By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel sincerely wants to do something to improve Chicago schools. I have no doubt of that. Unfortunately, his proposal — called “Learn. Plan. … [Read more...]
Trump Should Form Bipartisan Coalition to Get True Reforms
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. The decision of the House Republicans to torpedo the American Health Care Act, their own leadership’s plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, is a stunning … [Read more...]
Trump Administration’s Health Care Lies are Starting to Hurt
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. For many of his supporters, Donald Trump’s casual relationship with the truth was at first amusing, part of his brash, antiestablishment appeal. He says what he thinks, … [Read more...]
Private Prisons Slam Door on Justice
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Next week, March 7, will mark the 52nd anniversary of Bloody Sunday. It was the historic march and shocking police riot in Selma, Alabama, that helped build public … [Read more...]
Trump’s Tough Talk Won’t Fix Chicago
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Donald Trump is fixated on what he describes as the “carnage” going on in Chicago, suggesting that if Chicago’s horrendous homicide rate doesn’t come down, he’ll “send … [Read more...]
Civil Rights Will Suffer Under Sessions
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. “Donald Trump’s first three weeks in office have left Americans reeling from what Republican speechwriter Peggy Noonan called his “cloud of crazy.” His cabinet … [Read more...]
Trump’s Minion Prepares to Gut Consumer Watchdog
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. “Personnel is policy,” says Gary Cohn, the former president of Goldman Sachs recently named to head President Trump’s National Economic Council. He got that right, and … [Read more...]
Dr. King Held a Mirror Up to a Nation’s Values
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. How should Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday be celebrated? It should be celebrated in many different ways. Dr. King was an intellectual who reflected seriously … [Read more...]
Civil Rights at Risk Under Sessions
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Confirmation hearings for Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump appointee to be attorney general of the United States, will begin on Jan. 10, before Trump is even … [Read more...]
As Obama Departs, We Owe Him Our Thanks
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. The final days of the Obama presidency are upon us. His popularity is rising with the economy, and with the increasingly stark contrasts to his successor. It is worth … [Read more...]
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