Stories by Robert Jensen
Robert Jensen is a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin and board member of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center. His latest book is 'All My Bones Shake: Radical Politics in the Prophetic Voice' (Soft Skull Press). He is also the author of 'Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity' (South End Press).
Posted on Feb 15, 2012, Source: TruthOut.org
Conservatives deny that government has any role at all in sparking technology innovation. Here's why they're wrong.
Posted on Sep 9, 2011, Source: Al Jazeera English
Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, US foreign policy remains aggressive and unrealistic.
Posted on Jun 27, 2011, Source: The Smirking Chimp
We must tell the truth about the domination that is at the heart of the American Dream so that we may face the brokenness of our world.
Posted on Nov 25, 2010, Source: AlterNet
We should atone for the genocide that was incited -- and condoned -- by the very men we idolize as our 'heroic' founding fathers.
Posted on Mar 19, 2010, Source: YES! Magazine
Understanding the fears behind the racial politics of both conservative and liberal whites can help change a society in which wealth and well-being are still tied to race.
Posted on Jan 26, 2010, Source: AlterNet
We're seeing it live an upfront with Haiti: TV news routinely falls into the trap of emphasizing visually compelling and dramatic stories at the expense of crucial information.
Posted on Jul 3, 2009, Source: Soft Skull Press
To imagine a just and sustainable world, we need not just a politics but a theology that can help us face our delusional arrogance.
Posted on Jan 29, 2009, Source: AlterNet
If we continue our offenses against the land, we will have a problem far more complex than the failure of our economy.
Posted on Nov 27, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Instead, we should atone for the genocide that was incited -- and condoned -- by the very men we idolize as our 'heroic' founding fathers.
Posted on Oct 21, 2008, Source: Last Exit
There are a finite number of ways that human bodies can fit together. So pornmakers resort to sexualizing degradation to stay "cutting edge."
Posted on Sep 22, 2008, Source: AlterNet
The corporation is suing a band of media activists for a satire of one of its newspapers.
Posted on Aug 15, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Our current way of life is unsustainable. We are the first species that will have to self-consciously impose limits on ourselves if we are to survive.
Posted on May 30, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Much of what made progressive movements great has been lost in America's pathological entitlement, exceptionalism, and imperialism.
Posted on Nov 22, 2007, Source: AlterNet
Thanksgiving Day should be turned into a National Day of Atonement to acknowledge the genocide of America's indigenous peoples.
Posted on Nov 17, 2007, Source: South End Press
Most men have, at some point, feared not being masculine enough, especially in the bedroom. Pornography speaks to that fear.
Posted on Jul 14, 2007, Source: AlterNet
A recent study exploring white peoples' understanding of the black experience in America reveals that whites still drastically underestimate the cost of being black because they don't want to know or can't face the consequences.
Posted on Feb 10, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The fear of anything resembling censorship prevents us from confronting what pornography tells us about the cruelty of our culture, and the white supremacy and misogyny that abounds in America.
Posted on Nov 23, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Instead, we should atone for the genocide that was incited -- and condoned -- by the very men we idolize as our 'heroic' founding fathers.
Posted on Sep 8, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Society's toxic view of masculinity isn't just harmful to men. Everyone pays the price.
Posted on Jul 25, 2006, Source: AlterNet
Many white people's accomplishments are made possible, in part, simply because they are white.
Posted on Jun 7, 2006, Source: AlterNet
What do white people have to be afraid of in a world structured on white privilege? Their own fears.
Posted on Mar 10, 2006, Source: AlterNet
My decision to join a church was more a political than a theological act.
Posted on Mar 1, 2006, Source: AlterNet
A new book explains why the traditional idea of "free speech" is ill-equipped to deal with the latest threats to personal liberty.
Posted on Feb 9, 2006, Source: AlterNet
I'm not rabid; I'm a sedate, nondescript middle-aged academic who tries to approach political and moral questions rationally.
Posted on Nov 23, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Instead, we should atone for the genocide that was incited -- and condoned -- by the very men we idolize as our 'heroic' founding fathers.
Posted on Oct 1, 2005, Source: The Progressive
Acclaimed Texas folk singer Eliza Gilkyson is a unique combination of heart, soul and progressive political vision.
Posted on Aug 31, 2005, Source: AlterNet
It's time for white Americans to fully acknowledge that in the racial arena, they are the problem.
Posted on May 20, 2005, Source: AlterNet
After a confrontation with Brent Bozell, the author is invited back to present evidence on a shout-TV program -- or so he thought.
Posted on May 17, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Blaming Newsweek for a journalistic foul is just, but blaming them for 17 deaths and America's image overseas is just plain wrong.
Posted on Jan 28, 2005, Source: AlterNet
To pretend that the U.S. might want true democracy in Iraq – one that actually would be free to follow the will of the people – is to ignore evidence, logic and history.
Posted on Sep 21, 2004, Source: AlterNet
India is intent on building large dams even as other nations decommission them. In the Narmada Valley, these dams are responsible for flooding vast areas and displacing hundreds of thousands of peasants and tribal people.
Posted on Sep 14, 2004, Source: WorkingForChange.com
A new documentary earns kudos from major newspapers for doing the kind of reporting they failed to offer to their readers.
Posted on May 4, 2004, Source: AlterNet
On a panel about racism, the author finds himself feeling uncomfortable illusions of superiority.
Posted on Apr 23, 2004, Source: AlterNet
The World Bank casts itself as the new champion of the downtrodden, but experience shows otherwise. Three people launch a hunger strike this weekend to commemorate those forgotten.
Posted on Apr 8, 2004, Source: AlterNet
A new book explains the difference between hope and optimism and critique and cynicism, and why joy is part of the collective political struggle.
Posted on Feb 25, 2004, Source: AlterNet
India's dams fail to deliver on promises -- but they do bring plenty of displacement, unemployment, and environmental degradation.
Posted on Jul 1, 2003, Source: AlterNet
Land Institute president Wes Jackson explores the intersection of science and society, agronomy and ecology, culture and politics.
Posted on Jun 4, 2003, Source: AlterNet
A new book of 'remixed' war posters is one of the most creative efforts to come out of the opposition to the Iraq war.
Posted on May 29, 2003, Source: AlterNet
The 51 Democrats who left for Oklahoma earlier this month to derail a Republican redistricting plan did something that seems radical: They stood up for themselves and for the democratic process.
Posted on Oct 8, 2002, Source: AlterNet
Americans want credible evidence to justify going to war in Iraq, and Bush can only offer speculation and lies.
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