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Commentary Jensen: Hunger Strike Remembers The Victims Of World Bank Policies

Commentary, April, 23 2004 Robert Jensen
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For tourists interested in democracy, the best attraction in Washington, DC, from April 23-26 will be the World Bank at 1818 H St. NW.

Commentary Jensen: Former President Bush Involved With Donation To Group With Terrorist Connections

Commentary, March, 26 2004 Robert Jensen
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OK, perhaps the headline stretches the truth a bit. But being a good American, IÕm simply following the lead of my president.

Commentary Jensen: Bush's Nuclear Hypocrisy

Commentary, March, 09 2004 Robert Jensen
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President Bush's call for changes in international rules on the sale of nuclear equipment would effectively revoke the 1970 Non-Proliferation Treaty's provision allowing countries to pursue atomic energy if they pledge not to build nuclear weapons.

Commentary Jensen: Anti-Islam?

Commentary, October, 24 2003 Robert Jensen
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"I am not anti-Islam or any other religion."

Commentary Jensen: Just the (Documented) Facts, Ma'am or When the watchdog heels

Commentary, October, 07 2003 Robert Jensen
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One slow night on the news desk of my last full-time job in mainstream journalism, a fellow copy editor and I were killing time doing what corporate employees everywhere love to do: ridiculing our bosses and the state of the business more generall...

Commentary Jensen: Conceiving News

Commentary, August, 04 2003 Robert Jensen
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The subservient performance of the U.S. news media before and during the Iraq invasion was so appalling that even defenders of contemporary journalism have been leveling critiques, albeit mild ones.

Commentary Jensen: Embedded Reporters Viewpoint Misses Main Point Of War

Commentary, June, 17 2003 Robert Jensen
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Although many officials and reporters were skeptical at first, the embedded reporting system used in the Iraq war turned out to be a hit with the military and journalists alike. In most post-war analyses, the Pentagon's media plan got high marks f...

Commentary Jensen: Petr—leo, petr—leo, petr—leo

Commentary, March, 12 2003 Robert Jensen
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Bush administration officialsÕ mantra these days is that a war on Iraq will have nothing to do with oil. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has said such a suggestion is Ònonsense.Ó

Commentary Jensen: Petróleo, petróleo, petróleo

Commentary, March, 12 2003 Robert Jensen
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Bush administration officials’ mantra these days is that a war on Iraq will have nothing to do with oil. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has said such a suggestion is “nonsense.”

Commentary Jensen: What Makes A Massacre?

Commentary, February, 10 2003 Robert Jensen
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What is the definition of a "real" massacre?

Commentary Jensen: The US Military Won't Be Defending Our Freedom

Commentary, January, 18 2003 Robert Jensen
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"Dear member of the U.S. military: Thank you for defending our freedom,"

Commentary Jensen: Rape Is Normal?

Commentary, October, 20 2002 Robert Jensen
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It is not surprising that we want to separate ourselves from those who commit hideous crimes, to believe that the abominable things some people do are the result of something evil inside of them.

Commentary Jensen: Iraq Debate In Mainstream Is Ultra-hawks V. Moderate-hawks

Commentary, September, 29 2002 Robert Jensen
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The question dominating the news: When will we go to war against Iraq? The answer: We are already at war with Iraq.

Commentary Jensen: What are we celebrating on the Fourth of July?

Commentary, July, 06 2002 Robert Jensen
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In 1776 American colonists fought for freedom against a mighty empire, an act of self-determination we still celebrate on the Fourth of July. But we also use the Fourth to maintain a mythology about our role in the world that, while mostly true in...

Commentary Jensen: Talking to the Toastmasters

Commentary, June, 23 2002 Robert Jensen
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Recently I was asked to reflect on the antiwar work of the past eight months, with an eye toward signs of hope. For those of us in that movement, it is easy to feel defeated these days. So, here's one small story to counter that.

Commentary Jensen: "I know I'm a racist but ...."

Commentary, May, 25 2002 Robert Jensen
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White folks are often parodied -- and rightly so -- for beginning sentences about race with the disclaimer, ÒIÕm not a racist, but ÉÓ What follows is more often than not an overtly racist statement.

Commentary Jensen: Resisting Masculinity: The Importance Of Feminism To Men

Commentary, February, 24 2002 Robert Jensen
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Feminists hate men. How do we know this? Because it is repeated over and over in the media and by right-wing politicians and other so-called guardians of the moral values of the society.

Commentary Jensen: September 11 And The Politics Of University Teaching

Commentary, January, 04 2002 Robert Jensen
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At various time in my teaching career -- more than ever since Sept. 11 -- I have been advised by faculty colleagues that I should avoid being "too political" in the classroom.

Commentary Jensen: Why I Write (for Newspapers)

Commentary, December, 20 2001 Robert Jensen
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My clearest memory of the 1991 Persian Gulf War is a few moments on a bus when the world melted in front of me.

Commentary Jensen: Constricting critical inquiry in universities

Commentary, October, 21 2001 Robert Jensen
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Each year on our annual reports, University of Texas faculty members are asked to list grants we have received, one of the many ways we demonstrate to the bosses that we have been Òproductive.Ó

Commentary Jensen: Fast-track: The next attack on democracy

Commentary, July, 23 2001 Robert Jensen
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Conservatives are usually the most strident defenders of the doctrine of original intent, the idea that we should follow the will of the Founding Fathers in interpreting the U.S. Constitution.

Commentary Jensen: Rich America, Unfair America

Commentary, June, 13 2001 Robert Jensen
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THE BIGGEST THREAT to democracy in the United States today is economic prosperity. That observation isn't motivated by a desire to see people suffer, but rather is a challenge to the celebration of a certain kind of prosperity, distributed in a c...

Commentary Jensen: FREE SPEECH ON CAMPUS (batteries not included)

Commentary, March, 19 2001 Robert Jensen
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The University of Texas' commitment to free speech on campus -- which has been a curiously lethargic commitment given the centrality of such freedom to higher education -- has gotten curiouser lately.

Commentary Jensen: Inauguration 2001: A Citizens' Oath of Office

Commentary, January, 22 2001 Robert Jensen
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On Inauguration Day 2001, standing on the steps of the State Capitol just a Êfew blocks from the governor's mansion that George W. Bush recently had Êvacated, about 1,000 Austin residents raised their hands as I administered Êa Citizens' Oath of O...

Commentary Jensen: Martin Luther King Jr.: America's all-purpose icon

Commentary, January, 15 2001 Robert Jensen
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People who once branded King a threat to the nation will march today in MLK Day parades. Cities around the country -- even places where King battled segregation -- name streets after him and put up statues. People of all colors invoke his name, le...

Commentary Jensen: Even Now We Lie To Ourselves About Vietnam

Commentary, November, 27 2000 Robert Jensen
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Bill Clinton has always been keen on apologizing, for himself and on behalf of the nation. He has apologized not only for a sex scandal, but for U.S. support of repression in Guatemala and for slavery.

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