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Articles by Robert Jensen
VIEW BY TOPIC »From Pornography to Agriculture: Challenging Hierarchy
MerionWest.com · January 4, 2021
“At the core of this analysis is a claim that, at first glance, may seem to be a stretch: The erosion of human dignity in our broken world starts with the erosion of the planet’s soils.”
Read More…Against Hierarchy
Voice Male magazine · October 11, 2020
It’s getting harder for people in the United States to turn away from the sexism, racism, and inequality that is woven into the fabric of society. From the women’s march of 2017, to the ongoing protests against white supremacy in policing and other institutions, to the wider attention being paid to extreme disparities in wealth-the demand for justice intensifies.
Read More…Who is we?
The Ecological Citizen · October 9, 2020
Glaring inequality, both between and within societies, makes it difficult to talk about ‘we’ – a collective human project of understanding and responding to multiple, cascading ecological crises. Assigning responsibility for today’s social injustice and ecological unsustainability, and levels of obligations to repair the damage, is required, but that is only a first step. A decent human future also requires us to understand human-carbon nature and face the reasons it will be difficult to move from 8 billion people in a high-energy global society to a smaller population in a low-energy world. No existing ideology or culture is going to provide us with a template for dealing with what lies ahead, and the sooner we confront the magnitude of the challenge, the better for everyone.
Read More…Seize a wrench and the day
Land Report, and Resilience.org · Summer 2020
Read More…What is really radical in sex/gender politics?
Culturico · July 26, 2020
The political left, and much of mainstream feminism, is characterized by an analysis of how systems and institutions shape our choices, a critique of capitalist media, and a commitment to a scientific/materialist worldview. But when faced with radical feminism’s compelling critiques of patriarchy, leftists and many feminists routinely abandon those principles. Radical feminist critiques of prostitution, pornography, and transgender ideology should be part of a consistent, coherent left analysis.
Read More…‘Cancel culture’ cannot erase a strong argument
Feminist Current · July 13, 2020
In the current squabble on the liberal/progressive/left side of the fence over so-called “cancel culture,” in which one open letter in favor of freedom of expression led to a rebuttal open letter in favor of a different approach to freedom of expression, I can offer a report on the experience of being canceled.
Read More…How to Get Off Fossil Fuels Quickly-and Fairly
YES! Magazine · June 22, 2020
When it comes to a just transition, it’s going to take a radical reimagining not only of our economy but also of our culture and the shape of our social structures. YES! co-hosted a conversation with experts from the nonprofit The Land Institute to discuss policy proposals and new ways to rebuild our sense of self and community from the bottom up.
Read More…Why Do Men Like Pornography?
Public Seminar · June 11, 2020
And why radical feminism helps us find a path to real intimacy.
Read More…What can people think of doing when they have little money?
Agriculture and Human Values · June 2020
COVID-19 already has sparked thoughts of long-term economic hardship, with a recession unavoidable and a depression possible. Only a few weeks into the pandemic, countless citizens are struggling to make ends meet. And this acute crisis doesn’t change the need to reduce our use of fossil fuels if we are to head-off the more serious ecological and health consequences of greenhouse gas accumulations. If we are to meet a zero-fossil carbon target by 2050, economic hardship will be part of the equation.
Read More…Interview: There Clearly Is No Decent Human Future Possible in Capitalism
American Herald Tribune · August 20, 2018
Read More…What is the world? Who are we? What are we going to do about it?
Resilience.org · July 19, 2016
[This is an edited version of a sermon delivered July 17, 2016, at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas]
What are the big questions that religion answers?
I know what you are thinking, this being St. Andrew’s, and St. Andrew’s being a good liberal Protestant church: “Bob, it’s not about answers but about living the questions.”
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