George Lakoff

Jan 20, 2025 | portside.org | George Lakoff |Gil Duran

Woody’s New Year’s Resolutions and Ours Published January 20, 2025 It is hard to compete with Woody Guthrie’s timeless list of New Year resolutions from 1943, which includes these ever-relevant goals:Work more and better. Read lots of good books. Keep hoping machine running. Help win war – beat fascism. Wake up and fight. But here’s a list of FrameLab resolutions as we head into 2025:Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk.

Jan 20, 2025 | zeteo.com | George Lakoff

With Donald Trump set to retake the White House today, many Democrats find themselves in a dark and defeatist mood. That's understandable. It's hard to believe we must experience this same nightmare again. But authoritarians like Trump thrive on fear and hopelessness, so it's crucial to avoid giving in completely to negative emotions. Democracy requires the ongoing nurturance and support of engaged citizens.

Nov 18, 2024 | t.ly | Gil Duran |George Lakoff

FrameLab is brought to you by our paid subscribers. If you can, please join hundreds of fellow readers in becoming a paid subscriber today! Click here for more information. In a must-read essay in The Guardian, journalist Caroline Cadwalladr provides a list of tips for surviving authoritarianism. Among her points in "How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for a post-truth world":You have more power than you think. We’re supposed to feel powerless. That’s the strategy. But we’re not.

Nov 15, 2024 | theframelab.org | George Lakoff |Gil Duran

FrameLab is paywall-free thanks the generous contributions of our paid subscribers. If you can, please join hundreds of fellow readers in becoming a paid subscriber today. It happened. Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris. A twice-impeached convicted felon who has promised to act as a dictator will return to the White House in 2025. There’s no way to sugarcoat this nightmare scenario. The consequences of this election will unfold for decades to come.

Jul 29, 2024 | bleedingheartland.com | Laura Belin |George Lakoff |Bruce Lear |Rachel Bruns

“Lead us not into temptation,” State Auditor Rob Sand told some 450 Iowa Democrats on July 27. He tries to say those words every day, he explained, because the phrase has “been an important part of my life, and an important part of my faith, like it has for many other people.” Sand’s remarks drew heavily on the language of faith to press the case against Republican policies. The auditor is not on the ballot this November but is widely viewed as a possible candidate for governor in 2026.