We are still struggling today with a growing divide of rich and poor, a further separation between the haves and have nots.
Why is this a problem? Because it is unjust.
In a society that pays out tens, even hundreds of millions to ex-CEOs who caused economic crises, why are there children without health insurance? How is it justifiable that there are people starving, homeless, scraping by when the scummiest among our nation are living in mansions without a fear of hunger, shelter, or livelihood? It isn't. It's the status quo- but don't get too comfortable- people are fighting for change, change along the lines of the Poor People's Campaign.
On the eve of the anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, read: King's final crusade: The radical push for a new America from CNN here:
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