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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-11 07:14 PM
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$7.25 Per Hour Wasn't King's Idea Of Justice

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/582836/201108251901/725-Per-Hour-Wasnt-Kings-Idea-Of-Justice.htm

By EUGENE ROBINSON Posted 07:01 PM ET

As the nation honors the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with a stirring new memorial on the National Mall, let's not obscure one of his most important messages in a fog of sentiment. Justice, he told us, is not just a legal or moral question but a matter of economics as well.

In this sense, we're not advancing toward the fulfillment of King's dream. We're heading in the opposite direction.

Aug. 28, the day organizers chose for the dedication of the King memorial, is the anniversary of the 1963 march and rally at which King delivered the indelible "I Have a Dream" speech.

That event — one of the watershed moments of 20th-century America —was officially called the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom." Meaningful employment was a front-and-center demand.

FULL 2 page story at link.

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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-11 07:31 PM
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Donnachaidh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-11 07:33 PM
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2. and how many new free trade agreements does this admin want now?
Yeah, they really want to create jobs -- in OTHER countries...
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Hydra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-11 07:42 PM
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3. Malcolm also nailed the problems of Capitalism
The funny thing now is that it's equal opportunity predation.
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