We discuss orienting our personal choices toward the collective in order to make the changes in the systems that organize our world.
Michael's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
Orient your personal choices towards the collective
Do something, and do it with others
Michael Brownstein is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at John Jay College, and Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center, CUNY. He's also the co-author of Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change.
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Host: Mila Atmos
Guests: Michael Brownstein
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producer: Zack Travis