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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., perhaps the most famous American who was counted among the Christian Left. (AP)

Remembering the real Martin Luther King

Rachel Leah
Charles Koch; David Koch (CBS/AP/Photo montage by Salon)

2% financial wealth tax

Paul Buchheit - Alternet
Unidentified men pack up their belongings during a sweep of homeless people who were living on the walks surrounding a shelter near the baseball stadium Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, in downtown Denver. new report from The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty said Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, that cities nationwide such as Denver are enacting more policies that criminalize homelessness. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (AP)

States with high homelessness rates

Liz Posner - Alternet
Paola Gianturco and Alex Sangster, co-authors of "Wonder Girls: Changing Our World" (Courtesy of Paola Gianturco)

How to let girls lead in in activism

Lauren Schiller
(AP/Seth Wenig)

Americans among poorest people in world

Paul Buchheit - Alternet
(Getty/LightFieldStudios)

An empty defense of Harvest Boxes

Jeremy Binckes
(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

"Booming" economy: kids pay the price

Paul Buchheit - Alternet
(AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

Left behind by progress?

Sharon Austin - The Conversation
(Shutterstock/Osugi)

World's poorest citizens betrayed

Vijay Prashad - Alternet
Paul Ryan; Mick Mulvaney (AP/J. Scott Applewhite/Alex Brandon)

Why work requirements don't work

Ed Dolan
(AP/Elise Amendola)

Bank of America "banklash"

Nicole Karlis
Paul LePage (AP/Robert F. Bukaty)

GOP's new plot against welfare

Amanda Marcotte
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-635842p1.html'>Shots Studio</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>/Salon)

Economists predict 2018

Greg Wright, Christos Makridis, Patricia Smith, William Hauk - The Conversation
FILE -- In this Tuesday, March 14, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump stands with Saudi Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman before lunch in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. With an eye toward Washington, leaders of a fractured and conflict-ridden Arab world hold their annual summit Wednesday, March 29, 2017, seeking common ground as President Donald Trump weighs his approach toward the region. The stalled Palestinian quest for statehood, is an issue that host Jordan says will take center stage. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) (AP)

The Crown Prince's double-standard

Keith A. Spencer
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP myths about the poor

Michele Gilman - The Conversation
Blood donated in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Harvesting the poor for their blood

Liz Posner - Alternet
Gas prices over $3.00 are displayed at an Arco gas station (Getty/Justin Sullivan)

Poorer families hurt by expensive gas

Keith A. Spencer
(Inequality Media/YouTube)

The new poll tax sweeps through

Robert Reich - RobertReich.org
(Shutterstock)

Charged with "stealing school"

Noliwe Rooks
(Getty Images)

How I became a bureaucrat

Bernardo Zacka

Education can't "fix" poverty

Jennifer Berkshire - Alternet
(Getty/Tinpixels/shih-wei)

Do white people lack empathy?

Sophia Tesfaye
The Ghost of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen (AP/Mike Derer/Columbia Records)

"The Ghost of Tom Joad," then and now

David Masciotra
People evacuate a neighborhood inundated by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston, Texas (AP/Charlie Riedel)

Not the only way

Paul Buchheit - Alternet
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