Reframing Obamacare Now
The administration’s decision to adopt the Right’s “Obamacare” frame for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been incomprehensible for a […]
Framing Climate Change Action Now
There is evidence that a number of American citizens know we have a climate change problem. But many of them
Re Syria: Say “We Can Do Better than Bombs!”
Right now our country and the world are in an uproar over President Obama’s plan to bomb Syria. Whatever his
Say: “’True’ Public Safety Means Prevention!”
New reports suggest that some desperate Republicans are trying out “public safety” and “crime” as their 2013-4 state-level election frame.(1)
Guns, Nukes, Dollars, and the One Big Family Frame
Starting in 2005 and then again in 2008 and 2011, I wrote some web essays about the “one big family”
Tell the Media Again: Say “Safety,” not “Control!”
Mayors Against Illegal Guns has recently reported that 100% of Americans want universal background checks for gun buyers. They say
Say: Cut Military ‘Corporations’ Instead
Right now all eyes are on the “fiscal cliff” debate. So far, the focus seems limited to domestic spending cuts
Counter-frame the Economy! Three Ways to Avoid Their Words
Although everyone’s focused on the election now, by the end of next week America will plunge into yet another harrowing
How to “Speak American” When You GOTV
Recent rash remarks and extreme ideas from the Romney/Ryan team have altered the political landscape. Before all that, polls had
Counter-frame It! How to Stop Using Their Words
Democrats, liberals, progressives, and radicals unite in frustration with the Right’s ability to capture the public mind with a few