Jesse Jackson
LATEST ARTICLES BY Jesse Jackson
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Opinion
More rehabilitation, less incarceration: How about votes for inmates?
October 16, 2019They know better than most that while there are some truly violent people that deserve incarceration, the vast majority need a hand up, not another shackle of more debt, a bad record, a bleaker future.
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To find Trump’s real base of support, just follow the money
October 9, 2019The press treats the overwhelmingly white, working-class audiences at Trump’s rallies as his “base.” But the anonymous wealthy donors in California have a far better claim to be the base that he serves.
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1619 anniversary: Black freedom struggle made U.S. more democratic for all
August 21, 2019Blacks suffered under slavery for 250 years, and brutal racial apartheid for a century more. We have been legally free for just 50.
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End endless conflict and bring peace to Korea
August 15, 2019Let us have peace, co-prosperity and a world without war.
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Banks getting away with same crimes that crashed the economy in 2008
April 19, 2019Between 2009 and 2012, African Americans lost just under $200 billion in wealth. It's happening again.
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Jim Crow racism is back with Florida Republicans’ poll tax
March 28, 2019If Republicans have their way, they will use unpaid fines to block a substantial portion of African Americans from voting.
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Diplomacy, not a military coup, is the way to help Venezuela
March 12, 2019Venezuela is being crippled by a nationwide power blackout, which may very well be the work of U.S. cyber-warfare.
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Republican agenda: Voter suppression and election fraud
February 26, 2019It is a sad testament to how twisted Donald Trump’s Republican Party has become that it has made voter suppression central to its platform.
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