Posting for January 16, 2021
Let us remember the real Martin Luther King, Jr. this holiday by recalling King's noble stand against the war in Vietnam, and war as policy of statecraft in general. So, as opposed to the repackaging of King by the Establishment into a quaint, memorable civil rights icon, let us remember the true MLK, Jr. for what he really was: a radical, outspoken boat-rocking, anti-Establishment, persistent activist for equality, justice, truth and peace. More than 50 years after your death, you still continue to inspire me today, sir. "America’s debt has more than doubled over the past ten years, skyrocketing from $13 trillion to more than $27 trillion over just two presidential administrations. And, despite successive presidents’ promises to “wind down” conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the defense budget has only gone in one direction— up. The dysfunctional budgeting process was on full display during the last week of 2020 when lawmakers crammed through a $740 billion defense fund...