Paul Jacobs (activist)

For other people named Paul Jacobs, see Paul Jacobs (disambiguation).

Paul Jacobs (August 24, 1918 – January 3, 1978)^[1] was a left-wing populist activist, journalist, and co-founder of Mother Jones magazine.^[2] In 1966, he signed a tax resistance vow to protest the Vietnam War.^[3]

In 1968, Jacobs was the nominee of the Peace and Freedom Party for the U.S. Senate from California.^[4] He received 1.31% of the vote.

He is the subject of the 1980 political documentary Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang, which details his investigation into government cover-up of the health hazards related to nuclear weapons testing in 1950s Nevada.^[5]

References

1. Jones, Mother (April 1978). "Farewell Paul Jacobs". Mother Jones Magazine. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
2. "The History of Mother Jones". Mother Jones. Mother Jones and the Foundation for National Progress. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
3. "Time Has Come, The .... We Will Refuse to Pay Our Federal Income Taxes Voluntarily". triptych | tri-college digital library. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
4. Richardson, Darcy G. (2002). A Nation Divided: The 1968 Presidential Campaign. iUniverse. p. 354. ISBN 978-0-595-23699-2.
5. Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang (1979), retrieved 2017-07-13