Robert Jensen
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Emeritus Professor, University of Texas at Austin.
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My latest book, This I Donât Believe: A Fulfilling Life without Meaning, will be published Sept. 1, 2026. Info at
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Pre-order hard copy at
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This I Donât Believe: A Fulfilling Life without Meaning â ROBERT JENSEN
https://robertwjensen.org/books/this-i-dont-believe/
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From Dodging Dogma: âIntellectual life shouldnât be about choosing sides, but too often people defend their team without question.â
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Dodging Dogma: Moving to Higher Ground in Higher Education - 3 Quarks Daily
by Robert Jensen
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2026/07/dodging-dogma-moving-to-higher-ground-in-higher-education.html
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From Dodging Dogma: âI never fit comfortably on either side in the culture wars in higher education, a status not unique to me. Iâm not suggesting I was a model professor but rather that reactions to my work show the dangers of dogma.â
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Dodging Dogma: Moving to Higher Ground in Higher Education
Do universities need to foster more intellectual diversity among professors? Should there be affirmative action for conservative thinkers in disciplines such as sociology and social work? Asked less o...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/07/13/dodging-dogma-moving-to-higher-ground-in-higher-education/
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âDo universities need to foster more intellectual diversity among professors? Should there be affirmative action for conservative thinkers in sociology and social work? Should business schools and economics departments hire a few socialists?â
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Dodging Dogma: Moving to Higher Ground in Higher Education - Dissident Voice
Do universities need to foster more intellectual diversity among professors? Should there be affirmative action for conservative thinkers in disciplines such as sociology and social work? Asked less o...
https://thedissidentvoice.org/2026/07/dodging-dogma-moving-to-higher-ground-in-higher-education/
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My latest book, This I Donât Believe: A Fulfilling Life without Meaning, will be published Sept. 1, 2026. Info at
robertwjensen.org/books/this-i...
Pre-order hard copy at
blueearbooks.com/this-i-dont-...
. E-book coming soon. Ideas for reviews? Email me at
[email protected]
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This I Donât Believe: A Fulfilling Life without Meaning â ROBERT JENSEN
https://robertwjensen.org/books/this-i-dont-believe/
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"If I were still teaching, I likely would have trouble navigating the political struggles on campus. I would resist the threats to faculty independence but urge professors to recognize our collective failure to be accountable to the public.â
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Dodging Dogma: Moving to Higher Ground in Higher Education - 3 Quarks Daily
by Robert Jensen
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2026/07/dodging-dogma-moving-to-higher-ground-in-higher-education.html
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My article on the need for critical self-reflection by university professors--Dodging Dogma: Moving to Higher Ground in Higher Education--is online
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Dodging Dogma: Moving to Higher Ground in Higher Education - 3 Quarks Daily
by Robert Jensen
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2026/07/dodging-dogma-moving-to-higher-ground-in-higher-education.html
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Getting ready for July 4: âThe Anguish in the American Dream,â
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The Anguish in the American Dream | Common Dreams
Whether celebrated or condemned, the American Dream endures, though always ambiguously. We are forever describing and defining, analyzing and assessing the concept, and with each attempt to clarify, t...
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2011/06/23/anguish-american-dream
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In 2003, I published the article âPatriotismâs a Bad Idea at a Dangerous Time.â
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Patriotismâs a Bad Idea at a Dangerous Time â ROBERT JENSEN
https://robertwjensen.org/articles/patriotisms-a-bad-idea-at-a-dangerous-time/
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I used this clip of Alan Greenspan acknowledging a âflawâ in his ideology in classes in which I taught about ideology.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkLD...
