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1. Bernie Sanders lauds King's courage, calls for change in US priorities

BY MATTHEW CHRISTIAN Morning News

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The country, Sanders said, faces the same problems of inequality and militarism now that King saw in 1965.

“Dr. King spoke about what he called the triple evils of American society: racism, poverty and war and militarism,” Sanders continued. “Our job, it would seem to me, is not just to honor the memory of Dr. King but to put into our own hearts his incredible courage in standing up to the political and economic establishment of his time.”

Sanders said King called for a change in national priorities, something he said the country should do today.

Sanders called for more funding to prevent childhood poverty instead of tax breaks for the top 1 percent of taxpayers. And he said when teachers were struggling to make a living wage, the country did not need to spend $700 billion on its military.

“In the spirit of Dr. King, we have got to have the courage to get our priorities right,” Sanders said.

He said there was no excuse for veterans to be sleeping on the street and a “starvation” wage of $7.25 as minimum wage. America, he said, could not continue to be the only major country not to guarantee health care to all of its citizens.

Sanders also called for tuition-free public colleges and universities, the lowering of student debt and an expansion of Social Security.

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