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Reader Comments: Next Distraction: Epstein Files...Bomb Iran; “Voter Fraud” - Most Dangerous Political Lie; Noam Chomsky and Jeffrey Epstein. Why, Noam?; Americans Pay for Almost All of Trump’s Tariffs; This Will Be Big - Next No Kings is March 28

The Left Owes a Lot to Jesse Jackson

Peter Dreier Convergence
As a movement builder, spokesperson, and candidate for the presidency, Jesse Jackson’s accomplishments were massive. He was one of the towering figures of American progressive politics in his era — or any era.

The Disappearance of Palestine

John Feffer Foreign Policy in Focus
International support for a Palestinian state has never been stronger, but the territory that could be included in such a state is disappearing like sand in an hourglass.

The Quintessential Epstein Files Email

David Dayen The American Prospect
Jeffrey Epstein and his friends standing up for Mary Jo White against Elizabeth Warren tells you everything about the class war at the heart of the files.
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