Weasel words... saying nothing but doing a great deal of damage

Friday, 14 June 2019 - 10:00am to 10:30am

For this episode we had a bit of fun while inviting donations to keep 3CR going. We discussed how certain words and phrases can be used by those in power to consolidate and extend their power, and to legitimise the harms inflicted on people in the name of efficiency and profit-for-the-few.

Ref: Watson, D. (2004) Weasel words. Sydney: Knopf.

Think Again

Friday 10:00am to 10:30am

Think Again offers weekly conversations and reflections about current events, trends and public pronouncements on contemporary and emerging issues. The show moves beyond what we read and hear via the public and ‘social’ media, to invite alternative possibilities to guide our thinking, living and organising.