E-mail a friendJanuary 24, 2008
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. previews the Democratic primary in South Carolina and reflects on the 20th anniversary of his own historic bid for the White House. Banker and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus explains how social businesses can eradicate poverty.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.
Former presidential candidate discusses what has changed since his campaign 20 years ago. (2:08)
A longtime civil rights and political activist, Jesse Jackson Sr. was an assistant to Martin Luther King, Jr. during the '60s movement. He's the founder of the nonprofit Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, has written two books and launched the Wall Street Project, to open access to capital for women and minorities. He's also a former presidential candidate, who maintains his involvement in the process, leading voter registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns, and has often been an unofficial U.S. envoy on diplomatic missions.
Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus
Founder of the Grameen Bank Project in his native Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus was the first economist to win the Nobel Peace Prize. In 30 years of operation, Grameen Bank has disbursed more than $6 billion in low- to no-interest micro-loans, primarily to poor women. Yunus is also author of Creating a World without Poverty and a founding member of Global Elders. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Vanderbilt University and was an assistant professor of economics at Middle Tennessee State University.