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Author Archives: Ben Jealous

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JEALOUS: Attacks on People’s Stories Are Attacks on People. Just Ask a Librarian.

by Ben Jealous October 23, 2024October 23, 2024

Montgomery County in Texas has reclassified a book about the Wampanoag tribe as fiction, causing outrage among Native American children and library professionals, who argue that the move is an attack on their stories and history.

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JEALOUS: Indigenous Communities Continue to Lead in Some of Our Most Crucial Environmental Fights

by Ben Jealous October 16, 2024October 16, 2024
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JEALOUS: Our Protected Public Lands Remind Us — Nature Is for Everyone

by Ben Jealous October 2, 2024October 2, 2024
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JEALOUS: Saving the World as a Path to Prosperity

by Ben Jealous September 18, 2024September 18, 2024
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JEALOUS: Our Transition to the Green Economy Does Not Need to be Slow to Be Just and Equitable

by Ben Jealous September 4, 2024September 4, 2024
**FILE** Vice President Kamala Harris (pictured here at an event in Prince George’s County, Maryland, on Aug. 15) made a surprise appearance on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, thanking President Joe Biden for his leadership. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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JEALOUS: Kamala Harris’ Chicago Convention and Illinois’ Unique Place in Civil Rights History

by Ben Jealous August 28, 2024August 28, 2024
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JEALOUS: The IRA is Still Our Biggest Step Toward a Brighter Future for Our Children

by Ben Jealous August 21, 2024August 21, 2024
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JEALOUS: Real Climate Solutions Demand a Strong Democracy

by Ben Jealous August 7, 2024August 7, 2024
**FILE** Courtesy of greenpeace.org
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JEALOUS: Courts Need to Slap Down SLAPP Suits Like the One Targeting Greenpeace

by Ben Jealous July 31, 2024July 31, 2024
**FILE** Cover of the 2025 "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise" (Courtesy of The Heritage Foundation via Wikimedia Commons)
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JEALOUS: The 900-Page Guide to Snuffing Out American Democracy

by Ben Jealous July 17, 2024July 17, 2024

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