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Jul
04
Stop Taking the Bait on Bad Faith Debates About Word Choices
There are a lot of rolling debates about specific word choices in political discourse that have very little to do
4 min read
Jun
23
When It's Not Lying, It's Often Paltering
Recently, I was discussing some disinformation about the pandemic with a few colleagues who work in science communication. We were
3 min read
Apr
15
Participatory Vs. Transactional Politics
A lot of debates about how to win elections and Do Politics Good are grounded in
different views of how
3 min read
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
4 min read
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.
9 min read
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
4 min read
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,
8 min read
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
6 min read
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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