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Jesse Jackson is flanked by his sons as he makes a guest appearance on a New York radio show in August 1988. (AP Photo/Frankie Ziths)

How Jesse Jackson’s populist fight for economic and racial justice resonates today

Jesse Jackson proved in the 1980s that white working-class voters will support racialized candidates if their message is right. This could bode well for Kamala Harris.
UAW union members picket in front of a Stellantis distribution center on Sept. 25, 2023, in Carrollton, Texas. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez

Why the UAW union’s tough bargaining strategy is working

The companies are making more generous offers, and the union is commanding support from the general public and the president of the United States.
UAW President Shawn Fain speaks with General Motors workers on July 12, 2023, in Detroit. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

US autoworkers may wage a historic strike against Detroit’s 3 biggest automakers − with wages at EV battery plants a key roadblock to agreement

A strike would shake up the auto industry, even though both the union’s ranks and the share of the US automotive market controlled by GM, Ford and Stellantis have been shrinking for decades.
Approach with caution, advises a journalism scholar. simon kr/E+/Getty Images

Don’t trust the news media? That’s good

Journalism has been fodder for politicians’ contempt for generations. A huge percentage of the public doesn’t trust the news media either. That mistrust isn’t a bad thing in a democracy.

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