Monthly Archives: February 2011
A Narrative of ALP Decline
The recommendations of the Faulkner, Carr and Bracks review of the ALP were released yesterday. There are a lot of interesting points to mull over regarding processes and procedures to get members, unionists and community supporters further involved within the … Continue reading
Climate disasters, Flood Taxes and the Political Winds
I was up in Brisbane for work on Tuesday 11 January this year. The rain was steady and heavy – the day before a workmate had warned me that he thought the Brisbane River would burst its banks. Selfishly I … Continue reading
Filed under Just how stuffed the world is today
A Response to Lakoff’s “The New Obama Narrative”
George Lakoff, cognitive scientist and guru of progressive political framing, threw down a challenge on the Truth Out website recently, and I think I’m going to take it up to him. Lakoff analysed Obama’s recent State of the Union address, … Continue reading