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Same word, two meanings.
Politically-loaded terms get framed differently across the spectrum. This dictionary shows the typical left and right framing of common news terms, so you can read across the divide without getting played by the language.
>33 TERMS
tax cutsECONOMY
LEFT FRAMING
tax giveaways to the wealthy
RIGHT FRAMING
letting people keep their own money
tax increasesECONOMY
LEFT FRAMING
asking the wealthy to pay their fair share
RIGHT FRAMING
tax hikes that hurt working families
regulationECONOMY
LEFT FRAMING
consumer protections
RIGHT FRAMING
red tape strangling business
deficit spendingECONOMY
LEFT FRAMING
investment in our future
RIGHT FRAMING
burdening our grandchildren with debt
minimum wageECONOMY
LEFT FRAMING
a living wage
RIGHT FRAMING
a job-killing mandate
inflationECONOMY
LEFT FRAMING
Bidenflation / supply-chain inflation (depending on era)
RIGHT FRAMING
the cost-of-living crisis caused by reckless spending
border securitySECURITY
LEFT FRAMING
humane immigration policy
RIGHT FRAMING
secure the border / build the wall
undocumented immigrantsIDENTITY
LEFT FRAMING
undocumented immigrants / migrants
RIGHT FRAMING
illegal aliens / illegal immigrants
asylum seekersSECURITY
LEFT FRAMING
asylum seekers fleeing persecution
RIGHT FRAMING
border crossers gaming the asylum system
gun controlPOLICY
LEFT FRAMING
common-sense gun safety reform
RIGHT FRAMING
gun grab / Second Amendment infringement
assault weaponPOLICY
LEFT FRAMING
weapon of war
RIGHT FRAMING
modern sporting rifle
abortionSOCIAL
LEFT FRAMING
reproductive rights / abortion care
RIGHT FRAMING
abortion / unborn babies
pro-lifeSOCIAL
LEFT FRAMING
anti-abortion / forced-birth
RIGHT FRAMING
pro-life
pro-choiceSOCIAL
LEFT FRAMING
pro-choice
RIGHT FRAMING
pro-abortion
diversity equity inclusionIDENTITY
LEFT FRAMING
DEI initiatives that broaden opportunity
RIGHT FRAMING
DEI ideology / woke discrimination
climate changePOLICY
LEFT FRAMING
the climate crisis
RIGHT FRAMING
climate change (caveats often added about cost of action)
renewable energyPOLICY
LEFT FRAMING
clean energy
RIGHT FRAMING
unreliable energy / green-energy boondoggle
fossil fuelsPOLICY
LEFT FRAMING
polluting / dirty fuels
RIGHT FRAMING
American energy / domestic energy
transgenderIDENTITY
LEFT FRAMING
transgender Americans
RIGHT FRAMING
transgender / often paired with 'biological' qualifier
gender-affirming careSOCIAL
LEFT FRAMING
life-saving gender-affirming care
RIGHT FRAMING
experimental procedures on minors
social safety netPOLICY
LEFT FRAMING
the social safety net / earned benefits
RIGHT FRAMING
entitlement programs / welfare
Medicaid expansionPOLICY
LEFT FRAMING
expanding healthcare access
RIGHT FRAMING
expanding government dependence
election integrityPOLICY
LEFT FRAMING
voter suppression dressed up as integrity
RIGHT FRAMING
election integrity / secure elections
voting rightsPOLICY
LEFT FRAMING
voting rights / ballot access
RIGHT FRAMING
loose voting laws prone to fraud
white supremacySOCIAL
LEFT FRAMING
white supremacy / structural racism
RIGHT FRAMING
fringe extremism (often disputed framing)
critical race theoryIDENTITY
LEFT FRAMING
an academic legal framework
RIGHT FRAMING
CRT indoctrination in schools
police reformSECURITY
LEFT FRAMING
police accountability / reimagining public safety
RIGHT FRAMING
defunding the police / soft-on-crime
BLM protestsSOCIAL
LEFT FRAMING
racial justice protests
RIGHT FRAMING
BLM riots
January 6SECURITY
LEFT FRAMING
the January 6 insurrection / Capitol attack
RIGHT FRAMING
the January 6 protest / 'mostly peaceful'
billionairesECONOMY
LEFT FRAMING
the billionaire class / oligarchs
RIGHT FRAMING
job creators / entrepreneurs
corporate profitsECONOMY
LEFT FRAMING
corporate greed / price gouging
RIGHT FRAMING
healthy returns / shareholder value
fact-checkingMEDIA
LEFT FRAMING
rigorous fact-checking
RIGHT FRAMING
biased gatekeeping by establishment media
misinformationMEDIA
LEFT FRAMING
misinformation / disinformation
RIGHT FRAMING
censorship of dissenting views
METHOD · Curated from AllSides Red Blue Dictionary, AP Stylebook guidance, and Pew Research framing analysis. Not an indictment of either side — both framings are documented patterns, not the platform's view.