Articles by Robert Jensen
The Case for Retiring “Confederate Heroes Day”
Merion West · January, 2023
The controversy over the public display of Confederate symbols seems to be a permanent part of American politics and culture. As we come to know more about the morally repulsive aspects of our national history—and, more importantly, face those realities—removing symbols of our collective failure in the past is not an attempt to deny our history. Rather, it is a sign of growth, a willingness to face our history. Such work is not mere political correctness or wokeness but a sign of maturity, intellectual and moral. It is nothing more than common decency.
Still Waiting for Freedom: A Review of P. Sainath’s The Last Heroes
Counterpunch · January, 2023
A review of P. Sainath’s 2023 book, The Last Heroes: Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom.
Cancel War Stories
Front Porch Republic · January, 2023
A radical analysis of power and a robust defense of freedom of expression is crucial for a radical feminist critique.
Drag Story Hour and Cultural Appropriation
Julie Bindel Substack · December, 2022
An analysis of the controversy over Drag Story Hour, from a radical feminist perspective.
Four Hard Questions: Size, Scale, Scope, Speed
The Progressive Magazine · December, 2022
An excerpt from An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity. https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268203665/an-inconvenient-apocalypse/
Reject the Consumer: Imagining A New Identity Politics
Front Porch Republic · October, 2022
An excerpt from An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity. https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268203665/an-inconvenient-apocalypse/
Feminism and Prostitution: Beyond ‘The Happy Hooker’
Nordic Model Now! · October, 2022
A version of this essay was presented to the “Students for sale: Tools for resistance” conference sponsored by Nordic Model Now!, October 15, 2022, in London. The video is online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk3Xcuds6X0 , from 1:19:30-1:33:50.
No Easy Answers: Facing Ecological Crises Honestly
Merion West · October, 2022
An excerpt from An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity. https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268203665/an-inconvenient-apocalypse/
Milling around: A philosophy of life for a time of ecological collapse
ABC Religion & Ethics · September, 2022
An excerpt from An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity. https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268203665/an-inconvenient-apocalypse/
Truths We Can’t Bear Alone: Facing an ‘Inconvenient Apocalypse’
The Revelator · September, 2022
An excerpt from An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity. https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268203665/an-inconvenient-apocalypse/
Human-Carbon Nature
Counterpunch · September, 2022
An excerpt from An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity. https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268203665/an-inconvenient-apocalypse/
The Politics of Overconsumption and Getting the Scale Right
Common Dreams · September, 2022
An excerpt from An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity. https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268203665/an-inconvenient-apocalypse/