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Future Hindsight

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Future Hindsight is a weekly podcast that takes big ideas about civic life and democracy and turns them into action items for everyday citizens.

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304 episodes

Cancel Student Debt: Braxton Brewington

Braxton Brewington is the Press Secretary of the Debt Collective. We discuss the origins of the Debt Collective in the Rolling Jubilee and its history in canceling student debt. Their example is a powerful model for canceling student debt, which continues to be important for all Americans in this election cycle and beyond.   Education is a public good, yet the cost of college over the past couple of decades has risen eight times faster than the average wages. The average student debt is $30,000-$35,000. Two thirds of student debt is owed by women, and a large number of student loan borrowers don't have a college degree. This means that they are paying down student debt on non-college degree wages. The Debt Collective started out as the Rolling Jubilee, which canceled tens of millions of dollars of debt and gave instant relief to borrowers. Canceling student debt creates millions of jobs, boosts the economy, and advances racial and gender justice. Although the Biden administration has canceled billions in student debt, it is only making a small dent in over $1.7 trillion worth of student loans.    FOLLOW BRAXTON ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/braxtonbrew96    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   SPONSOR:  Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:   https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/cancel-student-debt-braxton-brewington      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Braxton Brewington Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

46m
Mar 28
Employ Negative Partisanship: Rachel Bitecofer

Rachel Bitecofer is a political scientist and election forecaster turned political strategist. Her most recent book is Hit ’Em Where it Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game. We discuss why it's time for Democratic Party candidates to embrace negative partisanship in their campaigns.   Half of America’s electorate doesn't vote – even in the most consequential elections – because they aren't interested in politics. The Knight Foundation took a very large sample survey of non voters and discovered that the most commonly cited reason for not voting is lack of interest. The US has raised and created a political culture that encourages lack of civic participation and views politics as dirty. Turning the tide on disinterest and bolstering American democracy must include fixing the civic culture. FOLLOW RACHEL ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/RachelBitecofer    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   SPONSOR:  Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:   https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/a-real-right-to-vote-richard-l-hasen      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Rachel Bitecofer Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

48m
Mar 21
A Real Right to Vote: Richard L. Hasen

Richard L. Hasen is Professor of Law and Political Science at UCLA and director of UCLA Law’s Safeguarding Democracy Project. We discuss his most recent book, A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy.   A country that believes that its people are equal should ensure equal voting rights. However, the US Constitution does not currently protect the right to vote. All adult non-felon citizens should have a constitutional right to vote where they reside. That vote should be equally weighted and eligible voters should not face unnecessary burdens to voting. Furthermore, minority voters should have voter protection and Congress should have broad powers to protect voting rights. Even though the US has not enacted a constitutional amendment since the 1970s, Americans should start thinking about a movement towards passing a voting rights amendment with the expectation that it might take decades. Rich Hasen reminds us that “Nobody is coming to save American democracy. We have to do it ourselves, and people are stepping up.”  FOLLOW RICK ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/rickhasen   FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   SPONSOR:  Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:   https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/a-real-right-to-vote-richard-l-hasen      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Richard L. Hasen Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

47m
Mar 14
Policing Equity and Justice: Phillip Atiba Solomon

Phillip Atiba Solomon is the chair and Carl I. Hovland Professor of African American Studies, Professor of Psychology at Yale University, and co-founder of the Center for Policing Equity. We discuss policing equity, investing in communities, and taking police out of the mental health crisis business.   Policing equity is multi-faceted and requires collaboration with communities. Proven solutions to reduce violence include anti-poverty investments, stopping low level traffic stops, sending non-police to mental health crises or to interventions for the houseless, as well as having clear limits and rules to when force can be used.  FOLLOW PHILLIP ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/DrPhilGoff    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:   https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/policing-equity-and-justice-phillip-atiba-solomon      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Phillip Atiba Solomon Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

