Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
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Nov- 2019 -27 November
JESSE JACKSON: If Democrats Don’t Go Bold with Social Reform Right Now, Then When?
It isn’t radical to suggest that all have health care, or all have access to a good education. It is…
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20 November
JESSE JACKSON: The Right to Vote Should Not Fall Victim to Artisan Battles
The basic reality is clear: Republicans, increasingly a party of older, white voters, have chosen not to reach out to…
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13 November
JESSE JACKSON: Risking Lives in Endless Wars is Morally Wrong
The best tribute to our combat veterans would be to create fewer of them in the future.
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6 November
JESSE JACKSON: The Medicare for All Debate is Long Overdue
In the coming primaries, voters will have the opportunity to sort out what makes sense and what does not, and…
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Oct- 2019 -30 October
JESSE JACKSON: Trump Not Alone in Failing to Understand What a Real Lynching Is
To this day, no Congress has passed, and no president has signed into law, a bill to outlaw lynching as…
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16 October
JESSE JACKSON: What I Learn When I Have Lunch at Cook County Jail
On my birthday this year, I continued my tradition of going to the Cook County Jail to have lunch with…
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9 October
JESSE JACKSON: To His Wealthy Donors, Trump is Their Grifter
To decipher President Donald Trump's presidency, apply the basic rule of politics: Follow the money.
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2 October
JESSE JACKSON: Republican Senate Stands in the Way of Moving America Forward
Americans are disgusted that Washington has become dysfunctional, even as Americans struggle with ever greater challenges — from stagnant wages…
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Sep- 2019 -25 September
JESSE JACKSON: Workers Want to Know — Whose Side Are You On?
Despite all Donald Trump's boasting about the "economic miracle," most workers aren't experiencing it. Corporate profits have soared, but workers…
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18 September
JESSE JACKSON: Can America Break Its Gun Addiction?
The only hope for sensible gun regulation is to challenge the corruption represented by the NRA by nonviolent demonstrations and…
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