In the News
Mark Karlin, DC Report:
The Savvy Scientist Helping Democrats Become the Party of Freedom
Amanda Katz, Washington Post:
How Democrats snatched ‘freedom’ back from Trump and the Republicans
Jennifer Mercieca, Resolute Square:
Frame Warfare: The Battle Over Your Brain
Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle:
‘How do we define pro life?’ Gavin Newsom wants to use conservatives’ talking points against them
Sarah Todd,Quartz:
The best metaphors for what it’s like to await the US election results
James M. Van Wyck, Inside Higher Ed:
Academia Is Not a Container
Jackson Katz, Ms Magazine:
Boxing Metaphors and the Importance of Gender in the Trump-Biden Debate
James Knutila, UCLA Newsroom:
Norma Mendoza-Denton on how Donald Trump weaponizes words (Q&A)
Amber Starfire, Napa Valley Register:
What is the freedom we fight for?
Adina Wise, Scientific American:
Military Metaphors Distort the Reality of COVID-19
Carmine Gallo, Forbes:
Fauci, Cuomo And The Metaphors Leaders Use To Spark Action In The Coronavirus Battle
Simon de Haast, Bizcommunity:
Experience design thinking: A fish called wonder
Massimiliano Santini, Asia Sentinel:
Shaping the Political Narrative of Hong Kong’s Opposition
Guy Raz, KRCU/NPR:
Mandy Len Catron: Can You Jumpstart Love?
Elyse Samuels, The Washington Post:
Fact-checking Trump’s misleading border ‘wall’ spin
David Shariatmadari, Prospect Magazine:
Brexit and the weaponisation of metaphor
Metahaven, e-flux:
Sleep Walks the Street, Part I
Sarah Green Carmichael, Bloomberg Opinion:
‘Pre-K’ Is a Good Code Word for ‘Day Care’
Cheryl Snapp Conner, mySA:
Here's the Biggest Mistake You Can Make When Correcting a Lie
Chi Luu, JSTOR Daily:
How “Carpe Diem” Got Lost in Translation
Thomas Kaplan, The New York Times:
How the Trump Campaign Used Facebook Ads to Amplify His ‘Invasion’ Claim
Paul Rosenberg, Salon:
Here’s the science behind Trump’s ability to control the media through Twitter
Pier Dominguez, Buzzfeed News:
Before They Failed “The Squad,” Democrats Failed Other Women Of Color
Monica Hesse, Bemidji Pioneer:
What do 'Lock her up' and 'Send her back' have in common?
Vyv Evans, Psychology Today:
What Is "Cognitive Linguistics"?
Jennifer Ellen Good, The Conversation:
The urgent need for media literacy in an age of annihilation
Beth Cope & Parker Malloy, Media Matters:
Everyone knows headlines are broken. Here's how news organizations can start fixing them.
Peter G. Prontzos, Scientific American:
The Concept of "Race" Is a Lie
Geoff Johnson, Times Colonist:
Hate speech or free speech? There’s a vital difference
Ameen Kamlana, openDemocracy:
Ten common arguments: reframing the NHS debate
Sam Gillette, People.com:
A Brief History of President Donald Trump's Favorite Phrase: 'But That's Okay'
Cokie Roberts, The Ukiah Daily Journal:
From the desk of… The power of stories
Nicole Rosén, CBC News:
The storm over Winnipeg's Whiteout and why words matter
Alexander Burns,The New York Times:
Pete Buttigieg’s Focus: Storytelling First. Policy Details Later.
