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Jan
05
On January 6th, Good Organizing Won
A year ago, a right wing mob, incited by a Republican president, stormed the U.S. Capitol in the hopes
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Dec
28
Movie Review: Don't Look Up is the Science Communication Film We Deserve
SPOILER NOTE: I'm going to assume that readers have seen Don't Look Up or don't care if they see spoilers.
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Dec
09
Invisible Messaging: the Power of Agnotology in Political Rhetoric
Several years ago, at an earth science conference, I learned a new word that would permanently change my understanding of
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Nov
10
Messaging Does Not Generate Attention, Action and Provocation Do
Every time Democrats lose or even just underperform in an election, we see a series of recriminations about their messaging,
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Sep
03
If Democrats Don't Do the Right Thing Now, They Might Never Get Another Chance
This week has been dark. The Texas GOP's wildly unconstitutional anti-abortion law is in force. For millions of women in
8 min read
Jul
31
What do you call a flailing attempt at a coup?
As investigations into January 6th attack on the Capitol get underway, we're learning more about Trump's efforts to interfere with
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Jul
07
How Does Ranked Choice Voting Make Us Feel?
New York City's Democratic primary was incredibly competitive, partially thanks to ranked choice voting. And now we think we know
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Jun
27
Process is Power: What Joe Manchin Wants
Evan Osnos has a nice profile of Sen. Joe Manchin in the New Yorker. It underscores a few points about
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Jun
19
Stop Feeding the Trolls on Anti-Teacher, Pro-Censorship "Critical Race Theory" Attacks
The debate over "critical race theory" in schools is a right wing troll campaign. Too often, writers, media outlets and
4 min read
Jun
09
Attorney General Barr Closely Monitored Violent Crackdown on Protestors Ahead of Trump Photo-Op
A little more than year ago, I watched federal agents and local police violently attack demonstrators and journalists outside the
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