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Born-Again Presents: Upcycled Gifts That Do Good

Sierra | Posted 01.20.2013 | Impact
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Sierra

These gifts are all made from something that obviously used to be something else. To boost the good-cheer factor, they're not just upcycled -- they also help someone, somewhere, rise above poverty.

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Reframing the Deficit Misperception

Max Benavidez | Posted 08.21.2011 | Politics
Read More: Taxes, Entitlements, Morale Deficit, Frame, Most Important Meaures, Narrative, Jobs, Perception, Jobs Deficit, Deficit, Economic Recovery, Unemployment, Reframing, American Dream, Gallup, Meme, Max Benavidez, Job Creation, Unfunded Wars, Politics News
Max Benavidez

In the 20th century we saw examples of what happened when nations were stripped of their morale and lost their spirit. They fell into fascism or totalitarianism. We need job creation and morale building not deficit reduction.

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Untellable Truths

George Lakoff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Tax Cuts, Taxes, Obama, Lakoff, Frame, Democrats, Communication, Politics News
George Lakoff

Democrats of all stripes have been so focused on details of policy that they have surrendered public political discourse to conservatives, and with it the key to the nation's future.

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Ryan Grim

Dr. Drew Getting Ripped For Suggesting Lindsay Lohan Be Framed For Drug Use

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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Celebrity addiction specialist Drew Pinsky -- who goes by Dr. Drew -- is taking an online beating for suggesting that the best way to deal with Lindsa...

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The Palin Choice and the Reality of the Political Mind

George Lakoff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Republican VP, Sarah Palin Vp, Realities, Populism, Frame, McCain Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, Obama, Democracy, McCain VP, Barack Obama, Symbolism, Palin Vp, Mccain Palin Ticket, Palin, Sarah Palin, Reality, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
George Lakoff

The Palin nomination is not about external realities and what Democrats call "issues," but about the symbolic mechanisms of the political mind -- the worldviews, frames, metaphors, cultural narratives, and stereotypes.

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