“If Asking a Millionaire to Pay Their Fair Share of Taxes”…
The war against the American Dream has been a relatively silent one until now....
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Tag Archives: George Lakoff
From Wisconsin to Arizona: an Assault on American Freedom
Connecting the dots of what Arizona, Wisconsin, immigrants, and the Middle East protests have in common against corporate...
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Progressives to Start Building Communications Networks?
I recently had the chance to see Professor of Linguists George Lakoff talk at a forum on the tactics of health care reform. During that discussion, Professor Lakoff reiterated, as he has often done in the past, that progressives still lack the...
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Keith Olbermann reinstated; but question on state of progressive media remains
In depth analysis of what Keith Olbermann's suspension means to progressive liberals and how that relates to comprehensive immigration...
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ICE Police Programs Hurt The Good Guys & Let The Bad Ones Go
Excellent recommendation on how to "frame" and combat ICE's 287(g)...
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“Sarah Pal’ing around with teaparty terrorists”?
Palin pal’ing around with teaparty terrorists, putting down America’s taxes that help build our country. Looks like Sarah Palin is up to her tricks of pandering to the Tea Party people (who have demonstrated their destructive racist tendencies)Â as tax day...
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George Lakoff, WH and Dems Should Send the Message: Health Means Life; Health Means Freedom
George Lakoff defines what freedom means for progressives in the healthcare debate: Health means freedom. If you have a serious illness or injury and cannot get it treated, your freedom will be limited in many ways. Your physical freedom: you...
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State of the Union: time for brand Obama to execute
How timely that Naomi Kline’s How Corporate Branding Took Over the White House piece so well analyzes the state of Obama’s brand. I found this portion of Naomi’s piece particularly on-mark: [Obama] will boldly appoint the first Latina to the...
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Happy Halloween!
…or is it? It was the question that many Latinos were wondering as they caught word of the offensive “illegal alien” Halloween costume that was being sold by many retailers across the U.S.  A successful campaign by immigrant rights activists was waged to sound...
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Ed Schultz: Progressive Populism vs. Conservative Populism
The Ed Schultz phenomenon: blue-collar and other working class Americans have found their voice in Ed Schultz. As we celebrate Labor Day, populism is in the air as we honor the dignity of hard-working Americans. I’ve been following progressive radio...
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