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    Martin Luther King’s Giant Triplets: Racism, Yes, But What About Militarism and Materialism?
    June 23, 2020
    | Andrew Bacevich

    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.”

  • Health & Science
    My Sister Is a Veteran; Her Survival Depends on Congress
    September 14, 2017
    | Cecilia Plante
    She served her country and worked hard to provide for her family. She would be lost without Medicaid.
  • War & Peace
    GOP Congress Plays Pentagon Budget Games
    June 9, 2016
    | Mike Lofgren
    Despite 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.
  • War & Peace
    US Weapons Have a Nasty Habit of Going AWOL
    March 24, 2015
    | Aj Vicens
    From Afghanistan to Yemen, a short history of American arms ending up in the wrong hands.
  • On This Veteran's Day, You Can Save the Thank Yous
    November 11, 2014
    | Rory Fanning
    An Afghan war vet writes that we use the word hero "because it makes us feel good."


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