is among the worst ever, but on Tuesday night, he tapped into his inner Clinton.
    By Edward W. Lempinen January 30, 2003

  • Bush's bogus "reverse racism" charge

    How does a guy whose pedigree opened doors all the way to the White House get away with pretending to believe in meritocracy?
    By Robert Scheer January 23, 2003

  • Across the great divide

    I'm a baby boomer, but I'm not burned out. And I wanted to find out how the next generation is keeping the flame alive. My first stop: The University of Virginia.
    By Cary Tennis December 19, 2002
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