David Titterington, 25 years later:
Surrealist Objects in Twin Peaks
Daniel Denvir, The New York Times:
The Case Against ‘Border Security’
Laura Bliss, CityLab:
MapLab: The Internet Is a Metaphor
Chris M. Golde, Inside Hugger Ed:
Careers Go in Chapters
Ha Huyn-Ock, Korea Joongang Daily:
A matter of framing
Avi Selk, The Washington Post:
'The buck stops with everybody': How Trump twists cliches to do his bidding
Daniella Emanuel, Local 10 News:
George Lakoff: 'The media is not doing its job'
Michael Knigge, DW:
'Don't retweet Donald Trump and don't use his language'
John Blake, KIFI:
The polite way to call someone a racist
Otis Roffman, The Round Table:
Language framing: The left is losing the language game
KBZK.com:
The polite way to call someone a racist
Michel Hogan, SmartCompany:
Avoid elephants and frame a message that sticks
Peter Beinart, The Atlantic:
Why Trump Supporters Believe He Is Not Corrupt
Garen Yegparian, Asbarez:
Of Elephants, Armenia, and the ARF
Vivian Giang, Fast Company:
This is how tiny changes in words you hear impacts your thinking
Stacy Sullivan, ACLU:
We Shouldn't Take the Bait on 'Catch and Release'
Amy Westervelt, Dame Magazine:
Words Matter. And Political Propaganda Is Destroying Them
Steve Rathje, QZ:
The sinking of the Titanic left a titanic impact on the language we use today
Thomas B Edsall, The New York Times:
The Contract With Authoritarianism
James Butler, Vice:
How Politicians Used Metaphors to Sell Us Austerity
Rima Touré-Tillery, TheHill:
Puerto Rico isn't that far despite what words might be used to describe it
Jeremy Deaton, Eco-Business:
Why climate deniers target women
Michael Knigge, Deutsche Welle:
'Don't retweet Donald Trump and don't use his language'
Jean Stimmell, Concord Monitor:
Wars and metaphors
Becky Striepe, Care2:
Let’s Change How We Talk About Love
Liz Posner, Slate:
The definitive guide to understanding the sinister tactics behind Trump’s tweets
Steve Rathje, The Guardian:
The power of framing: It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it
Mark Abadi, Business Insider Nordic:
Trump is using a decades-old strategy to sneakily insult Democrats at every turn
Meera Santhanam, The Chicago Maroon:
The Hidden Hierarchy of Adjectives
Nick Pugliese, The County Press:
2017: The year of the ‘alt-right’ and the ‘Antifa’
Rima Touré-Tillery, TheHill:
Puerto Rico isn't that far despite what words might be used to describe it
Darin Robbins, stargazette:
Understanding our political divisions
Seeking Alpha:
GE: Don't Think Of A Dividend Cut
Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood, Marketplace:
Breaking bread without conflict
Scott Ritter, truthdig:
The Case Against America’s Brand of 'Ethical War'
John Saito, Medium:
Making up metaphors
Chris Benderev, Maggie Penman, Renee Klahr, Jennifer Schmidt, Tara Boyle, Shankar Vedantam, WVIK:
When It Comes To Our Politics, Family Matters
Don Rogers, The Union:
It pains us to think
Sanjay Bakshi, The Economic Times:
Metaphorically speaking about business and investing
Mark Abadi, Business Insider Nordic:
Democrats and Republicans speak different languages — and it helps explain why we're so divided
Steven Rosenfeld, The National Memo:
Trump’s North Korea Statements A Boon To His Base
Ben Ament, SCTimes:
Presidents, policies rooted in parenting styles
Steve Rathje, The Guardian:
The power of framing: It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it
Graham Vyse, New Republic:
Democrats Are Warning That Trumpcare Will Kill People. Is It Convincing?
Padraig O'Morain, The Irish Times:
Strict fathers: The tough-talking, Trump-voting parents
Allen Johnson, Tri-City Herald:
Allen Johnson: Morality is key to understanding politics
Jackson Wu, patheos:
How Metaphors Make Us Moral
Jennie Josephson, WHQR:
Read our full conversation with George Lakoff on "your brain on Trump"
Gideon Lichfield, Quartz:
21st-century propaganda: A guide to interpreting and confronting the dark arts of persuasion
Erik Sherman, Forbes:
Political Fighting Over Regulations As 'Good' Or 'Bad' Hurts Millions
Susan Cunningham, St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Research backs up idea that Democrats may be more caring
Daphne White, Berkeleyside:
Berkeley author George Lakoff says, ‘Don’t underestimate Trump’
Sam Miller, ESPN.com:
Forget the ninth inning -- Andrew Miller is here to save the game
Samarth Desai, Harvard Political Review:
Linguist-In-Chief: Trump and the Meaning of Fake News
Jeremy Deaton, CleanTechnica:
Cognitive Science Offers Tools To Rebuff Climate Deniers
Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle:
Next step for Trump resistance: Get organized, fight burnout
LOLGOP, Eclecta Blog:
Why liberals can’t stop spreading conservative messages and retweeting Donald Trump
David Talbot, San Francisco Chronicle:
Is Feinstein too rational and centered for the age of Trump?
