The Anti-Capitalist Legacy Of MLK Jr.
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🗓️ 18 January 2022
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Summary
Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In addition to fighting racial inequality, working to pass major civil rights laws, and more, Martin Luther King Jr. was also well known for critiquing capitalism and how it disenfranchises the working class. Andrew Douglas and Jared Loggins, authors of the book, “Prophet of Discontent: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Critique of Racial Capitalism,” join us to dive deeper into the economic legacy of King’s words and ideas.
And in headlines: The gunman who took four hostages at a Texas synagogue on Saturday died after a 10-hour standoff with authorities, 200,000 people on the East Coast were left without power after a massive winter storm, and Greece will fine citizens aged 60 and over for being unvaccinated.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Tuesday, January 18th. I'm Trevell Anderson. |
| 0:09.6 | And I'm Josie DeFie Rice. And this is What a Day. |
| 0:12.8 | We're we're sending one free in 95 masks to every one of our listeners to arrive sometime |
| 0:17.8 | between March and April 2023. |
| 0:22.3 | Yeah, we know our COVID response has been a little slow, but then again, we are a daily |
| 0:27.2 | podcast, not a government. |
| 0:31.4 | On today's show, some hostages of a gunman at a Texas synagogue last Saturday have |
| 0:35.6 | explained how they were able to escape. Plus, the entire east coast is recovering after |
| 0:40.6 | it got slammed by tornadoes, freezing rain, and snow, caused by a massive winter storm system |
| 0:46.2 | this past weekend. |
| 0:47.8 | But first, yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and we wanted to explore a side |
| 0:52.1 | of him that goes beyond the iconic speeches like this. |
| 0:55.8 | I have a dream. |
| 0:58.8 | My poor little children. |
| 1:04.4 | One day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, |
| 1:09.2 | but by the content of that character. I have a dream. |
| 1:14.3 | That was, of course, from his famous, I have a dream speech that he gave at the Lincoln Memorial |
| 1:19.4 | in 1963, following his march on Washington for jobs and freedom. |
| 1:23.9 | Yeah, and it's basically the only thing some people like to remember about what Dr. King |
| 1:29.2 | said. |
| 1:30.2 | But in addition to fighting racial inequality, working to pass major civil rights laws, |
| 1:34.2 | and more, King was also well known for critiquing capitalism and how it disenfranchises the working |
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