The End of the Campaign Is Not the End of the Movement The End of the Campaign Is Not the End of the Movement
What Sanders and Warren supporters can learn from the long tail of Jesse Jackson’s presidential runs.
Apr 28, 2020 / Steve Phillips
Rev. Jesse Jackson Speaks at ‘The Nation’ Rev. Jesse Jackson Speaks at ‘The Nation’
On Governor Ralph Northam and Virginia’s political crisis.
Feb 11, 2019 / Audio / The Nation
Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition Created Today’s Democratic Politics 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.
Oct 2, 2018 / Steve Cobble
Sanders Fights On for ‘the Strongest Progressive Agenda That Any Political Party Has Ever Seen’ Sanders Fights On for ‘the Strongest Progressive Agenda That Any Political Party Has Ever Seen’
Platform fights have always mattered.
Apr 29, 2016 / John Nichols
Recalling the Rainbow Roots of the Bernie Sanders Presidential Run Recalling the Rainbow Roots of the Bernie Sanders Presidential Run
When Sanders appears with Jesse Jackson at a forum this weekend, they will remember the 1988 campaign that Sanders still hails as a model.
Mar 11, 2016 / John Nichols
Watch: When Bernie Sanders Endorsed Jesse Jackson for President Watch: When Bernie Sanders Endorsed Jesse Jackson for President
When it mattered, Bernie stepped across the color line.
Feb 17, 2016 / Steve Cobble
How to End the Rebirth of the ‘Old Confederacy’ in the ‘New South’: An Interview With the Reverend Jesse Jackson How to End the Rebirth of the ‘Old Confederacy’ in the ‘New South’: An Interview With the Reverend Jesse Jackson
Jackson explains how Southern politics dangerously mirror the Old Confederate South and why it’s time for another Reconstruction
Jul 8, 2014 / Victoria Ford
A Budget For Wall Street Versus A Budget For Main Street A Budget For Wall Street Versus A Budget For Main Street
Members of the US House will, in a series of votes Thursday, have an opportunity to offer their views not just on the Obama budget and Paul Ryan's budget, but also on the Congres...
Mar 28, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Rev. Jesse Jackson and John Nichols at the Fighting Bob Fest Rev. Jesse Jackson and John Nichols at the Fighting Bob Fest
Following his speech at Saturday's Fighting Bob Fest, Jackson tells The Nation's John Nichols that critics of the Republicans need to do more to participate in the democratic proce...
Sep 13, 2010 / Video / On The Earth Productions
Jesse Jackson ’88: Realizing the Promise Jesse Jackson ’88: Realizing the Promise
Jesse Jackson's campaign formed the basis for a new political coalition that helped elect Barack Obama America's first black president.
Jan 14, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Brett Story