Robert Jensen

Delivering Educational Products: The Job Formerly Known as TeachingMay 02, 2011
Hi, I’m Robert Jensen, a provider of educational products to consumers at the University of Texas at Austin. I used to introduce myself as [...] Full Story
Technological Fundamentalism: Why Bad Things Happen When Humans Play GodFeb 07, 2011
If humans were smart, we would bet on our ignorance. That advice comes early in the Hebrew Bible. Adam and Eve’s banishment in chapters [...] Full Story
The Machines Change, the Work Remains the SameJan 24, 2011
When I first got involved in left/radical political organizing in the 1990s, I don’t recall any of us referring to our efforts as “phone [...] Full Story
“Greatest Nation” Rhetoric Roars BackJan 04, 2011
My greatness as a writer is simply a fact. You don’t agree? Well, then obviously you are churlish or malevolent. If I were serious [...] Full Story
“All That We Share” Isn’t EnoughDec 27, 2010
Robert Jensen wrote a review of a new book on “the commons” that sparked an exchange with the book’s editor, Jay Walljasper. Jensen’s previously [...] Full Story

The Jemima Code: Toni Tipton-Martin Explores the Politics of the Kitchen, Past and Present.Jul 07, 2011
AUSTIN, Texas—In the cafeteria-turned-classroom at UT Elementary School, Toni Tipton-Martin struggles to keep six restless boys focused on hot cocoa, the day’s nutrition lesson. [...] Full Story
The Soul SeekerJun 03, 2010
There’s a struggle going on inside the brain of David Eagleman for the soul of David Eagleman. That is, there might be such a [...] Full Story
Monitoring the MythsJul 08, 2005
Monitoring the Myths BY ROBERT JENSEN War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death By Norman Solomon John Wiley & [...] Full Story
Alternative FuturesJun 21, 2002
Defying Corporations, Defining Democracy There is no alternative. Capitalism is the only future. Free markets are the essence of democracy. How do we know? [...] Full Story
Empirically SpeakingMar 30, 2001
Calling the Shots: How Washington Dominates Today’s UN When George W. ordered jets to bomb targets around Baghdad last month, he showed contempt not [...] Full Story