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Rev. Jesse Jackson

The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson is founder and president of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.

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  • A Magic Moment for America

    August 4, 2008

    The nomination of Barack Obama--so able intellectually, morally and spiritually--marks a magic moment for America, culminating the hopes of those who worked for a more perfect union, a more peaceful world.

  • For the 'FDR'

    March 20, 2008

    The Bush Administration's solutions for the subprime mortgage crisis are too little, too late. Americans need a New Deal-style agency to manage domestic reconstruction.

  • Gandhi's Teachings Are Alive

    February 4, 2008

    Mohandas K. Gandhi, killed sixty years ago, was a moment in the conscience of mankind. But the flame of hope his life inspired shapes our lives still.

2007

  • Stop the Subprime Tsunami

    November 30, 2007

    Predatory lending is the biggest economic crisis since 1929, especially for the black and brown people caught in its grip.

2002

  • Division, Danger and Diversion

    October 27, 2002

    "Paul Wellstone's death challenges us to choose reconciliation, choose negotiation, containment, coalition--to choose hope, not war."

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