Originally aired on Forum with Michael Krasny
April 17, 2012
Van Jones is well-known in the Bay Area for founding several locally based social justice and environmental groups. He rose to national fame through his work on green jobs, which took him all the way to Washington. Now he has written a book about his time in the Obama administration. Van Jones joined Forum to discuss "Rebuild the Dream," a memoir and a call to action around his latest passions: student debt and foreclosures. Listen to this insightful program.
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