Van Jones

NAACP President: Van Jones a Misunderstood Treasure

Stevie Converse — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:21:59 -0500

Full article: CNN
Benjamin Todd Jealous
President and CEO of the NAACP Benjamin Todd Jealous called Van Jones "an American treasure." Jealous said that the former Obama Administration's Green Jobs Czar is one of the few Americans in recent years to have generated powerful new ideas that are creating new jobs here. Jones will receive the NAACP President's Award this week.

Let's Debate Real Issues

Stevie Converse — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:43:37 -0400

Full article: Politico
Wade Henderson
"Personnel is policy," Fox News show host Glenn Beck has declared in defense of demonizing obscure officeholders. Well actually, policy really is policy. So let's debate health care, energy, economics and education, not some bombastic broadcaster's boogeymen.

Unamplified, Beck's Voice Still Carries

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:12:48 -0400

Full article: Washington Post
Howard Kurtz
It has become a familiar chain reaction: Talk show hosts whip up a noisy controversy, which hits higher decibels as it spreads to the establishment media, which costs some unfortunate soul his job. But now the middleman -- the journalistic gatekeepers of yore -- may no longer be necessary.

A Line in the Sand Against Beck

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:40:29 -0400

Full article: Jack & Jill Politics
James Rucker
Glenn Beck devoted time on a whopping 16 shows to crafting a distorted, despicable portrait of Van Jones that few who know him would recognize. But make no mistake: This attack was not about Jones.

Role of White House Czars Sparks Battle

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:40:23 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Neil King Jr.
The uproar over former White House adviser Van Jones has heightened attention on the ranks of nonconfirmed policy "czars" within the Obama administration. Some Republicans, fanned by conservative commentators' warnings that these advisers constitute a shadow government, have seized on the czar issue to criticize Mr. Obama for trying to push policy initiatives outside normal bureaucratic channels.

Glenn Beck's Smear Campaign: Who's Next?

mthompson — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:22:31 -0400

Glenn Beck's McCarthyist smear campaign isn't stopping with Van Jones. Now he's coming after FCC Diversity Officer Mark Lloyd — and attacking the whole idea of more diverse and local media for America. Let President Obama know Glenn Beck doesn't speak for you.

Free Press Calls on Obama Administration to Resist Extremism in the Media

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:03:03 -0400

Full article: Free Press
Our leaders have a responsibility to condemn fear mongering in all its forms, defend those who are unfairly attacked, and support a more diverse media system that provides alternative voices to the likes of Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and other extremists.

Glenn Beck vs. Van Jones: McCarthyism Enters the 21st Century

Stevie Converse — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:25:32 -0400

Full article: Huffington Post
Joseph A. Palermo
The Beck vs. Jones saga illustrates that even with the Republicans out of power, their control over a propaganda ministry called Fox News, combined with their domination of the AM radio dial, still allows them to frame the debates within our wider political discourse.

Van Jones on green jobs and media reform

mthompson — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:05:50 -0400

Van Jones, one of our most visionary and principled young leaders, was the recent target of a Glenn Beck smear campaign. President Obama should have ignored Beck’s attack and supported Jones. Sign our open letter to the President: "Glenn Beck Doesn’t Speak for Me."

Campus Prorgress: 2009 National Conference

Jordan Berg — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:20:31 -0400

Start: 07/07/2009 - 23:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

At the fifth annual Campus Progress National Conference, to be held on July 8, 2009, in Washington DC, hundreds of young people will come together to address the task of Delivering Change. Join Free Press Executive Director Josh Silver, Free Press Board member Van Jones, President Bill Clinton, Daily Show Contributor John Oliver, and many young activists as they discuss the critical challenges ahead.