He would be joining hands with activists seeking to reduce racial profiling by police and ending the mass incarceration of young people. He would no doubt travel to the US-Mexico border to protest the mistreatment of children and their parents seeking asylum and refuge. He would surely be marching with immigrants and their allies in support of comprehensive immigration reform. He would protest the abuses of Wall Street banks, standing side-by-side with homeowners facing foreclosure and crusading for tougher regulations against lending rip-offs.Īs he did in his own day, King would be calling for dramatic cuts in the military budget to reinvest public dollars in jobs, education and health care. He would be in the forefront of the battle for strong gun controls and to thwart the influence of the National Rifle Association. He would be on the picket lines with striking school teachers, demanding smaller class sizes and more resources for schools so that every student can have a first-rate education. If he were alive today, he would certainly be standing with Walmart employees and other workers fighting for a living wage and the right to unionize. He opposed US militarism and imperialism, especially the country’s misadventure in Vietnam. He was assassinated in April 1968 in Memphis, where he had gone to support a sanitation workers’ strike. He was a strong ally of the nation’s labor union movement. He believed that America needed a “radical redistribution of economic and political power.” He challenged America’s class system and its racial caste system. Americans from across the political spectrum invoke King’s name to justify their beliefs and actions. His name adorns schools and street signs.
The most recent Gallup Poll discovered that 94 percent of Americans viewed him in a positive light.
is viewed as something of an American saint.
In August 1966 – two years after he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize at age 35-the Gallup Poll found that 63 percent of Americans had an unfavorable opinion of King, compared with 33 percent who viewed him favorably. The establishment’s campaign to denigrate King worked. He was harassed by the FBI and vilified in the media. In a competition of enthusiasm, the room offered a deafening roar at times as Sanders' cheering section screamed, "Feel the Bern," and blew into yellow vuvuzelas and air horns while Clinton's backers chanted, "HRC," and waved neon blue glow sticks.It is easy to forget that in his day, in his own country, Rev. The Nevada culinary union, which backed Obama in 2008, is not expected to endorse a candidate before the caucuses, putting the support of about 60,000 workers up for grabs. Reid is not the only powerful figure expected to stay on the sidelines in the Democratic campaign. Republicans sought to tie Clinton to Reid, calling him the "face of Washington dysfunction." Michael Short, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee, said that "while Nevadans and the rest of the country want to turn the page on the Reid-Obama era, Hillary Clinton is promising an encore." "No state reflects the growing diversity of our nation better than Nevada," Reid said, before joining hands with the three Democratic candidates on stage.
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