Van Jones - YES! Magazine 15th Anniversary, 6-1-2011 - Full Video

Van Jones, author of "Green Collar Economy" and former green jobs adviser to the White House, addressed a packed house at Town Hall Seattle on June 1, 2011, celebrating YES! Magazine's 15th anniversary. More at http://yesmagazine.org/celebration and http://vanjones.net. Produced by Leif Utne http://leifutne.com for The UpTake http://theuptake.org.

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[FreedomInAmerica]

@grailwolf

Van Jones told the East Bay Express in 2005: (a SF newspaper) I was a rowdy nationalist on April 28th [1992], and then the verdicts came down on April 29th. By August, I was a communist. (...) I met all these young radical people of color – I mean really radical: communists and anarchists. And it was, like, 'This is what I need to be a part of.' I spent the next ten years of my life working with a lot of those people I met in jail, trying to be a revolutionary.

[grailwolf]

@FreedomInAmerica Van Jones is not a "self avowed communist" and your video does not in any way show that he is. Your first link is to a video of Glenn Beck *claiming* that Jones is a Communist with no proof whatsoever but declaring that the government has to investigate his claims. He then criticizes Jones for once signing a document that demanded the government investigate claims about 9/11. So, Beck can demand investigation of claims with no evidence, but Jones can't? Seriously?

[FreedomInAmerica]

Van Jones is a self avowed Communist. watch?v=RXd3nZhlJNU . watch?v=LzQb42A1Nqs The next few decades will determine whether the Human Species is a locust species that will scour this planet to the bones…” . “Need change on a revolutionary scale to survive as a species.” . watch?v=bgKr480RYc4. Obama's Former Green Jobs Czar and Communist, Van Jones Admits Left is 'PRETENDING' Need for Regulations in Green Movement

[leifutne]

I've seen Van speak many times, and he knocked it out of the park again this time. He's one of the most powerful, inspiring speakers for the progressive movement. "WE are the authors of hope...If there's a hope gap in America, don't look to the White House. The slogan was never 'Yes HE can.' The slogan was 'Yes WE can.' And we still can." Thank you, Van.

[chewbaca1989]

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[chewbaca1989]

What the hell is "Green" mean really? I don't see anywhere in the world that and industrialized nation has capitalized on this fairytale.