Van Jones

I would characterize Van Jones' lecture as inspirational rather than educational. in the 1960s the baby boomers, the largest generation in history, changed the nation, maybe the world, and instigated social and political change. Right now, our generation (generation Y?) is even bigger then the baby boomers. We are also presented with the possibility to instigate vast social and political change. Van Jones pointed out that out generation has a monumental challenge, making millions of jobs, bringing industry back to the United States and doing it in a environmentally conscience way. To partially solve this problem he suggested investing in Green Energy. He explained that America is not broke, we have the biggest GDP in the world, and we need to stop thinking that way. (This last point contradicts some things we have learned in class, but I think he was being inspirational- not factual). He ultimately left generation Y with a challenge, to turn the countries economy around and transform how the country will look in the future.