49m
Mar 07
Make Your Vote Pack a Punch: Sam Wang

Sam Wang is the Director of the Electoral Innovation Lab and a professor of neuroscience at Princeton University. We discuss how we can better understand the current state of district maps across the US, and how they can be made more fair and representative of their constituents.   Gerrymandering is not only unfair but also anti-democratic. It favors one party over another, effectively shutting out the possibility of accurate representation in a legislative body. The current electoral system forces voters into opposite camps and then rewards them for doing so. For example, primary elections reward a partisan loyalist who is unlikely to represent the views of the majority of voters. But, local and state elections are a hope for the future because voters are less polarized. FOLLOW SAM ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/SamWangPhD    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    SPONSOR:  Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:   https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/make-your-vote-pack-a-punch-sam-wang      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Sam Wang Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

40m
Feb 29
Rural Democrat: Jess Piper

Jess Piper is the Executive Director of Blue Missouri and the host of the Dirt Road Democrats podcast. We discuss the reality of living in rural Missouri, the state of education, and the dearth of Democratic candidates across the state.   Rural candidates have little to no support from the state party, but Republicans enjoy the support of local churches. One-third of Missouri is rural, but there is not a single elected Democrat representing these areas. Uncontested races are bad for democracy and without Democrats in the race, there is no contest of ideas. In Missouri, for example, multiple school districts only have four days of school, but there have not been elected Democrats who are willing to push back and properly fund these public schools.  FOLLOW JESS ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/piper4missouri    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/rural-democrat-jess-piper     CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Jess Piper Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

39m
Feb 22
Patriotism vs. Extremism: Ken Harbaugh

Ken Harbaugh is the host of the Burn the Boats podcast, a former United States Navy pilot, and executive producer of Against All Enemies, a documentary film that explores the critical role of military veterans in domestic violent extremist groups.   We discuss why veterans are equally sought out to work in Fortune 500 companies and to be in leadership positions of extremist groups. Most veterans make a successful transition to civilian life, but a small minority become radicalized. Anger and resentment is a common through line for them. Fueled by the big lie about the 2020 election, extremists continue to become more popular. In fact, the big lie has torn our country apart. Ken stresses that “fundamentally, our elections are secure and the will of the people will be honored in November of 2024, as it was in November of 2020.”  FOLLOW KEN ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/Team_Harbaugh   FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/patriotism-vs-extremism-ken-harbaugh      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Ken Harbaugh Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

36m
Feb 15
Leveling the Playing Field for Women: Cynthia Richie Terrell

Cynthia Richie Terrell is the founder and executive director of RepresentWomen. We discuss institutional reforms that can reduce the barriers for women to run, win, and govern.   There are approximately 520,000 elected office holders in the U.S., but incumbency is the biggest barrier to electing more women. Term limits make more seats open to competition. In addition, ranked choice voting eliminates vote splitting if there is more than one woman on the ballot. In NYC, for example, the combination of term limits and ranked choice voting has resulted in a city council where 61% of the seats are held by women. Policy solutions that address the structural barriers do work. FOLLOW CYNTHIA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/CynthiaRTerrell    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/leveling-the-playing-field-for-women-cynthia-richie-terrell      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Cynthia Richie Terrell Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

40m
Feb 08
Identify as a Voter: Anat Shenker-Osorio

Anat Shenker-Osorio is the host of the Words to Win By podcast and the Principal of ASO Communications. We discuss the winning messages for 2024 and the importance for pro-democracy voters to turn out on Election Day.   2024 is yet another do-or-die election for American democracy, and thus the first and most important message to Americans is to vote. We need to marshal a sense of defiance to participate because if we don’t decide for ourselves, someone else will decide for us. This election is a contest between freedom and fascism. What’s at stake is whether the US is going to continue to be a place where citizens have the freedom to cast their votes and have them counted. Follow Anat on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/anatosaurus    Follow Mila on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    Sponsor: Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Love Future Hindsight? Take our Listener Survey!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    Take the Democracy Group’s Listener Survey! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   Want to support the show and get it early?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    Check out the Future Hindsight website!  www.futurehindsight.com   Read the transcript here:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/identify-as-a-voter-anat-shenker-osorio      Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Anat Shenker-Osorio Executive Producer: Mila Atmos PRODUCER: ZACK TRAVIS

