Van Jones
Van Jones
Anthony Kapel "Van" Jonesis an American political activist, commentator, author and attorney. He is a cofounder of several nonprofit organizations including the Dream Corps, a “social justice accelerator” which presently operates three advocacy initiatives: #cut50, #YesWeCode and Green for All. He is the author of two New York Times bestselling books, The Green Collar Economy and Rebuild The Dream. He has served as President Barack Obama’s Special Advisor for Green Jobs, as a distinguished visiting fellow at Princeton University, and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth20 September 1968
CityJackson, TN
CountryUnited States of America
I'm willing to forgo the cheap satisfaction of the radical pose for the deep satisfaction of radical ends.
To shift America (and the world) to a cleaner energy economy, millions of people will have to go to work in new industries. This necessary shift opens up tremendous new opportunities for work and wealth creation.
Now is not the time to shrink from the challenge of saving our only home in the universe. Now is not the time to pull into ourselves, retreating into either survivalist or escapist mode. To the contrary, this is the time for titans, not turtles. Now is the time to open our arms, expand our horizons, and dream big. Big problems require big solutions.
It's in that convergence of spiritual people becoming active and active people becoming spiritual that the hope of humanity now rests.
If the road to social transformation can be paved only by saints who never make mistakes, the road will NEVER be built.
People in red states and blue states can agree that we are a nation blessed with extraordinary natural wealth and beauty, which we would be foolish to waste; therefore conservation and efficiency are values we all can share.
The laws of supply and demand drive up the price, inevitably, over time. But solar and wind are abundant and renewable resources.
America's government has to get the public investments right.
Government needs to do two things: put a price on carbon and invest heavily in new technologies.
The problem isn't that the green jobs aren't sexy enough. It's that they're not plentiful enough. A young person looking for a job isn't looking just for a sexy job, they're looking for any job.
The laws of supply and demand drive up the price, inevitably, over time. But solar and wind are abundant and renewable resources.
America's government has to get the public investments right.
In a democracy, you won't always get to have your way. But you should always get to have your say.
In a democracy, you won't always get to have your way. But you should always get to have your say.