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On a day to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream, the Trump nightmare returns

Where King's vision was rooted in the American dream, in liberty and justice for all, Trump’s is fueled by pettiness, vengeance, division, and flagrant inequality of justice in action.

Where Martin Luther King Jr. believed in fulfilling the promises of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, Donald Trump has consistently sought to undermine the republic in ways great and small, writes Helen Ubiñas.
Where Martin Luther King Jr. believed in fulfilling the promises of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, Donald Trump has consistently sought to undermine the republic in ways great and small, writes Helen Ubiñas.Read moreAnton Klusener/ Staff illustration; AP Images