Voter Protection Act: The right wing is working hard to prevent Americans from voting. The Voter Protection Act bans specific types of intimidation and suppression, establishes a Voter’s Bill of Rights, and requires the creation of a Manual of Election Procedures.
Show your audience how they benefit: Progressives favor policies that benefit society. We wish that most Americans were persuaded, as we are, by appeals to the common good. But they aren’t. You’ve got to show that your policies benefit your listeners themselves, or their family or friends. For more, see the latest IdeaLog, our blog intended to raise eyebrows and engage minds.
The Politics of Gen Z: This podcast interviews a Gen Z researcher to explain her generation’s politics. It’s part of a podcast series called America, Actually with Astead Herndon.
The data center backlash is bringing the entire political spectrum together against big tech billionaires: Nobody wants a data center in their community and most of the prime locations are in red counties. The Guardian discusses this bipartisan uprising.
The three big problems with AI: Bill Gates, of all people, is warning us about the broad dangers of AI: massive job losses, the ability to destroy infrastructure and personalize lies, and the long-term danger of suppressing individuals’ critical thinking. Political consultant Will Robinson provides an excellent summary.
Voicing Our Values—A message guide for policymakers: The 2026 edition of our message guide can now be downloaded as a PDF from our website for free or purchased as a paperback or an ebook from Amazon. You need this book!
Progressives favor policies that benefit society. We wish that most Americans were persuaded, as we are, by appeals to the common good. But they aren’t. You’ve got to show that your policies benefit your...
Vote by Mail Act: We need to push back against absurdly false claims against voting by mail. The Vote by Mail Act expands voting. It requires that all registered voters be mailed a ballot and that...
Message framing is a strategy that directs attention to the part of a political debate where our argument aligns with the audience’s preexisting beliefs. It encourages people to view and understand the issue through...
This is part of a series of IdeaLogs that will amplify messaging advice from our brand-new 2026 Edition of Voicing Our Values. You can download the whole book as a PDF from our website or get it...
Honesty in Election Campaign Disclosures Act: It is essential for voters to be able to easily distinguish between paid election campaign communications from candidates and those from PACs or independent expenditure efforts. The Honesty in...
Hyperscale Data Center Moratorium Act: States and communities have not planned and are not ready for the impacts of large data centers. The Hyperscale Data Center Moratorium Act delays permitting for three years in...
Our new edition of Voicing Our Values explains that the key to persuasion is to agree with your audience. Values can frame any debate to keep you in agreement. Consider this brand-new poll from...
Deceptive AI Campaign Disclosure Act: Voters must be able to identify fraudulent video, audio and pictures produced by AI or other tech and used in paid election campaign communications. The Deceptive AI Campaign Disclosure...
This is the first of a series of IdeaLogs that will amplify messaging advice from our brand-new 2026 Edition of Voicing Our Values. You can download the whole book from our website. The first...