4 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Two months ago, in his first network television interview after the election, Donald Trump said he owed his victory to Americans’ anger over immigration and inflation, specifically the rising cost of groceries.

Jan 20, 2025 · King’s speech deftly encapsulates the divide-and-conquer strategies that have defined the past century of right-wing US politics, before going on to offer prescient remarks about how elites ...

Dec 30, 2024 · What Dream Did Martin Luther King Jr. Have for the Economy? Dr. King wanted the government to eradicate poverty by giving every American a guaranteed, reasonable income.

It served as the inspiration for the Justice40 initiative and the unprecedented funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which directed hundreds of billions of dollars to address climate challenges in environmental justice communities.

Jan 20, 2025 · Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader, advocate and fellow Georgian, was a powerful voice who stood for equity, championing a “radical distribution of economic and political power.”

Jan 21, 2025 · The statement echoed a well-known quote from Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech, in which King declared, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Martin Luther King Jr. is best known for his leadership in the civil rights movement, advocating for racial equality and justice. However, towards the end of his life, King expanded his vision to include economic justice. He understood that addressing racial discrimination without tackling economic inequality would leave many of the problems ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Through demonstrations, Dr. King was able to negotiate with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley for the Chicago Housing Authority to build public housing in predominantly white areas, and the Mortgage Bankers Association agreed to make mortgages available, regardless of race or neighborhood.

Jan 19, 2025 · Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks before a crowd of 25,000 civil rights marchers outside the state capitol building on March 25, 1965, in Montgomery, Alabama.