Stories by Robert Jensen
Robert Jensen is a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and the author of, most recently, The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege (City Lights Books).
Much of what made progressive movements great has been lost in America's pathological entitlement, exceptionalism, and imperialism.
Posted on May 30, 2008
Thanksgiving Day should be turned into a National Day of Atonement to acknowledge the genocide of America's indigenous peoples.
Posted on Nov 22, 2007
Most men have, at some point, feared not being masculine enough, especially in the bedroom. Pornography speaks to that fear.
Posted on Nov 17, 2007
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 Jul 14, 2007
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 Feb 10, 2007
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 Nov 23, 2006
Society's toxic view of masculinity isn't just harmful to men. Everyone pays the price.
Posted on Sep 8, 2006
Many white people's accomplishments are made possible, in part, simply because they are white.
Posted on Jul 25, 2006
What do white people have to be afraid of in a world structured on white privilege? Their own fears.
Posted on Jun 7, 2006
My decision to join a church was more a political than a theological act.
Posted on Mar 10, 2006
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 Mar 1, 2006
I'm not rabid; I'm a sedate, nondescript middle-aged academic who tries to approach political and moral questions rationally.
Posted on Feb 9, 2006
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 Nov 23, 2005
Acclaimed Texas folk singer Eliza Gilkyson is a unique combination of heart, soul and progressive political vision.
Posted on Oct 1, 2005
It's time for white Americans to fully acknowledge that in the racial arena, they are the problem.
Posted on Aug 31, 2005
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 20, 2005
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 May 17, 2005
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 Jan 28, 2005
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 21, 2004
A new documentary earns kudos from major newspapers for doing the kind of reporting they failed to offer to their readers.
Posted on Sep 14, 2004
On a panel about racism, the author finds himself feeling uncomfortable illusions of superiority.
Posted on May 4, 2004
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 23, 2004
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 Apr 8, 2004
India's dams fail to deliver on promises -- but they do bring plenty of displacement, unemployment, and environmental degradation.
Posted on Feb 25, 2004
Land Institute president Wes Jackson explores the intersection of science and society, agronomy and ecology, culture and politics.
Posted on Jul 1, 2003
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 Jun 4, 2003
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 May 29, 2003
Americans want credible evidence to justify going to war in Iraq, and Bush can only offer speculation and lies.
Posted on Oct 8, 2002
The Israeli arsenal of tanks, missiles, and helicopters are funded by U.S. tax dollars. That makes us partly responsible for the bloodshed in the West Bank
Posted on Apr 16, 2002
The single most common question antiwar activists are confronted with is, "What's your solution?" Here are some very practical, very attainable ones.
Posted on Oct 18, 2001
The Bush administration has many reasons for this war. Humanitarian aid is not among them.
Posted on Oct 8, 2001
