{"id":355260,"date":"2018-04-04T21:32:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T20:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/in-otherwords-april-4-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-04-04T21:32:55","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T20:32:55","slug":"in-otherwords-april-4-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/in-otherwords-april-4-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"In OtherWords: April 4, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination.<\/p>\n

In OtherWords, my colleague Jessicah Pierre explains that the late civil rights leader’s legacy is both broader and deeper than many of us realize. Without deep changes, King predicted, we were headed not only for racial apartheid, but economic apartheid, too.<\/p>\n

He was right, Jessicah says, calling for a new movement to revive King’s calls for economic equality.<\/p>\n

Another ill King warned of was militarism. Given his courageous opposition to the Vietnam War, one can only imagine what he’d say about U.S. support for the outrageous Saudi-led war in Yemen. Olivia Alperstein says it’s time we all demanded more awareness and action to bring that to an end.<\/p>\n

Also this week, my colleague Domenica Ghanem says that if the president wants to execute drug dealers, he should start with the drug industry. Jill Richardson debunks a popular anti-gun control argument. And Jim Hightower reports on some of the brazen new ways employers are trying to steal from workers.<\/p>\n

Finally, Khalil Bendib has a funny look at the “small bug” Facebook is battling.<\/p>\n

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Khalil Bendib \/ OtherWords.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  1. King\u2019s Dream Included Economic Equality, Too<\/a>\u00a0\/ Jessicah Pierre
    \nThe late leader didn’t just criticize racial segregation. He called for an end to economic injustice.<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. It\u2019s on Us to Stop the War in Yemen<\/a>\u00a0\/ Olivia Alperstein
    \nAmerican taxpayers are helping to fight someone else\u2019s war in Yemen, and the blood is on our hands.<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. If You Want to Kill Drug Dealers, Start with Big Pharma<\/a>\u00a0\/ Domenica Ghanem
    \nBig corporations, not street dealers, are the true authors and profiteers of the opioid crisis.<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. This Popular Pro-Gun Argument Doesn\u2019t Make Any Sense<\/a>\u00a0\/ Jill Richardson
    \nBecause criminals don’t follow the law, we shouldn’t have any laws at all? That’s nonsense.<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. Employers Have a Shiny New Tool to Pad Profits: Stealing<\/a>\u00a0\/ Jim Hightower
    \nFrom making workers deliver packages off-hours to pocketing their tips, corporate greed is turning theft into business as usual.<\/em><\/li>\n
  6. Just a Small Bug<\/a>\u00a0\/ Khalil Bendib<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

    The post In OtherWords: April 4, 2018<\/a> appeared first on OtherWords<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    This piece was reprinted from Other Words<\/a> by RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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