The simple answer is the first word of the title of the book: Shakedown. That word on Wikipedia points to "extortion", which has a lengthy entry. I have the bo

The simple answer is the first word of the title of the book: Shakedown. That word on Wikipedia points to "extortion", which has a lengthy entry. I have the book, and I've read it. Here's an excerpt starting at pg 321: SHAKING DOWN THE STREET ... Rainbow/PUSH ((aka Jackson)) had opposed the proposed merger of AT&T with TCI ... ((AT&T CEO)) Michael Armstrong understood immediately that Jackson was essentially sticking out his hand, hoping for a payoff. Rather than hold up the merger, he obliged. While he was at it, he instructed AT&T to donate $425,000 to CEF. Jackson immediately dropped his opposition to the AT&T/TCI merger. So (if I may speak for the original poster on this thread) the idea is that Jackson will be an irritant to Twitter until and unless he is paid off, aka a donation made to a charity or business that Jackson controls.