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Jesse Jackson

Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. ) is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He is the founder of the organizations that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH.

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19 February 2013
Guns, not the Klan, are the real threat
Jesse Jackson
Chicago suffers unbearable levels of gun violence, yet the victims remain largely silent. They travel from funeral home to graveyard, rather than march from...
06 February 2013
Come home, Mr. President
Jesse Jackson
Chicago is in a state of emergency. Lives are being lost. Fear is growing. Local officials, ministers and community activists are working diligently but cannot...
08 January 2013
Aim for a rational discussion on guns
Jesse Jackson
The president is committed to reforming our gun laws; a working group headed by Vice President Joe Biden is considering a broad agenda. The proposals mentioned...
02 January 2013
Make 2013 a year of renewal, not ruin
Jesse Jackson
The new year begins with a bad hangover from 2012’s inane debate over the “fiscal cliff.” The furious debate focused only on how much damage would be done to...
06 December 2012
Nothing ‘balanced’ about focusing on cuts for vulnerable Americans
Jesse Jackson
The pressure is growing in the face-off over the so-called “fiscal cliff” in Washington.

The president put his plan on the table. Republican...
27 November 2012
Kickbacks exploit inmates’ families
Jesse Jackson
In Cook County jails, prisoners are charged as much as $15 a call to be in touch with their relatives. The exploitive rates can force families — already...

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