Issue 384 - April 2008

Forty Years Later: Honoring Martin Luther King's Dream

  • Forty Years Later: Honoring Martin Luther King'sDream
  • Rules of Engagement
  • Resurgent Violence in Indonesia and Timor-Leste


In This Issue

Tony Henry, 1989. PHOTO: American Friends Service Committee

We need to remember that the dream was not just Dr. King's, but belongs to the many, many people who gave their time, their energy -- even their lives -- to achieve this powerful vision.

Bushwick, NY, February 2008. A protest against a negligent landlord. PHOTO: Make the Road New York

Make the Road New York is admired for its consensus-based, collective decision-making, an intensive process that builds strong, trusting relationships, leadership, and shared agreement among members.

Silver Spring, MD, March 2008. Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan. PHOTO: © Diane Greene Lent 2008

I was explicitly told by my chain of command that I could shoot anyone who came closer to me than I felt comfortable with.

From the Editor's Desk
Seeking Work and Dignity King's "Second Phase"

While King's vision for winning economic rights was cut tragically short, 40 years later his call to action is undeniable.

Foreclosed: State of the Dream 2008

The rich are getting richer, the middle class and poor are struggling to make ends meet, and the racial wealth divide continues to keep race a mark of division in the United States.

Are Immigrants and Refugees People of Color?

Immigration policy is race policy in this country, as it has been since the genocide of its native people.

Black and Brown Together

In Mississippi, African American political leaders and immigrant organizers favor a different calculation: Blacks plus immigrants plus unions equals power.

Side Effects (poem)
Indonesia's Arms Appetite

The checks on US military aid are gone, and now the floodgates have opened.

In Timor-Leste, a Legacy of Violence

The failure to achieve justice and accountability for many recent and past crimes has fostered a climate of impunity in Timor-Leste.

Help Bring Justice to Timor-Leste: A Sample Letter
Israelis and Palestinians Call for a Ceasefire
Bits & Peaces