How Framing Distorts Journalism and Empowers Authoritarians
You can’t cover fascism or authoritarianism objectively as a journalist—because you don’t get to exist in the world where those things prevail
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Podcast: The Tech Coup
Gil Duran inteviews Marietje Schaake about her new book "The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley"
Fear and Hope: Kamala Harris campaign in the final stretch
In the final stretch of the 2024 election, Democratic voters are feeling anxious. Polls remain tight. The initial bump of
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The crypto election and its consequences
Few Americans have ever used crypto, the technology that aims to replace real currencies with alternative digital versions like bitcoin.
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Trump's lack of empathy is a threat to democracy
Power without empathy is a recipe for dictatorship.
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Kamala Harris avoids the traps
Does Kamala Harris need to focus more on specific policy details? This was the main question behind a recent story
Framing
Trump's false attack on Haitians is a racist 'Pizzagate' strategy
Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, Elon Musk, Ted Cruz and the entire Republican Party launched an ugly new racist strategy
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Why Kamala curses: The mysterious power of profanity
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Podcast
FrameLab Podcast: Kamala Harris, Joy and the Freedom Frame
George Lakoff and Gil Duran discuss freedom
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Kamala Harris and the strategy of joy
Is joy a political strategy? A weekend column in the New York Times sparked a debate over the role of
Whose Freedom? Democrats claim the key moral frame
It’s official: The Democratic Party has finally figured out the freedom frame. Freedom was the official theme of the
Framing the Democratic version of American freedom in 2024
How easy is it to frame the Democratic version of freedom? FrameLab reader Joe Tripician, an award-winning film maker, created
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Dad Vibes: Tim Walz and the brilliance of nurturant family politics
VP nominee Walz and the politics of care and empathy