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.

5 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 …

Jan 20, 2014 · Fifty years ago, when Dr. King marched on Washington for jobs and freedom, the federal minimum wage was $1.25 an hour. In today’s dollars, that guaranteed base wage …

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 …

Jul 11, 2017 · Martin Luther King Jr. had an economic dream — and it changed the Federal Reserve forever

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 …

Full text to the "I Have A Dream" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Junior I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the …

Jan 20, 2025 · This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we remember the hard work Dr. King, and the thousands of brave men and women of color who fought tirelessly for civil rights, justice, and …

Confronted now with the interrelated problems of war, inflation, urban decay, white backlash, and a climate of violence, it is now forced to address itself to race relations and poverty, and it is …

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 …