Future Hindsight
A weekly show that takes big ideas about civic life and democracy and turns them into action items for you.
Episodes
We discuss the overlooked and insidious complications from gerontocracy in American democracy.
Sam's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
1) Think of democracy as a political form for transient human beings
2) Evangelize one of these ideas: age quotas, tax code reform, or campaign finance reform
Samuel Moyn i...
We discuss the balance of influence between activists and the majority in local politics and how we can reinvigorate democracy at the local level.
Brian's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
1) Identify the problem you want to fix in your community
2) Develop an innovative solution and advocate for it
Brian ...
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.
Steve's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
1) Find your Minimum Viable Community and engage
2) Do a SWAMP audit!
Steve Phillips is the founder of Democracy in Color, a political ...
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.
Melissa's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
1) Commit to voting and follow through
2) Make your demands clear to your elected representatives
Melissa Murray is the Fr...
We discuss how each of us is a node of possibility for change in the climate crisis, taking us from overwhelm to participation.
Katharine's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
1) Keep telling the truth.
2) Join with others in the climate movement.
Dr. Katharine Wilkinson is the host of the podcast A Matter o...
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.
Maya's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
1) Engage with your member of Congress!
2) Share what matters for you and demand your member to take action
...We discuss the radical idea that dissidence belongs to all of us. Living with truth is the starting point to being a citizen changemaker and to taking impactful civic action.
Gal's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
1) Be in person
2) Be deliberate about how you operate online
Gal Beckerman is a staff writer for T...
We discuss the vision of an everyone-a-changemaker society. Now is the moment to step up to protect healthy civil society in America by making the mechanisms and the rituals for participation in local politics more robust and more meaningful.
Michael's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
1) Find a place to plug in at the local level
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We discuss why Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is running for Senate in Michigan and what kind of Senator he aspires to be. A public health expert with deep understanding of the healthcare system, Dr. El-Sayed believes that Medicare for All can be a realistic future.
Abdul's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
1) Have an in-person conversation with someone you disagre...
We discuss the foundational lies of the Lost Cause, the organic nature of more recent lies, and the constant vigilance necessary to defend democracy.
Ann's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
1) Pay attention to what your (or your children's) textbooks are saying
2) Speak up if there is a historical site near you that is being e...
We discuss the main goals of copaganda: narrowing our conception of safety and threat, constantly warning us that those harms are increasing, and telling us that the solution to our fears is more investment in the punishment bureaucracy.
Alec's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
1) Educate yourself on how copaganda works
2) Rea...
We discuss the building blocks of the authoritarian playbook, the strategy behind intersectional solidarity, and the power of knowing your neighbor.
Yelena & Tatyana's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
1) Go local!
2) Get to know your neighbors
Yelena and Tatyana are co-founders of Stroika — an organiza...
We discuss the strategy for electing from-the-gut economic populists who exude outsider vibes and who acknowledge that our system is broken. They are often outsiders who believe in issues such as protecting social security and taxing billionaires, which are super majoritarian issues. Outsiders can win in blue, purple, and red states.
Adam's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
We discuss the influence of the U.S.-China relationship on American democracy, on issues ranging from "garbage time" to soft power to geopolitical dominance of the South China Sea.
Jane's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
1) Visit China!
2) Read To Change China by Jonathan Spence and/or Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by ...
We discuss the corrupting effect of the Citizens United decision on policymaking and elections.
Tiffany's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
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Go to town halls and hold your elected officials accountable
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Participate in phone banking or write postcards to get...
We discuss the power of showing up for local politics and the benefits of running an in-person campaign without relying on social media.
Carleigh's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
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Take an hour to attend a local government meeting
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Make a comment at that ...
We discuss the work of governors across several states to defend the rights of their residents. GovAct serves as an innovation hub for policies on democracy, public health, and reproductive rights.
Julia's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
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Get involved in state races
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We discuss the investments to foster civic participation on college campuses, voter behavior among young people, and getting ready for the midterms.
Raj's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
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Develop your civic action muscle every week
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Role model what it looks like...
We discuss the concept of deliberative representative democracy by ordinary citizens, which means representing and being represented in turn.
Hélène's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
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Listen and bring out the shy
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Share power
Hélène La...
We discuss grassroots organizing, voting rights for U.S. territories and First Nations, and the state of elections in Georgia.
Anjali's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
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Organize at the local level
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Pick up your neighbor on your way to vote
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