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Greenspan Admits Flaw in Ideology
YouTube video by John Peterson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkLDdQ3HORo
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âonce we see the ways white supremacy shaped us and our world, itâs impossible to pretend that a few policy changes can solve the problem. Itâs a lifelong struggle, personally and collectively.â
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Cornelia Gipson: Unlearning Racism - Dissident Voice
Cornelia Gipson is trying to understand the hold that whiteness has on white people. âI grew up black in Mississippi, and from the time I was 4, I knew I was black and what that meant,â she said. âHo...
https://thedissidentvoice.org/2026/06/cornelia-gipson-unlearning-racism/
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âA lot of people have a lot invested in the idea that the United States is exceptional, the model for modern democracy. To suggest that genocide and slavery are central to how we became so wealthy and powerful challenges that pride.â
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Cornelia Gipson: Unlearning Racism
In a candid cross-racial dialogue, Cornelia Gipson and Robert Jensen explore white identity, internalized racism, privilege, empathy, and why honest conversations about race remain so difficultâand so...
https://www.laprogressive.com/racism/unlearning-racism
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âIf whiteness means a commitment to the existing racial order, then whiteness makes empathy difficult, maybe impossible.â
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Cornelia Gipson: Unlearning Racism
In a candid cross-racial dialogue, Cornelia Gipson and Robert Jensen explore white identity, internalized racism, privilege, empathy, and why honest conversations about race remain so difficultâand so...
https://www.laprogressive.com/racism/unlearning-racism
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My conversation with Cornelia Gipson on âUnlearning Racismâ is online at 3 Quarks Daily.
3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily...
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Cornelia Gipson: Unlearning Racism - 3 Quarks Daily
by Robert JensenCornelia Gipson is trying to understand the hold that whiteness has on white people.
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2026/06/cornelia-gipson-unlearning-racism.html
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â[O]nce we let go of patriarchal pathology, we can more easily embrace love, touch, change, and life. We can see that feminismâespecially the most radical feminism we are trained to fear the mostâis not a threat but a great gift to men.â
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https://robertwjensen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Not-just-an-ally-By-Robert-Jensen-2026.pdf
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My next book, This I Donât Believe: A Fulfilling Life without Meaning, now has a webpage on the publisherâs site. Pre-order information coming soon.
blueearbooks.com/this-i-dont-...
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This I Don't Believe - Blue Ear Books
https://blueearbooks.com/this-i-dont-believe/
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Caitlin Taylor: âWe often hear that the food system is broken ... Itâs not brokenâitâs performing exactly the way it was designed to perform by the multinational corporations that profit from the externalized costs of how food is grown.â
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Caitlin Taylor: Building a âLegibleâ Food System
Between a globalized corporate industry on one end of the spectrum and local farmers markets on the other, there is not enough regional storage and processing infrastructure.
https://www.laprogressive.com/healthcare/caitlin-taylor
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Caitlin Taylor, architect and farmer: âOur goal is a food system that people can understandâwhat it is, how it operates, where the food is coming from. That makes it easier to see the need for real change.â
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Caitlin Taylor: Building a âLegibleâ Food System - 3 Quarks Daily
by Robert JensenCaitlin Taylor believes that a sustainable food system needs âlegibleâ infrastructure, which is why she proposesânot entirely in jestâbuilding
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2026/05/caitlin-taylor-building-a-legible-food-system.html
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Robert Jensen
University Press of Kansas
about 2 months ago
Don't miss Prairie Prophecy at Lawrence Public Library! đLearn more about Wes Jackson in the following books: đThe Restless and Relentless Mind of Wes Jackson by
@robertjensen.bsky.social
 https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700636808/ đHogs Are Up https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700630592/ Â
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My profile of architect/farmer Caitlin Taylor is online at 3 Quarks Daily:
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Caitlin Taylor: Building a âLegibleâ Food System - 3 Quarks Daily
by Robert JensenCaitlin Taylor believes that a sustainable food system needs âlegibleâ infrastructure, which is why she proposesânot entirely in jestâbuilding
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2026/05/caitlin-taylor-building-a-legible-food-system.html
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Iâm happy to report that my next book, This I Donât Believe: A Fulfilling Life without Meaning, is going into production. The official publication date is Sept. 1. Iâm calling this one a hybrid of memoir and philosophy. Details to come this summer at
robertwjensen.org/books/this-i...
