To honor Martin Luther King Jr. honestly is to remember that he was organizing to make the dream real—and to decide whether we are willing to carry that dangerous, unfinished work forward.   By Ben Jealous   This year, let’s honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday by remembering his final mission—and by picking up the ...

COMMENTARY By Ben Jealous When the stakes are high … when there is a real threat … should staying silent even be an option? Martin Luther King, Jr. had a lot to say on the subject of silence. He said, “There comes a time when silence is betrayal.” And, “Our lives begin to end the ...

By Ben Jealous   More than one million Americans told the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week that they aren’t willing to wait any longer.   Their comments insisting that EPA move forward quickly to cut carbon pollution from new and existing coal and natural gas-burning power plants were delivered in person in Washington by ...

By Ben Jealous Republicans in the U.S. Senate just gave us some clarity about where their party wants to take this country. It’s not pretty, and it’s not popular, which is why they’ve put so much effort into taking over the federal courts. Republican senators refused for the last year of Barack Obama’s presidency to ...