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Our ‘One Big Family’ Frame

Published on Wednesday, February 2, 2005 by CommonDreams.org by Susan C. Strong As the Bush Administration finishes setting forth its alarming vision for America, we must lay out our own ‘big vision’ story. But a vital piece of that vision is the way we get to the future we want from where we are now. […]

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“Speaking American”, Terrain, Fall ’03

The original piece by Linnea Due was published by the Ecology Center, 8/15/2003, on p. 38. It now appears in the blog linked here. TALK SOFTLY AND CARRY A big stick. The domino theory. Slippery slope. The Axis of Evil. A choice phrase like the Silent Majority, coined by Richard Nixon to counter anti-Vietnam war activism, can […]

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Eco-Workshop Examples 1997-2002

Some creations generated from standard American themes or stereotypes: Balancing our ecological (or environmental) budget, getting rid of the ecological deficit or debt, relying on ecological deficit financing, calling for an ecological audit Moving from the ‘me generation’ to the ‘we generation’ ‘Pioneering a new green economy,’ ‘bioneering the new green economy’ Making, gearing up […]

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Defusing Terrorism, Not a War on Terrorism

Dear Friends of the Metaphor Project, Below is a sample letter you can easily cut and paste for forwarding yourself. I believe that the time is finally ripe for this message. Yesterday (10/24/01) the S.F. Chronicle reported that the Bush Administration was seeking advice from Madison Avenue about how to sell the War on Terrorism […]

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America Needs Smart Game Plans, Not War

Dear Friends of the Metaphor Project, My second letter to the editor included below (already sent to the New York Times) contains the urgent message I believe we need to convey at this point to everyone, members of Congress, media outlets, and opinion makers. Please use your own contact lists and forward this message as […]

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U.S. Moral Integrity Demands Crime Metaphor, Not War

Dear Friends of The Metaphor Project, The letter to the editor included below (already sent to the S.F. Chronicle) represents the most concise and complete version of the message I believe we must get out to every member of Congress, every media outlet, and every opinion maker as quickly as possible. I have already contacted […]

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Fair Trade Media Wedge Workshop Results

YOUR PICKS OF THE BEST TWEAKS Fast Track railroads workers. There is no FREE trade. Free trade is never free. Free trade means free labor. Fast Track muzzles Congress. Fast Track=crime in the suites. Free trade — Wall Street’s drug of choice. Stop the addiction! Fast Track is the wrong track. Derail Fast Track. Free trade is […]