Their American Journeys: Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King and Betty Friedan

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Thursday February 09, 2006 · 9:13 AM PST

2006/02/09 · 09:13

When America loses a leader, we gather, grieve, and remember. When we lose three great leaders in just a few short months, though, we cannot help but be stunned by the magnitude of what has passed.

Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King and Betty Friedan were more than just role models or cultural icons; each represented the greatest ideals of a generation that believed social justice was not only possible but vital. Theirs was not the easy path, but the path of struggle and sacrifice, and our debt to them is profound.

We are tempted, when eulogizing heroes, to thank them for their service and presume their life's work to be complete. Parks, King and Friedan are indeed responsible for extraordinary gains in civil and women's rights, but their lives are a testament to the fact that we cannot rest, we cannot grow complacent, while injustice and inequality still shadow our national soul. Read More

Is the House a plantation? A view from the pulpit

Mark Green For Attorney General

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Friday January 20, 2006 · 2:40 PM PST

2006/01/20 · 14:40

(Also posted on markgreenblog.com) I was sitting on the pulpit of the Canaan Baptist Church last Monday on Martin Luther King day waiting to speak when Hillary Clinton made her now famous comment that today's House is run like a "plantation."

Reverend Al Sharpton, as head of the National Action Network, was the MC and choreographer of the day-long event. There had been a stream of prominent public speakers -- Michael Bloomberg, Chuck Schumer, Billy Thompson, later Harry Belafonte -- and then a series of 2006 candidates. We candidates each spoke for a few minutes and took a couple of questions.

Senator Clinton was asked a very tough question about why "Democrats lack spine" to stand-up to President Bush and why she voted to authorize the war in Iraq. Read More

Why It Matters: New York Attorney General

Mark Green For Attorney General

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Thursday January 19, 2006 · 9:25 AM PST

2006/01/19 · 09:25

It has been scarcely one year since the re-election of George W. Bush, and the consequences have been even greater than many had feared. Since the election, we have seen an American city all but washed away; we have seen a war with no visible end continue to hemorrhage not only dollars and resources but American lives; we have seen a bribery scandal involving some of the most powerful Republicans in Washington; and we have seen the appointment of Alberto Gonzalez as the nation's chief law enforcement officer--a man who counseled the President on how to avoid breaking anti-torture laws by merely changing the definition of the word "torture". Read More

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