53m
Feb 01
Make A.I. Work for Democracy: Marietje Schaake

Marietje Schaake is International Policy Director at Stanford University Cyber Policy Center, International Policy Fellow at Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, and also serves on the UN’s A.I. Advisory Body. We take a deep dive into how the digital revolution can still fulfill its promise of a democratic revolution. In other words: make A.I. work for democracy.   Over the past 20 years, power became more and more concentrated in the hands of big tech companies, while both Democratic and Republican administrations have chosen to trust market forces, rather than intervening to put on some guardrails. Unsurprisingly, public interest issues are under-addressed. Voluntary commitments by tech companies are often not powerful or enforceable enough to change behavior. But in the last year, more governments and multilateral institutions are recognizing that there are risks with the use of AI. For example, the EU AI Act was just passed to mitigate the risks from the use of AI applications.  FOLLOW MARIETJE ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/MarietjeSchaake    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/make-ai-work-for-democracy-marietje-schaake     CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Marietje Schaake Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

42m
Jan 25
Montana is a Bulwark: Ryan Busse

Ryan Busse is a Democratic candidate for governor of Montana and the author of Gunfight: My Battle Against the Industry That Radicalized America. We discuss how Montana is a bulwark against anti-democratic forces and how Ryan cuts through the politi-speak on the campaign trail.    It's important for Democrats to identify with the basic democratic freedom values of the vast majority of people, whether that’s fair taxes on homeowners or reproductive freedom. Ryan argues that a vibrant democracy depends on both small d democratic values being represented and big D Democratic victories at the ballot box. The stakes are high to elect a pro-democracy governor in Montana. Montana is a bulwark in a sea of red state legislatures. Ryan says, “North Dakota and South Dakota used to have two Democratic senators and Democratic governors. Now there's not a single statewide elected Democrat in North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, and there's only one left in Montana, Jon Tester.”  FOLLOW RYAN ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/ryandbusse    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    SPONSOR Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/montana-is-a-bulwark-ryan-busse      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Ryan Busse Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

43m
Jan 18
A Better Way to Vote: Deb Otis

Thursday, January 11th, 2023   Deb Otis is the Director of Research and Policy at FairVote, a nonpartisan organization that researches and advances voting reforms that make democracy more functional and representative for every American. We discuss the benefits of ranked choice voting and the likelihood that it will become more popular after the 2024 presidential election.   Ranked choice voting addresses a variety of problems in “vote one” elections, such as vote splitting among similar candidates; ranking candidates in order of preference; proportional outcomes in multi winner races; more broad based support for the eventual winner; and more successful general election candidates if ranked choice voting is used in the primary. Maine is a state where ranked choice voting will be used in the presidential election. The Fair Representation Act is a bill that would implement ranked choice voting for members of Congress and also make redistricting more proportional and representative for voters.   FOLLOW DEB ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/DebTheOtis    FOLLOW FAIRVOTE ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/fairvote    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/a-better-way-to-vote-deb-otis      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Deb Otis Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

32m
Jan 11
State Races Matter: Lala Wu

Thursday, January 4th, 2023   Lala Wu is the co-founder and executive director of Sister District, an organization that works to build enduring progressive power in state legislatures. We discuss how state races will continue to be important during the presidential election cycle and why the battle for redistricting will be center stage.   State legislatures are where a lot of impactful policy made, such as abortion laws. They’re also critical because in most states, state legislatures control redistricting. Building progressive power is about winning elections, passing legislation, and then telling the story about legislative successes so that voters want to keep you in power and continue the work.  LALA WU ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/_lala_wu_    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   SPONSOR Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial period at shopify.com/hopeful.   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/state-races-matter-lala-wu      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Lala Wu Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

37m
Jan 04
Why Dissent is a Part of Democracy: Democracy-ish

Thursday, December 28th, 2023   Over the last several years our politics has been pushed from a place of collaboration to bold faced loyalty tests. In his latest book: Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America, our guest, author and NPR Morning Edition co-host, Steve Inskeep, discusses with Waj and Danielle why dissent necessary and is as American as apple pie!  LISTEN TO DEMOCRACY-ISH:  https://www.dcpofficial.com/democracy-ish    FOLLOW DANIELLE ON X:  https://twitter.com/DeeTwoCents    FOLLOW WAJ ON X:  https://twitter.com/WajahatAli    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com     CREDITS:  Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali  Guests: Steve Inskeep Executive Producer: Adell Coleman  Senior Producer: Quinton Hill  Distributor: DCP Entertainment