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This I Donât Believe: A Fulfilling Life without Meaning â ROBERT JENSEN
This I Donât Believe confronts the common fear that life has no intrinsic meaning and describes one path to fulfillment without transcendent purpose.
https://robertwjensen.org/books/this-i-dont-believe/
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As a white man born in the United States who has worked in professional jobs ... , I have considerable first-hand experience with [privilege]. As a friend once told me, âJensen, if you had been born good looking, you would have had it all.â
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https://robertwjensen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Not-just-an-ally-By-Robert-Jensen-2026.pdf
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âfeminismâespecially the most radical feminism we are trained to fear the mostâis not a threat but a great gift to men.â from âNot just an ally: Radical feminism for men,â
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reposted by
Robert Jensen
University Press of Kansas
2 months ago
đReadÂ
@robertjensen.bsky.social
 blog and read more about Wes Jackson: đThe Restless and Relentless Mind of Wes Jackson https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700636808/ đHogs are Up: Stories of the Land, with Digressions https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700630592/
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All five parts of my essay âNot just an ally: Radical feminism for menâ are available in one PDF. Links at
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Not Just an Ally: Radical Feminism for Men
When I was invited to write a chapter on men in feminism for a scholarly book, I told the editors that I would have to include discussion of my writing on
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/05/08/not-just-an-ally-radical-feminism-for-men/
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âRadical feminism gave me a language for letting go of patriarchal expectations.â from the final installment of my series âNot just an ally: Radical feminism for men.â
deaddogma.substack.com/p/not-just-a...
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Not just an ally
Radical feminism for men / Part 5
https://deaddogma.substack.com/p/not-just-an-ally-db5
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The fifth and final installment in my series âNot just an ally: Radical feminism for menâ on Julie Bindel's Substack has been posted.
juliebindel.substack.com/p/justice-an...
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Justice and Self-Interest, by Robert Jensen
Part 5 of Not just an ally: Radical feminism for men. The final in this series.
https://juliebindel.substack.com/p/justice-and-self-interest-by-robert
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Quoting myself, from back in 2014: âTransgenderism is a liberal, individualist, medicalized response to the problem of patriarchyâs rigid, repressive, and reactionary gender norms. Radical feminism is a radical, structural, politicized response.â
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Not just an ally
Radical feminism for men / Part 4
https://deaddogma.substack.com/p/not-just-an-ally-9f5
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In the 4th installment of my essay on men in feminism, âNot just an ally: Radical feminism for men,â I summarize my critique of the ideology of the transgender movement.
deaddogma.substack.com/p/not-just-a...
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Not just an ally
Radical feminism for men / Part 4
https://deaddogma.substack.com/p/not-just-an-ally-9f5
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Part 4 of âNot just an ally: Radical feminism for menâ analyzes transgender ideology. Online at Julie Bindelâs Substack.
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Transgender ideology, by Robert Jensen
Part 4 of the series, Not just an ally: Radical feminism for men
https://juliebindel.substack.com/p/transgender-ideology-by-robert-jensen
3 months ago
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âIndependent operators in pornography's early days gave way to studios, gave way to cheap gonzo scenes, gave way to OnlyFans and AI. Whatever technology, pornography and the sexual-exploitation industries are fueled by menâs demand for sexual access to women.â
deaddogma.substack.com/p/not-just-a...
