Rebuild the Dream

"Van Jones has made it his life's work to speak truth to power." -- Nancy Pelosi, TimeMagazine In the national bestseller, green economy pioneer Van Jones reflects on his journey from grassroots outsider to White House insider, and why he chose to resign his post and found Rebuild the Dream, an initiative to restore good jobs and economic opportunity. Drawing on his own experiences Jones explains how the "hope" bubble burst--and how "We, the People," can renew the American Dream. " Rebuild the Dream. . . seeks to harness the insurgent energies expressed by the Occupy movement into lasting institutional reform" --Rick Perlstein, Rolling Stone "[A] blueprint for grassroots action to restore the economy . . . . The book is a companion piece to Jones' activities since leaving the White House -- and his new rock-star status within the progressive movement." -- Politico

Van Jones is founding president of Rebuild the Dream, a pioneering initiative to restore good jobs and economic opportunity. He is the co-founder of three, thriving organizations: the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Color of Change, and Green For All. Jones is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Green Collar Economy.

A Yale-educated attorney, Van worked as the green jobs advisor to the Obama White House in 2009. There, he helped run the inter-agency process that oversaw eighty billion in green recovery spending. Time Magazine has named Jones one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.

Rebuild the Dream is a strategy and action center that is rapidly emerging as a major force in the fight to rescue America's middle class. Launched in June 2011, the organization is already more 600,000 members strong, with a presence in every Congressional District. To join the movement, go to RebuildTheDream.com.