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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How names can cement or change power dynamics

    Rebecca Solnit says a name can hide the truth or tell an outright lie. How we name things, like enhanced interrogation, chain migration, the sharing economy, can be used to persuade, and tip the balance of power.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 25, 2018 • 1 min read

    Rebecca Solnit says a name can hide the truth or tell an outright lie. How we name things, like enhanced interrogation, chain migration, the sharing economy, can be used to persuade, and tip the balance of power. Solnit argues that by calling things by their true names, we can cut through the lies that keep people in power, and others vulnerable.

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    4. 34:09Can a Bullet Journal help you keep up with your to-do list?
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      Madeleine Brand

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    What you need to know about Prop 10 on rent control
    1. 0:00The rise of white supremacist groups and their place in California
    2. 9:32Should you vote yes or no on Prop 10?
    3. 20:36How names can cement or change power dynamicsYou’re reading this
    4. 34:09Can a Bullet Journal help you keep up with your to-do list?
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand