Articles by Van Jones
Read Van Jones' ideas and strategies on bringing the environmental and social justice movements together.
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Time to Reclaim the American Dream
by Van Jonesposted Feb 22, 2011 - Van Jones: Why Wisconsin gives the movement for “hope and change” a second chance—and what you can do about it.
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Van Jones: The Economic Injustice of Plastic
by Van Jonesposted Jan 27, 2011 - Video: How plastic unfairly harms the poor—and what the rest of us can do about it.
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Van Jones: Love Harder
by Van Jonesposted Jul 23, 2010 - Van Jones on how to put Americans back to work and pull America back together.
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PODCAST :: Van Jones: Why I’m Going to Washington
by Van Jones, Doug Pibelposted Mar 10, 2009 - YES! Editor Doug Pibel talked to Van Jones, following his acceptance of a position as Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) in March 2009.
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Uniting and Building Movements
by Van Jones, Sarah van Gelderposted Dec 10, 2008 - Van Jones has been a critical bridge between the environmental and social justice worlds through his call for green collar jobs. Sarah van Gelder asked him what it was like for him to act as that bridge.
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Van Jones: "We Need More Friends"
by Van Jones, Sarah van Gelderposted Dec 10, 2008 - Van Jones has advocated a change in how we practice activism. Sarah van Gelder asked him what he means when he says we need to make more friends and less enemies.
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Saving the Economy and the Environment
by Van Jones, Sarah van Gelderposted Dec 10, 2008 - Van Jones has been a critical bridge between the environmental and social justice worlds through his call for green collar jobs. Sarah van Gelder asked him how we can turn his ideas into real policy.
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With Obama in Power, What is Next?
by Van Jones, Sarah van Gelderposted Nov 17, 2008 - Van Jones' leadership has been especially important in bridging the environmental and social justice worlds through his call for green collar jobs. This is one of the key promises of the Obama campaign, so in this interview, conducted on November 12, 2008, I asked him whether he now planned to join the Obama administration.
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Excerpt :: The Green Collar Economy
by Van Jonesposted Sep 22, 2008 - Excerpt from book by Van Jones, The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems
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Carl Pope & Van Jones
by Van Jones, Carl Popeposted Jun 09, 2008 - Carl Pope and Van Jones discuss Environmentalism, New Media, Civil Rights, the Economy
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It’s Not Too Late
by Van Jonesposted Mar 10, 2008 - The crises facing our planet can be overwhelming. But it is not too late for change, says Van Jones, a respected social justice leader. In this inspiring video, he shares that change begins with a world view that says we're not going to leave anyone behind.
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Eco-Equity
by Van Jonesposted Mar 10, 2008 - Van Jones offers a framework for building a just and sustainable world that centers around building a green economy that lifts people out of poverty.
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Trabajos Ecológicos para las Ciudades Norteamericanas
by Van Jones, Ben Wyskidaposted Jan 31, 2007 - Oakland crea empleo con una transformación verde.
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Green-Collar Jobs for Urban America
by Van Jones, Ben Wyskidaposted Nov 06, 2006 - Oakland discovers that green-collar jobs can revitalize its economy and sets out on the path to becoming a 'global green city.'
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A Tree Sitting -- In South Central LA?
by Van Jonesposted May 30, 2006 - Protesters climb trees in South Central Los Angeles in an attempt to block the construction of a warehouse at the site of an urban farm that serves hundreds of area residents.


