Ben Jealous, Author at The Washington Informer

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JEALOUS: The Color of Trust

by Ben Jealous May 13, 2026May 13, 2026

Willie Horton politics is still with us. It has changed targets.

JEALOUS: Ona Judge Escaped Once. Now They Want to Erase Her.

by Ben Jealous May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

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JEALOUS: The Tipped Wage is a Legacy of Slavery. Chicago is Right to End It.

by Ben Jealous April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

A movement is afoot to sway Electoral College voters away from President-elect Donald Trump. /Courtesy photo

JEALOUS: Could 2028 Be the Year the People Finally Pick the President?

by Ben Jealous April 1, 2026April 1, 2026

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JEALOUS: Most Americans Now Live at the Same Address

by Ben Jealous March 25, 2026March 25, 2026

JEALOUS: The White Privilege Predicament

by Ben Jealous March 11, 2026March 12, 2026

Jesse Jackson

JEALOUS: As We Prepare to Lay Rev. Jackson to Rest, I’m Thinking About Words That Build Coalitions

by Ben Jealous March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

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JEALOUS: How Dissidents and Survivors of Economic Collapse Taught Me to Believe in Bitcoin

by Ben Jealous February 18, 2026February 18, 2026

Jesse Jackson

JEALOUS: Rev. Jackson Lifted All of Us Higher

by Ben Jealous February 17, 2026February 18, 2026

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JEALOUS: Black History Month and the Power That Holds Democracy Together

by Ben Jealous February 2, 2026February 6, 2026