Future Hindsight

We discuss deliberative polling as a way to assess the will of the people and then to make it consequential. This is what democracy is all about. 

James’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1) Question your own beliefs and assumptions

2) Learn to listen to people whom you would not normally talk to

James Fishkin is t...

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) Read th...

We discuss how multisolving is a way to address the multiple issues that are currently facing our democracy at the same time, ranging from pollution and sustainable energy to civil rights and collective governance.

Elizabeth’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1) Learn about multisolving

2) Learn together in a group

We discuss Inclusive Constitutionalism, a fresh way to interpret the Constitution that makes inclusive democracy real. By contrast, originalism interprets the meaning of the Constitution as fixed in time in the 1800s and ignores the constitutional amendments during reconstruction that were designed to foster a multiracial democracy.

Madiba’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

We discuss why the Constitution—the document we've been taught to revere as the very foundation of American democracy—might actually be responsible for the current crisis in government. It might be leading us away from a more perfect union and toward destruction or even secession. 

Erwin’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1. Be in...

We discuss how the Supreme Court’s lawlessness is fueled by the conservative grievance mindset where Republicans believe they are victims of laws they don’t agree with. The Supreme Court has played an important role in enabling the current administration’s actions. 

Leah’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1. Get educated on the Su...

We discuss why housing insecurity undermines our democracy. We cover the evolution from Reagan, when homelessness was blamed on the individual, to the increasing recognition that housing is a human right. 

Maria’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1. Be an advocate against criminalization and call your representatives

We discuss "calling in" as a practice rooted in a human rights framework that can transform how we engage across our divide and potentially be the bridge that helps our democracy survive.

Loretta’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1. Do an integrity audit: pause and self assess before responding

We discuss what it takes to build worker power from scratch and how these efforts can reshape not only our workplaces, but democracy itself.

Jaz’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1. Organize a union in your workplace

2. Train at Inside Organizer School

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