On September 15th, Van Jones addressed his friends and supporters about his recent resignation with the following e-mail message. Dear Friends: My fa...
Byron Williams | Posted 05.25.2011
Van Jones' transition from outside activist to inside political player wasn't as easy as it may appear. As an activist, the First Amendment protects Jones, but inside-the-Beltway politics is played by different rules.
John Wellington Ennis | Posted 05.25.2011
We need rope, lots of it, to let the right wing shark-osphere hang themselves in their xenophobic obsessions. Because what won't deter them is shame. There is no shame to these hacks.
Michael Kieschnick | Posted 05.25.2011
The Obama administration has lost more than a brilliant advocate. By failing to stand up and to call out Beck for his smears, it has lost power at a time when it needs every ounce of power.
Adele Stan | Posted 05.25.2011
The racism and red-baiting suffered by Jones at the hands of Beck and his admirers are simply key elements in a marketing strategy designed to serve Very Big Business.
Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011
Thank you, Glenn Beck. By helping force the resignation of Van Jones, you have done a great service to your country. But in the exact opposite way than you intended.
Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011
What we underestimated was the power of the fact that both Jones and Obama are black. Yes, the hysteria was about politics, but it was enabled by race.
Beau Friedlander | Posted 05.25.2011
Van Jones was the best person for the job he just relinquished. He would have helped Republican lawmakers in their districts. He would have created jobs. He would have made a difference.
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011
UPDATE: On "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos, Gibbs told Stephanopoulos that Obama thanks Jones for his service but doesn't endorse his views or ...
AP | WILL LESTER | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — The White House environmental adviser under fire for inflammatory statements made before he joined the administration resigned afte...
Posted 05.25.2011