Editorial ONCE FORBIDDEN HISTORY OFFERS HOPE By: Ben Jealous Even Ron DeSantis had to admit, when pressed at a CNN townhall, January 6 was a bad day for America. Invariably,... Garland JournalJanuary 16, 2024
Editorial In the Gap Between January 6 and MLK Day,Once Forbidden History Offers Hope By Ben Jealous Even Ron DeSantis had to admit, when pressed at a CNN townhall, January 6 was a bad day for America. Invariably,... Garland JournalJanuary 10, 2024
Editorial JEALOUS: The Story of the Orcas and the Salmon, on the Endangered Species Act’s 50th Birthday By Ben Jealous Thanks to 20th-century aquariums and marine theme parks, orcas — also known as killer whales — are the most iconic whales in... Garland JournalJanuary 6, 2024
Editorial JEALOUS: How the Clean-Energy Win in Michigan Provides a Road Map for Other States If you live in Detroit or another part of Michigan where there’s a looming threat of bodily harm from fossil fuel pollution, it just... Garland JournalDecember 18, 2023
Editorial For Too Many Kids, Getting Outside Is Easier Said Than Done By Ben Jealous Last week, after a restful Thanksgiving, my family made a deliberate choice to #OptOutside on Friday. #OptOutside is a growing movement in... Garland JournalDecember 2, 2023
Editorial JEALOUS: Environmental Sacrifice Zones Can Be Beacons of Clean Energy Investment By Ben Jealous Lower Richland County, South Carolina, is a place with rich history. The region, which sits on wetlands and a floodplain forest fed... Garland JournalNovember 28, 2023
Editorial The Hidden Danger of Fossil Fuel Pollution By Ben Jealous The plot twist in the horror movies we love to watch at this time of year (including 1978’s “Halloween”) is used so... Garland JournalNovember 7, 2023
Editorial JEALOUS: The Clean Energy Transition Must Be a Just Transition By Ben Jealous When General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford – the “Big Three” American automakers – were close to extinction 15 years ago, their... Garland JournalOctober 6, 2023
Editorial JEALOUS: Protecting a Way of Life and the Planet By Ben Jealous The Sacred Place Where Life Begins. That’s what the Gwich’in people call the coastal plain of Alaska where they live. The Porcupine... Garland JournalSeptember 17, 2023
Editorial JEALOUS: A Deep-South Governor’s Race to Watch By Ben Jealous A year in which there are only three races for governor’s seats, all in the Deep South, wouldn’t normally create a lot... Garland JournalJuly 9, 2023