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]

  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