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Not just an ally
Radical feminism for men / Part 3
https://deaddogma.substack.com/p/not-just-an-ally-8aa
3 months ago
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Based on ecological footprint data, Rees suggests Earth might support up to 2 billion people living at Western European material standards. "Whatâs the optimal population?â is an unanswerable question because of the known unknowns and unknown unknowns."
deaddogma.substack.com/p/bill-rees
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Bill Rees
Ecological Footprint Analysis Grew from a Boyâs Contemplation of âSoil and Sunâ
https://deaddogma.substack.com/p/bill-rees
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âIn patriarchy, men are trained not only to control women but to fear being controlled by other men if we arenât strong enough. Men routinely fear that we canât live up to whatâs expected of a âreal man.â Pornography provides temporary relief.â
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Not just an ally
Radical feminism for men / Part 3
https://deaddogma.substack.com/p/not-just-an-ally-8aa
3 months ago
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When I began speaking and writing, men asked me, âWhy are radical feminists are so obsessed with pornography?â My response has been, âWhy are men so obsessed with pornography, and why does the culture indulge men?â
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from Bill Rees profile: âEcological Footprint Accounting shows that we are in overshootâconsuming resources faster than they can be replenished and generating wastes faster than they can be absorbed.â
3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily...
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Bill Rees: Ecological Footprint Analysis Grew from a Boyâs Contemplation of âSoil and Sunâ - 3 Quarks Daily
by Robert Jensen
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2026/04/bill-rees-ecological-footprint-analysis-grew-from-a-boys-contemplation-of-soil-and-sun.html
3 months ago
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The paradox of pornography: âFirst, pornography has become more widely available and accepted. Second, the pornography industry has produced images that are more overtly cruel and degrading to women, as well as more overtly racist, than ever.â
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Radical feminism for men. Part 3: Pornography
By Robert Jensen
https://juliebindel.substack.com/p/radical-feminism-for-men-part-3-pornography
3 months ago
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Part 3 of my essay âNot just an ally: Radical feminism for menâ is online at Julie Bindelâs Substack. It summarizes my three decades of writing on the feminist critique of pornography and tells the story of how I met Gail Dines.
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Radical feminism for men. Part 3: Pornography
By Robert Jensen
https://juliebindel.substack.com/p/radical-feminism-for-men-part-3-pornography
3 months ago
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Bill Rees: âAfter two centuries of explosive growth, modern techno-industrial societies have enormous cultural and population momentum fueled by bio-physically unrealistic material expectations.â
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Bill Rees: Ecological Footprint Analysis Grew from a Boyâs Contemplation of âSoil and Sunâ - 3 Quarks Daily
by Robert Jensen
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2026/04/bill-rees-ecological-footprint-analysis-grew-from-a-boys-contemplation-of-soil-and-sun.html
3 months ago
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âI am wary of promoting âhealthy masculinityâ to challenge âtoxic masculinity,â a project too often detached from any feminism, let alone radical feminism.... men will be tempted to embrace kinder-but-gentler forms of male supremacy.â
juliebindel.substack.com/p/not-just-a...
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Not just an ally: Radical feminism for men
The case for radical feminism: Part 2 in a series, by Robert Jensen
https://juliebindel.substack.com/p/not-just-an-ally-radical-feminism-f9a
3 months ago
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âthe short-term material gains that men get in patriarchy are not adequate compensation for what we men give up in the long haulâsurrendering part of our humanity.â from Part 2 of my essay âNot just an ally: Radical feminism for men.â
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Not just an ally: Radical feminism for men
The case for radical feminism: Part 2 in a series, by Robert Jensen
https://juliebindel.substack.com/p/not-just-an-ally-radical-feminism-f9a
3 months ago
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from Bill Rees profile: âModern techno-industrial (MTI) society is unsustainable. Humanityâs total biological resource consumption and waste production exceed ecosystemsâ regenerative and assimilation capacities.â
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Bill Rees: Ecological Footprint Analysis Grew from a Boyâs Contemplation of âSoil and Sunâ - 3 Quarks Daily
by Robert Jensen
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2026/04/bill-rees-ecological-footprint-analysis-grew-from-a-boys-contemplation-of-soil-and-sun.html
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âRadical feminists organize to end menâs sexual violence and harassment but also reject the buying and selling of objectified female bodies in pornography, prostitution, and other sexual-exploitation industries.â âNot just an ally: Radical feminism for men.â
juliebindel.substack.com/p/not-just-a...
