A great talk Van Jones gave at the National Conference for Media Reform in 2007. He talks about the politics of togetherness, avoiding defeatism, realizing when the Left is actually winning on issues. He uses superb language and themes that all leftists should take up. He’s a great orator and motivational speaker. Feeling down? Need some inspiration? Check it out!

“Non-violence is not inaction… It is not for the timid or weak… Non-violence is hard work. It is the willingness to sacrifice. It is the patience to win.” -  César Chávez

Can a computer game teach how to fight real-world adversaries—dictators, military occupiers and corrupt rulers, using methods that

have succeeded in actual conflicts—not with laser rays or AK47s, but with non-military strategies and nonviolent weapons? Such a game, A Force More Powerful (AFMP), is now available. A unique collaboration of experts on nonviolent conflict working with veteran game designers has developed a simulation game that teaches the strategy of nonviolent conflict. A dozen scenarios, inspired by re

cent history, include conflicts against dictators, occupiers, colonizers and corrupt regimes, as well as struggles to secure the political and human rights of ethnic and racial minorities and women.”