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Tag: political dialogue

Political civility during the Trump administration

January 22, 2017 James Wilson Activism, Language/Words, Trump Leave a comment

If one assumes that “divide and conquer” remains the ruling class’s favorite weapon, many leaders must be applauding Donald Trump for having done such

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Republicans need Democrats in their debates

October 4, 2011 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Politics, Voting/Elections One comment

You may recall that in one of the earlier Republican debates, all candidates were asked if they could support a debt reduction plan that

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Powering up progressive political language

September 29, 2011 Stacy Mergenthal Campaigns, Congress, Government, Ideas, Media Leave a comment

Picture this fictional scenario: a telecommunications representative knocks on your door trying to sell you television and internet services. Part of the sales pitch

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U.S. Congress: Where lawmakers meet to “tweet”

March 2, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Politics, Technology 2 comments

According to The Hill, The Republican Study Committee (RSC) declared Monday [March 1, 2010] a “Twitter Day,” encouraging its members to tweet about their “commitment,”

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