Robert Jensen

Prophetic PoliticsFeb 16, 2012
Does God take sides in the elections? Is there a voters’ guide hiding in our holy books? Should we pray for electoral inspiration? Secular [...] Full Story
The Plow and the iPhoneJan 25, 2012
A central doctrine of evangelicals for the “free market” is its capacity for innovation: New ideas, new technologies, new gadgets — all flow not [...] Full Story
Environmental Historian Angus Wright’s Call For a Planetary PatriotismNov 14, 2011
Angus Wright has a way of saying things we may not want to hear in a way that’s hard to ignore. An example: During [...] Full Story
As the Earth Turns: Going Global with Perennial Polyculture AgricultureOct 11, 2011
Wes Jackson spent the weekend at The Land Institute’s annual Prairie Festival talking up—with his usual precision and passion—the science and strategy behind plans [...] 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

Interview with Louis MalfaroOct 20, 2000
The organizing efforts of the University Staff Association have reminded folks that public-sector employees – people who work for state or local governments in [...] Full Story
Fleeing WhitenessJun 23, 2000
Invisible Privilege: A Memoir About Race, Class, and Gender In the year and half since a couple of essays that I wrote on white [...] Full Story
Robert Jensen on Edward HermanDec 24, 1999
THE MYTH OF THE LIBERAL MEDIA:An Edward Herman Reader. Over coffee at a professional conference, I am yapping with a well-known professor of journalism [...] Full Story
Media CulpaSep 17, 1999
RICH MEDIA, POOR DEMOCRACY:Communication Politics in Dubious Times. By Robert W. McChesney. UNCERTAIN GUARDIANS:The News Media as a Political Institution. 277 pages. $48.00. $17.95 [...] Full Story
Media ObserverJan 22, 1999
When the missiles and bombs rained down on Iraq in December, the irony was striking, and painfully obvious: to force Iraq to comply with [...] Full Story