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Not just an ally: Radical feminism for men
The case for radical feminism: Part 2 in a series, by Robert Jensen
https://juliebindel.substack.com/p/not-just-an-ally-radical-feminism-f9a
3 months ago
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My profile of Bill Reesâ"Ecological Footprint Analysis Grew from a Boyâs Contemplation of âSoil and Sunâââis online at
3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily...
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Bill Rees: Ecological Footprint Analysis Grew from a Boyâs Contemplation of âSoil and Sunâ - 3 Quarks Daily
by Robert Jensen
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2026/04/bill-rees-ecological-footprint-analysis-grew-from-a-boys-contemplation-of-soil-and-sun.html
3 months ago
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âradical feminism rejects social hierarchies across the board but understands patriarchy as the foundational system of domination and subordination.â from Part 2 of my essay âNot just an ally: Radical feminism for men.â
deaddogma.substack.com/p/not-just-a...
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Not just an ally
Radical feminism for men / Part 2
https://deaddogma.substack.com/p/not-just-an-ally-361
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Part 2 of my essay âNot just an ally: Radical feminism for men,â making the case for radical feminism and against masculinity-in-patriarchy, is online at Julie Bindelâs Substack.
juliebindel.substack.com/p/not-just-a...
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Not just an ally: Radical feminism for men
The case for radical feminism: Part 2 in a series, by Robert Jensen
https://juliebindel.substack.com/p/not-just-an-ally-radical-feminism-f9a
3 months ago
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Prairie Prophecy: A powerful new film on Wes Jackson and the future of agriculture
www.resilience.org/stories/2026...
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Prairie Prophecy: A powerful new film on Wes Jackson and the future of agriculture
A new documentary, Prairie Prophecy, explores the life and work of ecologist Wes Jackson, offering a compelling vision for the future of agriculture, sustainability, and our relationship with the land...
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-04-06/prairie-prophecy-a-powerful-new-film-on-wes-jackson-and-the-future-of-agriculture/
3 months ago
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âWhen grad students asked me for career advice, I said, âThe secret to my success is that Iâm mediocre, and I know it.â I donât lack self-confidence but rather was validating studentsâ experience with inflated faculty egos and reminding myself of my limits.â
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https://juliebindel.substack.com/p/not-just-an-ally-radical-feminism
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âDuring my time in feminist scholarship and activism, one of the commandments for men has been âaccept the leadership of women,â reminding us that we have no claim to authority and donât automatically know best⊠but Which women? Which feminists?â
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Not just an ally: Radical feminism for men
Part 1 (of 5): By Robert Jensen
https://juliebindel.substack.com/p/not-just-an-ally-radical-feminism
3 months ago
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The first part of my essay âNot just an ally: Radical feminism for menâ is online. Watch Julie Bindelâs Substack for the remaining four parts in coming weeks.
juliebindel.substack.com/p/not-just-a...
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Not just an ally: Radical feminism for men
Part 1 (of 5): By Robert Jensen
https://juliebindel.substack.com/p/not-just-an-ally-radical-feminism
3 months ago
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âPrairie Prophecy follows visionary scientist and farmer Wes Jackson, co-founder of The Land Institute, whose lifelong work in perennial agriculture offers a hopeful path toward restoring balance with the Earth.â
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Prairie Prophecy
A visionaryâs quest to heal the Earth through sustainable, nature-inspired agriculture.
https://www.pbs.org/show/prairie-prophecy/
3 months ago
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âPrairie Prophecy,â a film about the work of ecologist Wes Jackson, is now available through PBS. Details at
deaddogma.substack.com/p/prairie-pr...
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robertwjensen.org/articles/pra...
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âPrairie Prophecyâ of Wes Jackson
by Robert Jensen
https://deaddogma.substack.com/p/prairie-prophecy-of-wes-jackson
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