In April 1967, at New York City’s Riverside Church, Dr. King delivered a sermon that offered a profound diagnosis of the illnesses afflicting the nation. King summoned the nation to “undergo a radical revolution of values” that would transform the United States “from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriented society.” Only through such a revolution, he declared, would we be able to overcome “the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism.”
September 14, 2017She served her country and worked hard to provide for her family. She would be lost without Medicaid.
June 9, 2016Despite a nearly $600 billion military budget, congressional Republicans are demanding more money for the Pentagon while refusing to either cut the Army band or pass emergency funds to fight the Zika virus.
March 24, 2015From Afghanistan to Yemen, a short history of American arms ending up in the wrong hands.
November 11, 2014An Afghan war vet writes that we use the word hero "because it makes us feel good."