Emily Dreyfuss, Wired:
The Cognitive Bias President Trump Understands Better Than You
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR:
With 'Fake News,' Trump Moves From Alternative Facts To Alternative Language
Dan Olson, The Durango Herald:
Regulation or protection? Framing of methane rule counts
Dave Gold, Politico Magazine:
‘Data-Driven’ Campaigns Are Killing the Democratic Party
Michael Borrelli, Raise the Hammer:
Trying Not to Think of a Hamilton Elephant
Christian Kallen, Sonoma Index Tribune:
George Lakoff wants to change your mind
Brooke Gladstone, WNYC:
A Taxonomy of Trump Tweets
Paul Rosenberg, Salon:
Don’t think of a rampaging elephant: Linguist George Lakoff explains how the Democrats helped elect Trump
Brooke Gladstone, WNYC:
A Taxonomy of Trump Tweets
NBC News, 41GMT:
Is Obamacare a Scapegoat for All Health Care Woes?
Tara Golshan, Vox:
Donald Trump’s unique speaking style, explained by linguists
David Weigel, Dayton Daily News:
As Trump shakes them up with tweets, Democrats are flummoxed
Joseph Gelfer, Paste:
Populist Masculinity: What It Is, and How To Beat It
Stephen Loiaconi, WWMT:
Democrats may struggle to find hope in Trump’s presidency, experts say
Jay Ogilvy, Stratfor:
Why So Few Thought Trump Would Win
On The Media, WNYC:
How Talking About Trump Makes Him Normal In Your Brain
The National Memo:
A Brain Scientist Explains How To Turn Trump Into A ‘Loser’
Steven Poole, The Guardian:
‘Make America Great Again’ – why are liberals losing the war of soundbites?
Simon James, Rutland Herald:
Division is detrimental
Carol Rumens, The Guardian:
Poem of the week: Ellipsis by Deryn Rees-Jones
Amanda Davis, Golden Gate Xpress:
Linguist Frames Presidential Debate
David Minkow, National Observer:
How will Homer Simpson vote?
Malay Mail Online:
Campaign lexicon, 2016: A tale of two candidates
Shankar Vedantam, KRCU:
Why Does This Election Have Us So Down? Social Science May Have An Answer
Christopher Mathias, Samantha Storey and Adam Hooper, Huffington Post:
We The Tweeple
Stefan Petrovic, Harvard Political Review:
The American Dichotomy: Private and Public Language in the 2016 Presidential Race
Julie Bosman, New York Times:
Public Schools? To Kansas Conservatives, They’re ‘Government Schools’
Olivia Goldhill, Quartz:
How to beat a bully in a debate (Hillary Clinton, take note)
Kyle Plantz, InsideSources:
Donald Trump’s Deplorables: A Reclamation of the Name
C.C. Taylor, The Federalist:
Upton Sinclair Perfected The Art Of The Misleading Media Narrative
Lisa Mascaro, The San Diego Union-Tribune:
'Believe me': People say Trump's language is affecting political discourse 'bigly'
Shankar Vedantam, NPR:
When It Comes To Our Politics, Family Matters
Scott O'Reilly, The Alternative Daily:
5 Ways Running Can Make You Smarter
Jag Bhalla, Big Think:
Science And Poetry Both Depend On Metaphors
Steven Rosenfeld, Alternet:
New Book Reveals Trump Is Actually Sleazier and Slimier Than We Ever Thought
Denise Robbins, MediaMatters:
New Book Explains Media’s Role In Today’s Toxic State Of Public Discourse
Madison Margolin, VICE:
Is Donald Trump So Popular Because of How He Talks? A Linguistics Explainer
Karen Tumulty, The Charlotte Observer:
Melania Trump and the difference between plagiarism and politics as usual
Steven Rosenfeld, Alternet:
Why Hillary Clinton's Response to the Vitriol and Parade of Lies in Cleveland Is Astoundingly Insufficient
Rmuse, Politicususa:
Kansas Republicans Employ Koch Propaganda To Abolish Public Schools
Perry Link, The New York Review of Books:
The Mind: Less Puzzling in Chinese?
