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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 12:51 PM
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What you may not know about Dr. Martin Luther King
Dear activists, colleagues and friends,

Today we honor Dr. King's birthday. We all know him because of his historic impact on civil rights, but many don't realize that later in life he fought just as passionately for the rights of workers and against the entrenched institutions of injustice.

"Equality means dignity. And dignity demands a job and a paycheck that lasts through the week."

The War on Greed is exactly this kind of fight. The livelihoods of families have been directly attacked by the actions of buyout billionaires like Henry Kravis putting Wall Street's special interests ahead of his 800,000 employees... and pocketing $51,000 an hour in the process.

Watch the video: http://warongreed.org/dreams.php?utm_source=rgemail

The first step must be taxing these buyout billionaires at a fair tax rate. It will not solve all the problems, but it is a strong and forceful beginning. With the presidential campaigns underway, it is the perfect time to force this issue into the campaigns the way we did with Wal-Mart and Iraq for Sale.

As our friend Rev. Yearwood, leader of the Hip Hop Caucus, has said: "We are facing a lunch counter moment for the 21st century."

Please join us at our virtual lunch counter by signing the petition http://warongreed.org/dreams.php?utm_source=rgemail to presidential candidates demanding they pledge to close the loopholes and tax the tax dodgers. Buyout billionaires are a menace to our economy. People are hurting, badly, and we must take beginning steps to bring the issue of corporate greed and economic equality to the nation's attention.

Robert Greenwald
and the Brave New Films crew

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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 12:58 PM
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1. He also courageously spoke out against the Vietnam war.
A lot of people don't seem to remember that.
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 01:05 PM
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3. My favorite speech of his
it has got some great quotes sprinkled all the way through

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkatimetobreaksilence.htm
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence
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Sarah Ibarruri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-20-08 12:59 PM
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2. This: "The first step must be taxing these buyout billionaires at a fair tax rate"......
... is what I want to hear from the major candidates.
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