Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

Founder and President, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is one of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures. Over the past forty years, he has played a pivotal role in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice. On August 9, 2000, President Bill Clinton awarded Reverend Jackson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.

Nov- 2019 -

27 November

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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