James Hoggan, Desmog:
If Facts Don’t Matter, What Does?
Joseph Gefler, The Good Men Project:
Billionaires and Books: The Dark Money Behind the Rise of ‘Manliness’
Matt Viser, The Boston Globe:
Donald Trump relies on a simple phrase: ‘Believe me’
Kate Burridge, The Conversation:
The linguistic dirt on that dirty little word tax
Kelly Cherry, The Smart Set:
The Head and the Heart - Part II of “The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Is a Metaphor”
Lena Groeger, Pacific Standard:
How Infographics Reveal Your Brain’s Blind Spots
Doc Searls, Linux Journal:
What's the Kernel Space of Democracy?
Samantha Page, Climateprogress:
Study Shows Education And Facts Don’t Actually Matter To Republican Climate Deniers
Kevin Rawlinson, The Guardian:
Umberto Eco, Italian novelist and intellectual, dies aged 84
Sasha Abramsky, The Nation:
Donald Trump, the Most Dangerous Face in the Republican Crowd
Mitchell J. Rabin, HuffPost Healthy Living:
Hidden Stressors in Daily Living
Homaira Kabir, Foreign Policy Journal:
What Makes a Leader: Aggression or Humility?
Eric Niler, Discovery News:
Does Language Matter in War on ISIS?
Dan Nosowitz, Atlas Obscura:
What Brits Talk About When they Talk About Pudding
Jeremy Hobson, Here & Now:
The Language Of Counterterrorism: Is Obama Striking The Right Tone?
Ahmed Abdel-Raheem, InsideSources:
Paris and the Power of Empathy
Stephen T. Asma, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies:
Monsters on the Brain: An Evolutionary Epistemology of Horror
Penney Kome, rabble.ca:
Why Justin Trudeau started his acceptance speech by talking to his children
Jason Hreha, Business Insider UK:
How Amazon and Jay Carney failed at PR — and how they could have won
Knowledge@Wharton:
The Immigration ‘Boogeyman’: Separating Fact from Fiction
Tom McCarthy, The Guardian:
Carly Fiorina's corporate speak brings potential problems to GOP 2016 race
AFP, Daily Mail Online:
Trash talk trumps civility on 2016 campaign trail
Martin G. Evans, The Boston Globe:
Confronting and refuting political lies
David Shariatmadari, The Guardian:
Swarms, floods and marauders: the toxic metaphors of the migration debate
Dr Will Jennings, Gerry Stoker, Jonathan Moss, Nick Clarke, Democratic Audit UK:
Negativity towards politics may be a by-product of a failure in ‘moral accounting’
Joe Borg, Times of Malta:
Are we the children of Cain?
Aaron Duncan, The Conversation:
The US won the World Cup—not the Women’s World Cup
Lester Thornton, Nevada Daily Mail:
'The foundation of an idea'
Paul Fanlund, The Cap Times:
Paul Fanlund: Why progressives fail to grab the moral high ground
Eric Frydenlund, THonline.com:
Frydenlund: A new life, and the spring of hope
Clare Howard, The Community Word:
Editorials – HOW “EFFICIENT” ARE HUMAN RIGHTS?
