Tag Archives: Rebuild the Dream

Rebuild the Dream rolls out their ten-point plan for setting America back on the right track

By Mark | August 8, 2011

I don’t usually like it when adults hire adorable little kids to deliver their political messages, but, judging from my response to this short video just put out by Van Jones and the folks at Rebuild the Dream, I guess I’m alright with it when said kids are articulately and enthusiastically parroting ideas that I […]

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Van Jones sets out to counter the Tea Party, and Rebuild the American Dream

By Mark | June 26, 2011

Obama’s former green jobs czar, Van Jones, launched a campaign in New York on Thursday called Rebuild the Dream. I’m watching video of the inaugural event now, and I’m torn. On one hand, I appreciate the thought behind it, and very much like the idea of a progressive, reality-based equivalent to the conservative Tea Party […]