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Jesse Jackson

Seven pivotal moments in Jesse Jackson’s life

Once tipped as the man most likely to become America’s first black president, Jesse Jackson was an inspirational leader to millions in the US civil rights movement.

  • Neil Vigdor

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Reverend Jesse Jackson in 2013.

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and US presidential hopeful, dies at 84

Jackson was an inspirational orator and civil rights champion, who sought the 1984 and 1988 Democratic presidential nominations.

  • Will Dunham

The January 31 edition

The early-retirement trap: how to avoid ‘wet leaf syndrome’ | Martin Luther King III on the state of the US – and living your legacy | Stopping overthinking

Martin Luther King III remembers his father playing baseball, taking him bike-riding and teaching him to swim.

Martin was 10 when his father’s death rocked the world. This is the message he has for kids today

The son of internationally celebrated civil rights activist Dr Martin Luther King jnr on Indigenous affairs, the current state of the US and living your legacy.

  • Amanda Hooton
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was a close ally of US President Donald Trump.

Charlie Kirk was practising politics the right way

The assassinated right-wing firebrand and I were on different sides of most political arguments, yet we were on the same side on the continued possibility of American politics. It’s supposed to be an argument, not a war.

  • Ezra Klein
Trump XXXX

Trump’s manic 48 hours on Truth Social, posting about anything but Epstein

The US president has complained about an NFL team, shared an AI video of Barack Obama being arrested and a posted a mash-up of a snake-catching woman, motorcycle tricks and more.

  • Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen speaks in Paris on Sunday.

Marine Le Pen evokes Martin Luther King Jr as Trump criticises ‘witch hunt’

Before thousands of supporters in Paris, the far-right leader likened her battle against a court ruling to America’s struggle for civil rights.

  • Rob Harris
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Fix the planning system – now that’s a good plan

Successive governments over many decades have wound back spending on public housing, sending people into the private rental market. We need more modest, cheaper-to-build homes.

Capitalism and fairness

Why we need an emphasis on moderation rather than excess

Our socio-economic system is modelled on the wrong thing, greed. We need to change that.

Martin Luther King and Noel Pearson.

Why the Voice should have a dream as big as Martin Luther King’s

The Australia of 2023 is very different from the America of 1963, but the historic opportunity to remedy a racial wrong is unmistakably equivalent.

  • Nick Bryant