Jonathan Goldsbie, NOW Toronto Magazine:
George Lakoff: firing up the left
Victoria Fenner, rabble.ca:
George Lakoff: Framing progressive values and language to win the next election
Curtis Bunn, Atlanta Blackstar:
Experts: We Fear Big Government Over Big Business, And Something Is Wrong With That
Steven Rosenfeld, Rawstory:
How Americans are brainwashed to fear exactly the wrong things
Elizabeth Doty, strategy+business:
Learning from the Persuasive Genius of Great Leaders
Sam Stein, Huffpost Politics:
Language Experts Make An Interesting Case For Why Obamacare Will Be Preserved
John Verdon, h+ Magazine:
Narratives of Causation, Structures of Reasoning
Kate O'Neill, The Tennessean:
Marketing metaphors say so much about your brand
Tim Rowden, peoplesworld:
Attacks on workers expected to follow pattern set in Missouri
paulinlancs, Though Cowards Flinch:
Metaphors of immigration: taking Lakoff seriously
Jeff Shesol, Washington Post:
Book review: ‘The All New Don’t Think of an Elephant!’ by George Lakoff
Noah Gordon, Defense One:
How Republicans Got Their Groove Back on National Security
Cody C. Delistraty, The Atlantic:
For a better brain, learn another language
Kelsey Clark, Deseret News National:
Which language should bilingual parents teach their children? Research says both
Emmanuel Ojeifo, allAfrica: Nigeria:
Ojeifo - Political Rhetoric and Democratic Ethos
Bonnie Azab Powell, UC Berkeley News:
George Lakoff on how to argue with conservatives
(2004)
Alyssa Figueroa, San Diego Free Press:
As Abortion Rights Shrink, What’s the Best Language to Use to Protect Women’s Options?
Paul Rosenberg, Salon:
Secrets of the right-wing brain: New study proves it — conservatives see a different, hostile world
Riad Saloojee, The Montreal Gazette:
Opinion: Ramadan can teach us all about collective empathy
Lael Ewy, KMUV:
The View From The Top
George Monbiot, The Guardian:
Put a price on nature? We must stop this neoliberal road to ruin
Randy LoBasso, InsuranceNewsNet.com:
The Moral Imperative
Ahmed Abdel-Raheem, The Commentator:
Egypt's justice system kills justice and people
Blighty, The Economist:
The new working class
Nick Haslam & Beatrice Alba, The Conversation:
Faithful Fido or fickle Felix: what determines our pet preferences?
Tess Standfast, PLOS Blogs:
Connecting Mind and Body through Yoga and Embodied Cognition
Zoe Kleinfeld, The Daily Californian:
Thomas Piketty, author of ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century,’ speaks about income inequality at seminar Wednesday
Shirley Braverman, OpEdNews.com:
Understanding the Liberal Mind: Its Strengths and Weaknesses
Ahmed Abdel-Raheem, The Commentator:
The Arab Spring chokes in Egypt
George Monbiot, The Guardian:
Can you put a price on the beauty of the natural world?
Stacy Graber, Modern Times Magazine:
Nature And Culture: Urban Nature In Youngstown, Ohio
Peter Ellerton, phys.org:
What you think is right may actually be wrong – here's why
Zoe Williams, The Guardian:
George Lakoff: 'Conservatives don't follow the polls, they want to change them … Liberals do everything wrong'
Sasha Abramsky, The Nation:
The Battle Hymn of the War on Poverty
Peter Ellerton, The Conversation:
What you think is right may actually be wrong- here's why
Adam Ramsay, openDemocracy:
The Great British Lakoff question
Ahmed Abdel-Raheem, The Jerusalem Post:
To declare the Muslim Brothers terrorists is meaningless
John Duffy, The Chronicles of Higher Education:
The Ethics of Metaphor
Rune Kier Nielsen, Social Europe Journal:
The European Dream Is Based On A ‘Equals Around A Table’ Metaphor
Joshua Holland, Moyers & Company:
Can Science Explain Tea Partiers’ Rage?
Ahmed Abdel-Raheem, The Commentator:
Israel should worry about the Egypt peace treaty
WBEZ's Worldview:
Obama emphasizes right to strike, but all eyes on diplomatic efforts with Syria
(audio)
Anna Clark, The Guardian Leadership Hub:
George Lakoff to green marketers: use the F-word
Brian Dean, News Frames:
Žižek on Lakoff
John Harris, the Guardian:
Where is Labour going wrong?
