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Election 2020March 5, 2020
Centrism Is Not Inevitable. A Better Future Is Possible for Texas.
The Democratic establishment can’t stop Bernie from sowing the seeds of a better future that young people want.
Steve Cobble
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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
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Election 2016February 17, 2016
Watch: When Bernie Sanders Endorsed Jesse Jackson for President
When it mattered, Bernie stepped across the color line.
Steve Cobble
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Armed ConflictsJune 6, 2005
After Downing Street
It is time for the Bush Administration to answer for its lies about Iraq.
Steve Cobble