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Conservative Frank Luntz Has Set a Trap for Progressives -- Here's How to Outsmart Him and Boost the Occupy Movement

George Lakoff, AlterNet. December 6, 2011.

Progressives' basic morality needs to be talked about over and over again, in every corner of the country.

Lakoff: How Occupy Wall Street's Moral Vision Can Beat the Disastrous Conservative Worldview

George Lakoff, AlterNet. October 20, 2011.

OWS has a progressive moral vision. They're protesting the disastrous effects that have come from operating with a conservative moral, economic, and political worldview.

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.

Conservatives Are Waging a War on Empathy -- We Can't Let Them Win

George Lakoff, AlterNet. June 1, 2009.

Conservatives are trying to redefine empathy as irrational personal feeling. In fact, empathy is the basis of our democracy and must be defended.

The Secret of Obama's Success: He Listens to George Lakoff

Trish, Pensito Review AlterNet: PEEK. February 20, 2008.

How can Obama score so many wins by offering so little--just hope--and yet everything? I can answer that question. It's because Obama gets it.