Julie Rovner, NPR:
White House Muddles Obamacare Messaging — Again
Lexington, the Economist:
The war of the words
Henry A. Giroux, Truthdig:
Challenging Casino Capitalism and Authoritarian Politics in the Age of Disposability
Elizabeth Flock, US News:
Repetition of 'They Deserve A Vote' Wasn't in Obama's Prepared Remarks
Cyril Mychalejko, Truthout:
Turtles and Tomahawk Missiles, Together at Last? War is Not the Answer to Climate Change
Paul Buchheit, Truthout:
Three Reasons Why It Is a Privilege to Be a Progressive in 2013
Adam Bessie, Truthout:
A Model T Education: Public Schooling on the Assembly Line
Joseph Cotto, Washington Times Communities:
George Lakoff: Do most voters care about facts?
Joseph Cotto, Washington Times Communities:
George Lakoff on the science of personal politics
Mark Karlin, Buzzflash:
The Wealthy and Wall Street Want Us to Drive Off of a Fiscal Cliff That They Created
Sam R. Hall, Daily Ledes:
Democrats In 2004 Faced What Republicans Do Today
Libby Lewis, CNNRadio:
The language of the loophole
Hans Nichols, Bloomberg News:
Stimulus Back in Obama’s Vocabulary After Year on Don’t-Say List
Elizabeth Flock, usnews.com:
How Obama and Romney Will Frame Their Messages In The Two-Week Sprint To The Finish Line
Marc Wilson, New Zeeland Listener:
Psychology: Linguistic relativity
Grady Kallenbach, KansasCity.com:
Letters | Voting, NRA, Chiefs
Nancy Folbre, Economix New York Times:
Patriarchal Norms Still Shape Family Care
Eric Black, Minnpost:
Why no apologies?
Rinku Sen, Colorlines:
Immigrants Are Losing the Policy Fight. But That’s Beside the Point
David Aaker, Harvard Business Review:
What Your Brand Can Learn from Political Rhetoric
Robert J. Schiller, NY Times:
How National Belt-Tightening Goes Awry
Kate Dailey, BBC News:
Are language cops losing war against 'wrongly' used words?
Thomas Kaplan, New York Times:
Cuomo Says He Makes History, Then Repeats It
Vicky Kuperman and Erica Grossman, Huffington Post:
Don't Think of a Baby! Reframing the Birth Control Debate
Edward Harrison, Credit Writedowns:
Video: On the third round of quantitative easing and the US economy
Jeff Turrentine, OnEarth Magazine:
Van Jones on Rebuilding the American Dream, One Story at a Time
Will Straw, Left Foot Forward:
Framing the argument is key to maintaining support for foreign aid
Lamar W. Hankins, San Marcos Mercury:
Disinformation that poisons public discourse
Bob Burnett, The Berkeley Daily Planet:
THE PUBLIC EYE: Reversing the Sixties: The 2012 Republican Agenda
Steven Harmon, San Jose Mercury News:
Analysis: Who is the true heir to Ronald Reagan?
Koen Machielse, Policymic:
Barack Obama Is Slowly Learning the Frame Game
Angelo S. Lynn, Addison County Independent:
Editorial: GOP primary is more about the message
Anthony Scioli, OUPblog:
Why spring is the season of hope
Sara Robinson, Alternet:
Conservative Bullying Has Made America Into a Broken, Dysfunctional Family: But There Are Ways to Regain Our Well-Being
Chris Mooney, Alternet:
How the Right-Wing Brain Works and What That Means for Progressives
Robert Becker, Scholars and Rogues:
Bashing Obama’s America, fringe snatches victory from defeat
Angry Bear Blog, Business Insider:
Learning from campaigns, writing on issues
Gus diZerega, Agora:
Framing, Limbaugh, Pagans and Christians
Paul Rosenberg, Al Jazeera English:
The higher birtherism
Mark Hoofnagle, denialism blog:
Are Liberals really more likely to accept science than conservatives Part II?
Leslie Savan, The Nation:
The Soul of Mitt Romney
David Stansfield, Counterpunch:
The Republican Mind
Michael DeCrescenzo, The Maneater:
Meta-rhetorical politics
Chris Mooney, Pacific Free Press:
What's to be Done About the (alleged) Republican Brain?
