The farewell for Rev. Jesse Jackson drew some of the biggest names in American politics, but in the days after the memorial, attention shifted from the tributes themselves to the sharp criticism that followed. Jackson, the longtime civil rights leader, died on February 17 at age 84 after years of serious health struggles. He had previously disclosed a Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2017, and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition said he had also been living with progressive supranuclear palsy, a degenerative brain disease that can severely affect movement, swallowing, and overall health. Over the course of his life, Jackson became one of... Continues…





