Assault, addiction, and endless debate. Without leaders, a community built on consensus struggles to keep its own people safe.
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Future Hindsight Episodes
A show that takes big ideas in civic life and democracy and turns them into action items for everyday citizens.
We discuss the intersection of policymaking on economics and democracy, the harm of intense concentration of wealth, and the need for building durable civil society.
We discuss the enthusiasm for civic engagement by right-wing women, which translates to power and victory at the ballot box.
We discuss the overlooked and insidious complications from gerontocracy in American democracy.
We discuss the balance of influence between activists and the majority in local politics and how we can reinvigorate democracy at the local level.
We discuss the case for SWAMP audits, how we can truly build a multiracial democracy, and why we’re going to have to fight for it.
We discuss the hidden power inside the U.S. Constitution, what it was designed to protect against, and how it can fortify American democracy today.
We discuss how each of us is a node of possibility for change in the climate crisis, taking us from overwhelm to participation.
We discuss the myriad of ways to fix Congress, ranging from campaign finance reform and age limits to town hall meetings and stopping violence against members of Congress.