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Framing Guide on the Deployment of Military and Federal Agents and the Seizure of Local Law Enforcement Power
The deployment of National Guard troops and federal agents in US cities and the federal seizure of local law enforcement power represents a threat to democratic self-government in our country. …
August 25, 2025
Talking About Young People in a Time of Manufactured Controversy
This guide offers research-backed framing strategies for countering a manufactured controversy about what is being referred to as a “crime emergency”—supposedly caused by adolescents—in Washington, DC. It offers guidance for …
August 15, 2025
Talking About Immigration Now: Moving Beyond the ‘Worthiness Trap’
In recent months, our communities have been shaken by unconstitutional arrests, detentions, and forced expulsions of immigrants. Amid widespread fear, chaos, and uncertainty, it can be difficult to know how …
July 21, 2025
How metaphors catalyze and crystallize anti-immigrant sentiment and policy
Metaphors need not dehumanize immigrants to justify harsh, violent, or cruel policies. Take the metaphor of “invasion”— an aggressive, unwanted incursion, an attempt at conquest. It’s not technically dehumanizing, but …
July 2, 2025