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July 23, 2010

Slideshow: Political scapegoats ‘thrown under the bus’

SLIDESHOW - Many of these individuals were caught up in the wrong place at the wrong time, and served as…
July 7, 2010

Van Jones rails against 'that little idiot box': Fox News

Appearing before the Campus Progress National Conference, Jones primarily pushed what has been the cause of his career: clean energy…
May 25, 2010

Bay Area activist Van Jones back in limelight

Eight months after he resigned as one of President Obama's environmental advisers amid a political storm over his alleged ties…
May 18, 2010

Obama’s ‘toxic’ ex-pastor refuses to go quietly

OPINION - Wright's treatment also bears the hallmarks of what many political observers recognize as one of the president's most…
February 26, 2010

Van Jones returns: ‘I’m more committed to the politics of hope now’

OPINION - So what's on Jones' mind these days? Everything from the meaning of the NAACP Image award to the…
February 24, 2010

Former White House adviser Van Jones resurfaces at Princeton

Van Jones has been appointed distinguished visiting fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton…
February 1, 2010

TheGrio's 100: Jerome Ringo, proving blacks can go green

TheGrio's 100 - He's worked staunchly as an environmental justice advocate fighting for safer work conditions...
September 15, 2009

Kanye sparks an explosion of racism online

OPINION - After the MTV Video Music Awards, Twitter erupted into a cesspool of racism. Racism hasn't gone away, it…
September 8, 2009

Van Jones’ resignation shouldn’t change future of green jobs

OPINION - The resignation of Van Jones does not have to equal the end of green jobs for the poor.
September 5, 2009

Obama’s environmental adviser resigns over controversial remarks

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's environmental adviser Van Jones, who became embroiled in a controversy over past inflammatory statements...