Shafarman’s piece focuses on one part of King’s activism that is commonly forgotten: he advocated for a guaranteed basic income for all citizens.  Shafarman provides a wide-ranging introduction to the idea, highlighting its flexibility in ideological arguments.  Shafarman urges our next president to consider following in King’s footsteps and establishing a basic income for all.

Steven Shafarman, “Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream.  We can make it come true.”, Fusion, 18 January 2016.