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'
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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
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
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
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
2 min read
Jun
27
Process is Power: What Joe Manchin Wants
Evan Osnos has a nice profile
[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/06/28/the-man-who-controls-the-senate]
of Sen. Joe Manchin in
3 min read
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
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
5 min read
Jun
04
Barack Obama Gets the Media Problem Right—But What Are the Solutions?
Barack Obama's recent interview
[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/01/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-barack-obama.html]
with the New York
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