Articles by Robert Jensen
The Coddling of the Capitalist, White-Supremacist, Patriarchal American Mind
Crossing Genres/Medium.com · March, 2016
To avoid being conned, politically and intellectually, it’s important to examine how a debate is framed and what ideology is advanced by that framing. What is the scope of the question? How was the direction of the inquiry decided? Who set the boundaries of the conversation?
Pornographic Values: Hierarchy and Hubris
Sexualization, Media, & Society · January, 2016
An ‘Extremist’ in the United States
The Wire · December, 2015
When conventional politics has failed to deal with pressing problems, we have no choice but to think beyond the conventions, sometimes in ways that may seem extreme. The question is not whether one is extremist, but whether one’s ideas make sense.
A Missing Item on the COP21 Climate Agenda: Grieving
Resilience.org · December, 2015
There’s an important item missing from world leaders’ agenda for the climate change summit underway in Paris: Grieving.
This article also appeared as:
“What’s missing from Paris climate talks: Grieving,” Houston Chronicle, December 6, 2015.
“A key missing item on the climate agenda – grieving,” Austin American-Statesman, December 1, 2015, p. A-10.
“A Missing Item on the COP21 Climate Agenda: Grieving,” http://www.telesurtv.net/.
McRaven’s delusional, dangerous national security strategy
Medium · November, 2015
Bill McRaven is a highly respected retired admiral and popular chancellor of the University of Texas System. But his remarks at a recent conference on national security left me doubting his intellectual and moral fitness to lead institutions of higher education.
As We Adapt to Climate Change, Who Gets Left Behind?
YES Magazine · November, 2015
A new documentary shows planning options to mitigate a new climate, but questions about the global South are largely ignored.
Can Porn Be Good for Us?
The Economist · November, 2015
“Can Porn Be Good for Us?” Debate, The Economist, November 17-27, 2015.
http://debates.economist.com/debate/online-pornography?state=decision (subscription required)
Naturalizing Hierarchies
Resilience · October, 2015
This is an excerpt from the new book Plain Radical: Living, Loving, and Learning to Leave the Planet Gracefully, published by Counterpoint/Soft Skull, which tells the story of Robert Jensen’s intellectual and political collaboration with teacher/activist Jim Koplin.
Politicizing Columbus Day
teleSUR · October, 2015
Although the movement to stop honoring Christopher Columbus with a holiday is gaining support, most of white America would prefer to avoid the subject.
The Problem of Agriculture
Resilience.org · October, 2015
This is an excerpt from the new book Plain Radical: Living, Loving, and Learning to Leave the Planet Gracefully, published by Counterpoint/Soft Skull, which tells the story of Robert Jensen’s intellectual and political collaboration with teacher/activist Jim Koplin.
Dealing with Climate Change Deniers
teleSUR · October, 2015
Whatever the source of an individual’s climate denial, the question is how those of us who aren’t experts can engage in constructive dialogue with deniers.
From the State Bank of Lake Park to a Critique of Capitalism
Resilience · October, 2015
Jim Koplin, who developed the most comprehensive and consistent radical left/feminist/anti-racist/ecological politics of anyone I have ever known, talked with great affection about his time as a bank teller.