Still Defining "values"

There are numerous articles on values published in many places. It is certainly not surprising, as the Media still wants us to believe that this election was really won over the "moral values”, although more and more evidence suggests that it is not exactly the case. Nonetheless the evaluation of true values and principles is certainly called for.
Here are few more articles that I found interesting and whose authors I believe deserve a hearing.

First one is by George Lakoff, whom many of you may or should know, especially if you follow the shaping of progressive idea and rhetoric. You may learn about this linguistics professor from the webpageof Rockridge Institute, which he has co-founded in order to work on re-shaping or rather re-framing the progressive politics. Also if you are interested in his works and in the issue of framing in general I would also recommend reading his book - Don't Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate.

The article was published in The Nation – “Our Moral Values”

Like in his other writings Lakoff does a great job summarizing the true progressive principles in a concise manner that should be clear to everyone:

We came together because of our moral values: care and responsibility, fairness and equality, freedom and courage, fulfillment in life, opportunity and community, cooperation and trust, honesty and openness. We united behind political principles: equality, equity (if you work for a living, you should earn a living) and government for the people--all the people.

The second article is by Michael Zweig, who is a professor of economics in SUNY and also directs the Center for Study of Working Class Life there. I’ve seen him on TV when he was a guest on Bill Moyer’s show – NOW. I enjoyed listening to him and decided to follow up and seek some more of his writings. His books include:
What's Class Got to Do With It? and The Working Class Majority: America’s Best Kept Secret among others.

His article was originally published in Baltimore Sun – “Stand up For Moral Value of Economic Justice”