On AlterNet: framing

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "framing"

George Lakoff's 14 Words That Could Fix California

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. March 25, 2010.

The minority rules in the California Legislature, and they're responsible for the state's budget logjam -- linguist George Lakoff has an elegant solution to fix it.

Obama and the Dems Just Sound Too Wonky on Health Care

George Lakoff, AlterNet. August 21, 2009.

Barack Obama ran the best-framed presidential campaign in history. How is it possible that he and his team are communicating so poorly on health care?

How We Talk About the Environment Has Everything to Do with Whether We'll Save It

George Lakoff, AlterNet. May 20, 2009.

The American public's understanding of the environment is crucial -- the future of our earth and every living being depends on it.

Obama Makes a Persuasive Pitch for His Progressive Agenda

Dylan Loewe, Huffington Post. February 24, 2009.

What was most impressive about his speech was the way he framed his progressive arguments to Congress.

7 Reasons Why Obama's Speeches Are So Powerful

George Lakoff, AlterNet. February 24, 2009.

The president is using his enormous skills as a communicator to express a moral framework.

What Biden Needs to Do to Nail the Debate

George Lakoff, AlterNet. October 1, 2008.

Even with Palin's inexperience and ignorance of world events, she should not be underestimated. Here's how Biden can win.

Don't Think of a Maverick! Could the Obama Campaign Be Improved?

George Lakoff, AlterNet. September 11, 2008.

Obama's task is to reveal McCain as an elite DC insider and to convince conservatives to believe in Obama's leadership abilities.

America Watches the War in Georgia with Dumb Goggles

Mark Ames, The Nation. August 16, 2008.

The war between Russia and Georgia has been framed as a tale of David versus Goliath. But it's far more complex than this, morally and historically.

Progressives Discover That Obama's no Messiah

David Sirota, Huffington Post. July 15, 2008.

Obama is a transformative politician, but he's still a politician.

The Bad Frame: Why Are the New Yorker, Salon and Other Liberal Media Doing the Right's Dirty Work?

Don Hazen, AlterNet. July 14, 2008.

This week's New Yorker cover image of the Obamas is shocking in the racism and gross stereotyping that is built into its supposed satire.

Immigration: It's Been Over 20 Years Since Congress Considered Amnesty, So Why All the Ruckus?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 7, 2008.

Progressive immigration reformers need to do a better job framing their proposals.

How to Talk About Health Care

Bernie Horn, TomPaine.com. April 30, 2008.

The health care debate is not about right versus left. It's about McCain's radical scheme to dump our employer-provided health coverage into a ditch.

Three Words Progressives Can Use to Win Elections

Bernie Horn, deleted. March 27, 2008.

Progressives have allowed right-wing extremists to hijack our ideals. It's time to right that wrong.

What Made Obama's Speech Great

George Lakoff, Open Left. March 26, 2008.

The true power of the speech is that it does what it says. It not only talks about empathy, it creates it.

Why Voters Aren't Motivated by a Laundry List of Positions on Issues

Joe Brewer, George Lakoff, The Rockridge Institute. February 28, 2008.

How politicians communicate has more influence than policy details. Why else would the public accept destructive practices like domestic spying?

America Betrayed: Will Progressives Take the Fall?

Joe Brewer, Scott Parkinson, AlterNet. February 1, 2008.

We cannot allow the right to shift blame for disasters they created.

Emotion Trumps Logic in the Voting Booth

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. October 24, 2007.

All logic points to Republican losses in 2008. But logic doesn't vote -- and logic doesn't win elections, argues Drew Westen.

There Is No Political Center, There Are No Centrists

George Lakoff, AlterNet. August 20, 2007.

"Centrism" is the creation of an inaccurate self-serving metaphor which marginalizes the progressive cause, and it is time to bury it.

Despite Large Majorities, Democrats Are Chicken on Gun Control

Drew Westen, The American Prospect. June 25, 2007.

When it comes to gun control, Democrats fall silent. As with many hot-button social issues, they can't figure out how to reach people's emotions. Here's how they can regain their moral compass -- and their power of speech.

Why does this book scare the hell out of the media-cracy?

Guest Blogger, April 12, 2007.

Pastor Dan: Framing The Debate: A Review

Times and New Republic botch progressive "framing" book

Guest Blogger, April 10, 2007.

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Bush: It's Escalation, Stupid.

George Lakoff, AlterNet. February 15, 2007.

The media and progressives' ability to reframe Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq has changed the public's perception of Republicans' Iraq agenda.

Updated: Look! Up in the sky! It's an 'escalation'! It's a 'surge'! It's a...

Evan Derkacz, January 10, 2007.

$6.5 billion & 21,500 troop 'Gentle uptick in carbon-based resources'...

5 Words And Phrases Democrats Should Never Say Again

jillwklausen, December 31, 1969.

Democrats have failed to speak in a language strong enough to rebut Republicans who have defined who we are and what we want.