Jesse Jackson Accuses Wal-Mart of trying to 'Buy' its Critics

The Louisana Weekly reports:

Wal-Mart, the giant retailer under criticism for some of its employment practices, appears to be trying to buy the silence of its civil rights critics, charges Jesse Jackson Sr., president and chief executive of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, based in Chicago.

"Rainbow/PUSH has criticized Wal-Mart openly and publicly and consistently and they've tried to virtually throw money at us," says Jackson, who has declined donations from Wal-Mart. "I think they want to leverage our organization. I think they want to leverage us into silence. And, I'm not being self-righteous, but we feel that we ought to be the last one to stand if it comes to that."

Wal-Mart denies they are trying to buy anyone.

Jesse Jackson Sr. is an expert on contributions from corporations.