http://dir.salon.com/topics/martin_luther_king_jr/?source=rss&aim=martin_luther_king_jr en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT Alex Koppelman Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/21/mlk_statue/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/05/21/mlk_statue/index.html?source=rss A fight over a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. isn't just about the memorial -- it's about his whole legacy. By Edward McClelland Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/08/hillary_1968/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/08/hillary_1968/index.html?source=rss The former Goldwater Girl became a member of the Democratic Party's new vanguard. But that's not how many liberals see her today. Alex Koppelman Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/04/04/qotd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/04/04/qotd/index.html?source=rss 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 Laura Flanders Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/08/real_change/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/08/real_change/index.html?source=rss Primary season sure is exciting, but history tells us that you can't just vote for change. By Anant Raut Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/17/guantanamo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/01/17/guantanamo/index.html?source=rss An open letter to Cully Stimson, deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs, from a lawyer representing five men at Guantánamo. By David Puner Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2006/11/16/king/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2006/11/16/king/index.html?source=rss President Bush honors MLK. Or at least tried to. By J. Gabriel Boylan Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/10/12/marcus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/10/12/marcus/index.html?source=rss 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 Mark Engler Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/09/13/kurlansky_nonviolence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/09/13/kurlansky_nonviolence/index.html?source=rss 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 Diane McWhorter Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/02/10/coretta_king/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/02/10/coretta_king/index.html?source=rss 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. Tim Grieve Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/02/08/funeral/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/02/08/funeral/index.html?source=rss The right rages about politics at the funeral for Coretta Scott King. It's a little late for that. Tim Grieve Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/02/08/king/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/02/08/king/index.html?source=rss Rush Limbaugh's play-by-play: "Sperm banks" and "Astroturf." By Charles Taylor Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/02/01/branch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/02/01/branch/index.html?source=rss 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 Anne Lamott Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/04/27/gods_warning_signs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/04/27/gods_warning_signs/index.html?source=rss How do I reconcile my faith with that of the spiritual hysterics in the White House? Easy. I don't even try. By Charles Taylor Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/02/02/kotz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/02/02/kotz/index.html?source=rss Nick Kotz's new book about the civil right years argues convincingly that the true hero of the American left is LBJ. By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/12/13/king/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/12/13/king/index.html?source=rss Sadly, one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughters lent her name to the anti-gay rights movement. Her father never would have. By Robert Scheer Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/scheer/2004/01/21/election/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/scheer/2004/01/21/election/index.html?source=rss What right does the United States have to tell the Iraqi people that they cannot be allowed to rule themselves? By Joan Walsh Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/freedom/2003/08/19/king/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/freedom/2003/08/19/king/index.html?source=rss 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 Edward W. Lempinen Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/01/30/sotu_critique/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/01/30/sotu_critique/index.html?source=rss An expert on great speakers says President Bush is among the worst ever, but on Tuesday night, he tapped into his inner Clinton. By Robert Scheer Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/scheer/2003/01/23/affirmative_action/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/scheer/2003/01/23/affirmative_action/index.html?source=rss How does a guy whose pedigree opened doors all the way to the White House get away with pretending to believe in meritocracy? By Cary Tennis Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/12/19/youth_series/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/12/19/youth_series/index.html?source=rss 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 Earl Ofari Hutchinson Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/10/01/barbershop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/10/01/barbershop/index.html?source=rss Beneath the furor over the film's wisecrack about Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. lies a real crisis in black leadership. By Jennifer Foote Sweeney Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/09/28/peace/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/09/28/peace/index.html?source=rss As we struggle to define courage under the threat of terrorism, we can't dismiss the power of nonviolence. Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/nonfiction/2001/01/12/mlk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/nonfiction/2001/01/12/mlk/index.html?source=rss Hear Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28, 1963 at the March on Washington. By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2000/05/11/cohen_taylor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2000/05/11/cohen_taylor/index.html?source=rss A big biography tells the full story of the legendary politician, with a sharp focus on his battle to keep the Windy City segregated. By Cintra Wilson Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/cintra/2000/04/27/jackblack/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/cintra/2000/04/27/jackblack/index.html?source=rss If watching these two short, fat, weird guys perform doesn't make you happier than you've been in years, you're withered and dead within.