Martin Luther King Jr. - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/martin_luther_king_jr/?source=rss&aim=martin_luther_king_jr en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT Jesse Helms is not dead By Michael Lind Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/11/helms_lind/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/11/helms_lind/index.html?source=rss His politics and his methods live on -- among liberals as well as conservatives. I beat up a guy and now I feel guilty By Cary Tennis Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/27/violence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/27/violence/index.html?source=rss He was in the wrong, but now I don't even enjoy martial arts anymore Sean Hannity, defender of MLK's legacy By Alex Koppelman Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/12/hannity_king/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/12/hannity_king/index.html?source=rss Without the Fox News host, who else would carry on the work of the slain civil rights leader? Weekend Vid Picks: Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembered By Liz Shannon Miller Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/online_video/2009/01/19/weekend_vid_picks_martin_luther_king_jr_remembered/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/online_video/2009/01/19/weekend_vid_picks_martin_luther_king_jr_remembered/index.html?source=rss "There's an awful tough tightrope for Obama to walk" By Cordula Meyer Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/24/dyson_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/24/dyson_interview/index.html?source=rss An interview with sociologist Michael Eric Dyson on Barack Obama, Martin Luther King and race relations in America. Controversy brewing over King statue By Alex Koppelman Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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. How 1968 changed Hillary By Edward McClelland Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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. Quote of the day By Alex Koppelman Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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. Change beyond the ballot By Laura Flanders Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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. Why I defend "terrorists" By Anant Raut Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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. "Dr. Meth King"? By David Puner Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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. Unquiet Americans By J. Gabriel Boylan Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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. A history of nonviolence By Mark Engler Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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. Coretta and Hillary, not yet free By Diane McWhorter Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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. What would King have said? By Tim Grieve Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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. Conservatives and the King funeral: Who's "classless" now? By Tim Grieve Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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." King's lost dream By Charles Taylor Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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. God doesn't take sides By Anne Lamott Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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. The most liberal president of the 20th century By Charles Taylor Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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. King vs. King By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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. Defining "democracy" down By Robert Scheer Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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? "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" By Joan Walsh Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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. "Horrible" speaker, great speech By Edward W. Lempinen Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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. Bush's bogus "reverse racism" charge By Robert Scheer Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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? Across the great divide By Cary Tennis Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:07:00 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.