Martin Luther King Jr.

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America's Forgotten Civil Right - Healthcare

Dan Munro | Forbes | August 28, 2013

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” It’s often referred to as the Great March on Washington – or just simply the March on Washington... Read More »

Health-Care Costs Are A Civil Rights Issue

Matt Miller | The Washington Post | August 28, 2013

In 1963, when Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his “I Have A Dream” speech, America spent 5.5 percent of gross domestic product on health care . Today we spend 18 percent, while most other wealthy nations spend 10 to 12 percent through systems that deliver equal or better health outcomes... Read More »

The History Of Surveillance And The Black Community

Nadia Kayyali | Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) | February 13, 2014

February is Black History Month and that history is intimately linked with surveillance by the federal government in the name of "national security."  Indeed, the history of surveillance in the African-American community plays an important role in the debate around spying today and in the calls for a congressional investigation into that surveillance. [...] Read More »

Why Healthcare Costs Are A Civil Rights Issue

Alicia Caramenico | FierceHealthcare | August 29, 2013

Fifty years since Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech on Aug. 28, healthcare spending as a percentage of the gross domestic product has jumped from 5.5 percent in 1963 to 18 percent today. Read More »