Hey, this is Van Jones.
You might think you know me.
I've been on TV for 10 years, been an activist for longer than that. But the reality is, I have not let you know me for real. And it's time for me to open up and share with you what I see happening.
I am scared.
Scared about what I'm seeing from where I sit every day.
The divisions in our country. What’s happening ecologically. And as much as people think I'm outspoken, I've been holding back.
I've been keeping my mouth shut. I've been playing it safe. I've been scared to say what's true for me fully and deeply and to really get into it.
I just have not had the courage.
But now I've got to get braver and I'm inviting you to be in a deeper community with me.
We're launching this Substack so that I can really tell you what I'm seeing and we can go back and forth and I can get your wisdom and you can get my insight.
I have been a grassroots outsider. I've been a White House insider. I've been a target of the media, both the left-wing media and the right-wing media. I've also been a part of the media. I grew up in a red state. I went to school on an Ivy League campus in a blue state. And I'm now in a position where I have access to information and insight, and I have been hoarding it for myself. I've been afraid to share it, and that ends today.
I am launching my Substack today.
I want you to sign up. I want you to tell your friends. And I want us to start having a deeper conversation about what's happening in this country and what we can do about it.
Wish me luck.
Here we go!
I’ve been afraid to share this