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July 29, 2019 By Susan C. Strong

Use Smart Words to Stop #NukeDoomsday

During this Democratic primary season and even before, a great many longstanding injustices in American life have become high profile: #MeToo, police violence against people of color, the climate crisis, to name just a few. But there’s one still under the public radar: the nuclear threat. The climate crisis will make life on earth increasingly […]

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July 31, 2017 By Susan C. Strong

How to Write Slogans That Move! (Better than “a better deal!)   

When they aren’t reacting to Trump’s latest outrage, people are  talking about the Democrats’ horrible new slogan, “a better deal.” Winning the ’18 election for a better House is one of the most important ways we can fight back. For that the Democrats need a much better slogan.  Even “Get a better deal—go Blue in […]

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