Steve Cobble

Steve Cobble was the national delegate coordinator for Jesse Jackson for President 1988 and later served as political director for the National Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. He also co-founded Progressive Democrats of America, the organization that started the “draft Bernie” effort more than two years ago and the first national organization to endorse Sanders for President.

DemocratsOctober 2, 2018

Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition Created Today’s Democratic Politics

Jackson turns 77 this year, after almost six decades of fighting for the dispossessed and disenfranchised.

Steve Cobble
Election 2016February 17, 2016

Watch: When Bernie Sanders Endorsed Jesse Jackson for President

When it mattered, Bernie stepped across the color line.

Steve Cobble
StatesJune 27, 2014

Why the Mississippi Republican Primary Winner Should Thank Freedom Summer Half a Century Later

After beating his Tea Party opponent, establishment conservative Thad Cochran should remember how hard African-Americans fought for the right to vote in the state.

Steve Cobble
ActivismJuly 29, 2010

For Half a Century, Jesse Jackson Has Helped Lead Fight for Progressive Politics

Run down the list of key moments in progressive activism in the the last fifty years, and there is a good chance Jesse Jackson was there.

Steve Cobble
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Election 2008November 18, 2008

Obama’s Latino Vote Mandate

Latinos backed Obama by a 2-to-1 margin on election day and could be the biggest force behind a longterm, center-left political realignment.

Steve Cobble and Joe Velasquez
Election 2008August 26, 2008

From King to Obama

Barack Obama stands on the shoulders of many as he becomes the Democratic presidential nominee. One set of those shoulders belongs to Jesse Jackson.

Steve Cobble
Campaigns and ElectionsFebruary 19, 2008

Give Dennis Kucinich His Due

Routinely ridiculed as a political eccentric, Kucinich is a braver progressive than most. As he fights for his political life, he deserves our support.

Steve Cobble
Political FiguresApril 18, 2006

Palazzo Papers, Anyone?

As Prime Minister-elect Romano Prodi take the reins of power, Italians should seek evidence of Berlusconi's true role in the run-up to the Iraq War.

Steve Cobble
Armed ConflictsJune 6, 2005

After Downing Street

It is time for the Bush Administration to answer for its lies about Iraq.

Steve Cobble
Campaigns and ElectionsDecember 18, 2003

Blue States, Latino Voters

For almost forty years now, the white South has been moving steadily into the Republican ranks.

Steve Cobble and Joe Velasquez

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Steve Cobble

DemocratsOctober 2, 2018

Jackson turns 77 this year, after almost six decades of fighting for the dispossessed and disenfranchised.

Election 2016February 17, 2016

When it mattered, Bernie stepped across the color line.

StatesJune 27, 2014

After beating his Tea Party opponent, establishment conservative Thad Cochran should remember how hard African-Americans fought for the right to vote in the state.

ActivismJuly 29, 2010

Run down the list of key moments in progressive activism in the the last fifty years, and there is a good chance Jesse Jackson was there.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Election 2008November 18, 2008

Latinos backed Obama by a 2-to-1 margin on election day and could be the biggest force behind a longterm, center-left political realignment.

Election 2008August 26, 2008

Barack Obama stands on the shoulders of many as he becomes the Democratic presidential nominee. One set of those shoulders belongs to Jesse Jackson.

Campaigns and ElectionsFebruary 19, 2008

Routinely ridiculed as a political eccentric, Kucinich is a braver progressive than most. As he fights for his political life, he deserves our support.

Political FiguresApril 18, 2006

As Prime Minister-elect Romano Prodi take the reins of power, Italians should seek evidence of Berlusconi's true role in the run-up to the Iraq War.

Armed ConflictsJune 6, 2005

It is time for the Bush Administration to answer for its lies about Iraq.

Campaigns and ElectionsDecember 18, 2003

For almost forty years now, the white South has been moving steadily into the Republican ranks.