economy

April 6, 2019 By Susan C. Strong

Being Clear About What #TrueAmericanFreedom Means!

Ever since Rep.Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D- NY) and her colleagues launched the Green New Deal resolution, the GOP has been betting they can scare the American electorate with new fears of evil government control. Their method is to shout some version of “Freedom or Socialism? That is the question for 2020!” But this GOP “freedom” […]

October 11, 2018 By Susan C. Strong

GOTV Plus: Revisiting How to frame it “American” Now

If you are doing GOTV this fall, you will be given a party script, of course. But it’s always good to have some more ideas about what else to say, if you get into a real conversation. So here is some review on how to “speak American” now. These days the political framing challenge we […]

December 3, 2016 By Susan C. Strong

Say: “Clean Energy Jobs Now!”

Right now we’re in the aftermath of Election 2016, with President-Elect Trump heading for the Oval Office. Added to what’s happened to Congress, climate protection is likely to be under heavy attack. Who, then, is our audience for doing what? And how should we talk to them about the issue? First, a little more context. […]