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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The iconic civil rights leader was born on January 15th, 1929 and assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. King was just thirty-nine years old at the time.
This program aired the day before Barack Obama took his oath of office to become the first African American president in U.S. history, more than four decades after Dr. King’s death.
The hour includes extensive excerpts from two historic speeches: The "Beyond Vietnam" speech, delivered at the Riverside Church in New York in 1967, and "I have Been to the Mountaintop", Dr. King speaking in Memphis, Tennessee the night before his assassination. The program also includes music by Mahalia Jackson and Nina Simone.
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
