Tag Archives: Van Jones

BOOKS / Harry Targ : Van Jones on Rebuilding the Dream

As election nears:Van Jones on rebuilding the dream Activists know that building mass movements entails a variety of cognitive and action steps. Sometimes it is useful for a skilled activist like Van Jones to provide us with a framework for … Continue reading

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Van Jones : What Went Wrong in the Age of Obama

Van Jones. Photo by Bill Pugliano / Getty Images.The Age of Obama:What went wrong (and how to fix it) By Van Jones / Progressive America Rising / April 3, 2012 [This article is adapted from Van Jones’ new book, Rebuild … Continue reading

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Culture Wars and Witch Hunts : Anne Braden, Van Jones and Yosi Sargent

Rosa Parks Interviewed by Anne Braden. Photo from Wisconsin Historical Images.The many fronts of the culture wars The Van Jones resignation has particular meaning for people like me with life experience in the coalfields, where the exploitation of land and … Continue reading

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The Afrikaner Party : GOP vs. Van Jones & Team Obama

Van Jones (top) “should sue the living shit out of Glenn Beck.”The Afrikaner Party draws first blood:Van Jones, Obama and the audacity of capitulation By Tim Wise / The Rag Blog / September 8, 2009 Van Jones, special advisor to … Continue reading

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BOOKS / Van Jones’ ‘Green Collar Economy’

Environmental activist Van Jones, author of Green Collar Economy.A Review of ‘Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems’ ‘The best answer to our ecological crisis also responds to our socio-economic crisis. The surest path to … Continue reading

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The New McCarthyism : Van Jones Fed to King CONG

Portrait of Van Jones by Robert Shetterly / Americans Who Tell the Truth.Obama has fed his green Jones to King CONG With clarity and verve [Van] Jones finally brought to the mainstream the critical message that what’s good for the … Continue reading

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The Blue-Green Alliance, and the Threat from the Populist Right

Van Jones and the Green Jobs Initiative By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / June 13, 2009 [Prepared as a Memo for the Working Class Studies Association Conference, June 6-8 2009, at the University of Pittsburgh.] 1. One of … Continue reading

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BOOKS / Van Jones’ ‘Green Collar Economy’

Environmental activist Van Jones, author of Green Collar Economy.A Review of ‘Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems’ ‘The best answer to our ecological crisis also responds to our socio-economic crisis. The surest path to … Continue reading

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