Joan King, Gainesville Times:
Politicians know which part of the brain to tap
Adam Price, Dawn.com:
What European left can learn from US
John Buell, Bangor Daily News:
College of the Atlantic’s ambitious new goal
Kenzo Shibate, Huffington Post:
The Board of Education's Circus Act Doesn't Help Kids
Patricia Dewitt, Rome News-Tribune:
GUEST COLUMN: Ignore old social conventions to find the new and beautiful
Jessica Pieklo, Care2:
ALEC Makes Another Push For “Tort Reform”
Mehdi Hasan, New Statesman:
Labour's framing failures
Daniel Lende, Neuroanthropology:
Brainy Trees, Metaphorical Forests: On Neuroscience, Embodiment, and Architecture
Joel Bleifuss, In These Times:
It’s More Than a War of Words
Mehdi Hasan, New Statesman:
Forget about the elephant
James Block, HuffingtonPost:
From Occupy to Progressive Renewal IV: A Full Development Society
Daniela Cavaliere, Inside Ireland:
How to Convince Civil Society to Engage in Greener Practices
Dave Ide, Indybay:
Occupy: What Now, What Next? Commonwealth Club forum with Oakland Mayor Quan: audio & photos
Daniel Lende, Neuroanthropology:
Brainy Trees, Metaphorical Forests: On Neuroscience, Embodiment, and Architecture
Giovanni Rodriguez, Forbes:
How Do You Grow a Social Movement? (New Rules for Radicals -- the Metatribe)
Cecil Brown, San Francisco Bay View:
Race and Occupy Cal
Andreas Whittam Smith, The Independent:
The candidate who can elicit hope is the winner
“Radical” Russ Belville, Opposing Views:
Legalize Only Medical Marijuana or All Marijuana?
Paul Rosenberg, Al Jazeera:
The dual failure of conservative policy and liberal politics
Susie Cagle, SFAppeal:
Occupying The Commonwealth Club
John Elkington, Guardian:
When elephants drive Ferraris
Rick Cohen, The Nonprofit Quarterly:
Governor Cuomo Nixes Millionaires Tax but Extends Multimillionaires Tax—An Outcome of the Occupy Movement?
michael, Overweening Generalist:
George Lakoff and Metaphorical Framing for Occupy, u.s.w.
Raffi Cavoukian, rabble.ca:
No wall too tall to fall: Can OWS evolve?
Becky O'Malley, The Berkeley Daily Planet:
Will Berkeley's Occupy Cal Save the World?
Ish Theilheimer, Straight Goods:
Dickens told of modern miseries — and resistance
Kris Broughton, Big Think:
Will The 99 Percent Occupy 2012 Elections?
Sophie Elkus, Neon Tommy:
Occupy L.A. Teaches About Money, Politics And Obama Playing Dead
Samuel McNerney, Scientific American:
A Brief Guide to Embodied Cognition: Why You Are Not Your Brain
Ted Braun, Crossville Chronicle:
LION AND THE LAMB: Protecting our resources against theft
Nancy Wozny, CultureMap Houston:
The theatrical art of public speaking: Whether it's UP, TEDx or Poitier, it's become an obsession
Ish Theilheimer, Straight Goods:
Brian Topp says he knows how to beat Harper
Henry A. Giroux, Truthout:
Occupy Wall Street's Battle Against American-Style Authoritarianism
PressTV, interview with Allen Roland:
'US protesters seek moral compass'
Shepherd Bliss, Dissident Voice:
Occupy Santa Rosa’s First Week Contrasts with Wall Street’s Moral Principle
Frances Moore Lappe, Huffington Post:
Don't Think of a Pig: Why "Corporate Greed" Is the Wrong Frame
Bob Burnett, Huffington Post:
There Is No Political Middle Ground
Bruce Nussbaum, FastCoDesign:
Want To Know More About Bruce Nussbaum's Creative Capitalism? Read On
Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, Berkley Blogs:
Why we need Obama now, more than ever