Welcome, diligent holiday readers. There won’t be much of any blogging today, but if you haven’t read the Katherine Boo article in the most recent New Yorker (see this post from Friday to get an overview), that’s your MLK Day assignment. (Unfortunately, it’s not available online.)
Or, if you’re feeling nostalgic, watch the YouTube video of MLK’s I Have A Dream speech:
Or, if you want to learn a little bit about modern-day civil rights politics, you can check out this article via the Huffington Post on how Barack Obama is getting a cool reception from civil rights groups.