Archive for the ‘robert jensen’ Category

BEYOND CAPITALISM

Sunday, February 9th, 2014

By Robert Jensen I’m fond of books that don’t claim to have The Answer but instead are useful guides in our search for answers. Such a volume is Cynthia Kaufman’s Getting Past Capitalism: History, Vision, Hope, which expresses in clear, concise language thoughts that likely have been bumping around in the minds ...

GREAT TELEVISION/BAD JOURNALISM: MEDIA FAILURES IN HAITI COVERAGE

Friday, January 29th, 2010

While the world's media jumped to highlight the plight of the Haitians in the face of a devastating earthquake, very few journalists cared to explain, if at all, what made Haiti the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. As journalism professor Robert Jensen says, the news media, of course, have ...

FUTURE FARMING

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

With everyone talking about change, now is the time to plan for sustainable agriculture capable of producing healthful food to solve the twin problems of soil erosion and contamination. Journalism professor Robert Jensen interviews Wes Jackson, plant geneticist and president of The Land Institute. As everyone scrambles for a solution to ...

REAL HOPE

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Within our lifetime, we might see dramatic changes in the world that likely are the beginning of a systemic collapse, economically and ecologically. The first step to coping with the times is not in denial but to accept certain truths, for instance, that our ecosystem has been seriously compromised by ...

‘NO’ TO CHARLIE WILSON CHAIR

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Texas University faculty resist raising funds for endowed chair named after "good-time Charlie" Wilson. Report by journalism professor Robert Jensen. When University of Texas faculty members opened the local Austin newspaper in mid-August, many were surprised to read that that their institution was raising funds for an endowed chair to honor ...

THE OLD FUTURE’S GONE

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

The agricultural revolution set us on a road to destruction. The industrial revolution ramped up our speed. The delusional revolution has prevented us from coming to terms with the reality of where we are and where we are heading. As journalism professor Robert Jensen says, "We're in trouble, on all ...

THE PROPHETIC CHALLENGE

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

When faced with a comment such as 'We love the American people - it's the policies of your government we don't like', find out why journalism professor Robert Jensen responds with this reply: 'You shouldn't love the American people. You should hate us - we're the enemy.' One of the ...