Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson is an African-American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He was the founder of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH.
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Views Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Coronavirus Makes It More Clear Than Ever: Health Care Is a Human Right Who is going to pay for this? For months that question was used as a weapon against supporters of Medicare for All. Now, it is on everyone’s mind as they worry about the costs of the testing and treatment for the coronavirus. The virus is highly contagious. We need everyone with symptoms to get... Read more |
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Views Thursday, March 26, 2020 Release Prisoners Now to Slow Coronavirus' Spread On Saturday, the first federal inmate tested positive for coronavirus in a Brooklyn, New York, facility. Prison staff in Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York and Washington state have tested positive for the virus, forcing inmate quarantines. The media has dramatized the risk to those caught on a... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, March 10, 2020 I Support Bernie Sanders Because He Is Only Candidate Who Inspires a New Generation I am proud to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders for president of the United States. While I consider Joe Biden, his opponent for the Democratic Party nomination, a decent man, I stand with Sanders. "In the face of Trump, many seek shelter in the safe, the establishment, the so-called moderate. We should... Read more |
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Views Friday, March 06, 2020 No, President Trump, the Never-ending War in Afghanistan Is Not Ending Don’t fall for the hype. That is the one lesson that we all should have learned about President Donald Trump. He’s a salesman, not a statesman. He offers up fantasies, not facts. The most recent agreement with the Taliban in Afghanistan is a clear example of this. In the 2016 campaign, Trump had... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, February 25, 2020 The Important Word When Bernie Says 'Democratic Socialism' Is 'Democratic' After the Nevada caucuses, Bernie Sanders is now the front-runner in the Democratic presidential race. In South Carolina, the next primary, former Vice President Joe Biden is the favorite, buoyed by his support among African American voters. But Sanders will come into the state with real momentum,... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Kerner Report Set Standard for What a Serious Presidential Candidate Should Champion As the Democratic presidential primaries move onto Nevada, South Carolina and the many Super Tuesday states, candidates turn their attention to people of color, and particularly African Americans. Many candidates find their rhetoric contradicted by their record; their promises conflicting with... Read more |
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Views Monday, January 20, 2020 Dr. King Called On Us to Express the Better Angels of Our Souls Schools across the country celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Day today. At every level, students learn about King, the movement he helped lead and the teachings and legacy he left behind. There are dramatic readings of his words. Many schools show his historic “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, December 24, 2019 Remembering the Message of Christmas On Wednesday, Christmas will be celebrated by millions of people across this country and across the world. Joy surrounds the holiday, with music in the air, lights on homes and lampposts, families gathering, presents exchanged and blessings shared. For some, Christmas is a difficult time—for the... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, December 17, 2019 Trump Is Leading a Revolution That Is Destroying America As the House of Representatives moves toward impeaching President Donald Trump this week—by what all predict will be a vote divided largely by party—it is time for reflection. The House will indict the president for abuse of his office—trying to enlist a foreign government to intervene in our... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, December 11, 2019 President Trump’s War on the Poor Donald Trump is famed for his head-snapping reversals. One day he’s taking troops out of the Middle East; the next he’s sending more in. One day he’s on the verge of an agreement with China on trade; the next he’s tweeting about holding off until after the election. On one thing, however, Trump and... Read more |