What you may not know about MLK

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Today we honor Dr. King's birthday. We all know him because of his historic impact on civil rights, but many don't realize that later in life he fought just as passionately for the rights of workers and against the entrenched institutions of injustice.

"Equality means dignity. And dignity demands a job and a paycheck that lasts through the week."

The War on Greed is exactly this kind of fight. The livelihoods of families have been directly attacked by the actions of buyout billionaires like Henry Kravis putting Wall Street's special interests ahead of his 800,000 employees... and pocketing $51,000 an hour in the process.

The first step must be taxing these buyout billionaires at a fair tax rate. It will not solve all the problems, but it is a strong and forceful beginning. With the presidential campaigns underway, it is the perfect time to force this issue into the campaigns the way we did with Wal-Mart and Iraq for Sale.

As our friend Rev. Yearwood, leader of the Hip Hop Caucus, has said: "We are facing a lunch counter moment for the 21st century."

Please join us at our virtual lunch counter by signing the petition to presidential candidates demanding they pledge to close the loopholes and tax the tax dodgers. Buyout billionaires are a menace to our economy. People are hurting, badly, and we must take beginning steps to bring the issue of corporate greed and economic equality to the nation's attention.

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[spaceveil]

a philanderer like ben franklin? like thomas jefferson? like bill clinton? personal character flaws are nothing to judge a leader about. Bill clinton, biggest economic growth, cheated on his wife. No one is perfect, you can find shit to talk about anyone, it doesn't belittle their personal accomplishments. Finally leaders are just as important as people on the ground. Its not a matter of one out weighing the other, Without one, there is no other. Start thinking

[lee2575]

There is nothing more dangerous in this world than sincere ignorance and Conscientiousness stupidity.

[BeulahLips]

@wisedomee Does anyone know if there's a sermon on record where MLK preaches the Biblical Gospel that all men must be saved through Jesus Christ alone, and gives an invitation to acknowledge him as Lord and accept him as Savior?

I'm just learning about him, and it's my understanding he was a Christian, Baptist pastor wasn't he? If so, I would like to hear a sermon of him preaching the historical, Biblical gospel as all true followers of Christ have done through history. ?

[AngelaaSiuay331]

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[wtfjaftw]

@spaceveil Bill clinton just Borrowed money to stimulate the economic artificially which was doomed to crash and that what happened in the early 2000s! Not to mention he help spread the unsustainable american global corporate empire.

[vangoghmatisse1]

Martin Luther King would SHUT him DOWN!!!!!

[Amid87]

@lee2575 ironic that you misspelled "conscientious".

[lifeisforaseason]

This is so true, the middle class both White and Black are being devoured by the Greedy corps.

America's middle class is what makes it the greatest nation on Earth(Actually GOD'S blessings).

Once the middle class is gone, so will this nation

The rich are getting richer and the poor are poorer.

Go ahead, keep offshoring jobs and see what will happen to the citizens.

Yes you fat cats will get richer but the nation we live in will suffer.

One the s*** hits the fan your heads will be 1st.

[flyinghotwing]

obama is a cia whore

[wisedomee]

the truth will cause offense, keep your suicide thoughts to your self,im not interested. cancel u in the name of yahoshua.

[MYOPINONSCOOL]

KILL YA SELF

[wisedomee]

Martin mislead black people into more obomination, like praying to a white jesus the roman catholic god of christianity, martin was also a boule. NAACP created by the Jews, to know more about our history see site.Hebrewisraelitedotorg. did u know that the bible is a black history book, but christianity hijack it for their own distruction, see site to get full knowledge. if u are a nut white person dont waste my time replying back to me, I will not answer you. our people must wake up first.amein