39m
Dec 28, 2023
Building the Public Square: Rich Harwood

Thursday, December 21st, 2023   Rich Harwood is the president and founder of The Harwood Institute, who just launched a campaign to reclaim the public square from the most divisive voices and build it into a place that can make hope real for all.   The public square is a noisy and messy place where society disagrees, argues, and also finds solutions. It’s through working out expectations, engaging in the work to be on the right path forward, and holding ourselves accountable to our goals that we engender hope. Acknowledging what has already been accomplished, no matter how small, both to yourself and others, makes the work visible to the community. Paying attention to the civic culture of communities is key to success.    FOLLOW THE HARWOOD INSTITUTE ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/HarwoodInst    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/building-the-public-square-rich-harwood    CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Richard Harwood Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

39m
Dec 21, 2023
Black Grief/White Grievance: Juliet Hooker

Thursday, December 14th, 2023   Juliet Hooker is the author of Black Grief/White Grievance: The Politics of Loss and the Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science at Brown University. We talk about how racism has narrowed the political imagination of both black and white citizens.   In American politics and democracy, neither side is supposed to win all the time. Losing is a fundamental part of democracy, and does not make the losers victims. In a multiracial democracy, having a president or any other elected representative who is not white should not be a big deal. Democratic cultures need to be inclusive, and the nuts and bolts work of “repairing” democracy should be equally distributed among the body politic.   FOLLOW JULIET ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/enterprisenow    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/black-grief/white-grievance-juliet-hooker      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Dr. Juliet Hooker Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

36m
Dec 14, 2023
Housing is a Moral Issue: Shaun Donovan

Thursday, December 7th, 2023   Shaun Donovan is the CEO and President of Enterprise Community Partners. We discuss how the deeply entrenched housing crisis has become worse in recent years and the multiple strategies to make home and community places of pride, power, and belonging.   Housing is a basic need that is fundamental to democratic participation. The lack of housing is preventing communities around the country from attracting workers and studies show slowing GDP growth due to housing affordability. People across the US are increasingly recognizing that housing isn't just a moral issue or an issue of justice for low-income people. It's a larger challenge for our society.  FOLLOW ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/enterprisenow    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   SPONSOR:  Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial period at shopify.com/hopeful.    LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/housing-is-a-moral-issue-shaun-donovan      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Shaun Donovan Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

43m
Dec 07, 2023
Building a Black Future: Christopher Paul Harris

Thursday, November 30th, 2023   Christopher Paul Harris is Assistant Professor of Global and International Studies at the University of California, Irvine, and the author of To Build A Black Future: The Radical Politics of Joy, Pain, and Care. We discuss why addressing our society’s hard-wired prejudices must be a substantial part of our endeavors toward a truly multicultural democracy.   Central to building a Black future is reframing and recreating institutions from the perspective of those who have been historically marginalized. The core of the Black movement is a response to Black pain and anti-Black violence. Despite all the violence, Black Joy is evidence that Black communities are thriving and serve as a prefigurative politics of what’s possible on the other side of pain. Care is recognizing that Black people and other marginalized communities carry trauma and need healing.  FOLLOW CHRIS ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/black_poethics    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/building-a-black-future-christopher-paul-harris      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Christopher Paul Harris Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

42m
Nov 30, 2023
Have the Conversation: Neal Rickner

Tuesday, November 21st, 2023   Just in time for Thanksgiving, Neal Rickner joins us to talk about the American Values Coalition, a growing community of Americans who are empowered to lead with truth, reject extremism and misinformation, and defend democracy. Get some pointers to dialogue across political divides and across the table.   First, have the courage to have the conversation. As much as hiding in the kitchen sounds preferable, we’re going to engage on the issues one relationship at a time. Begin the conversation with a thoughtful question, and then sit back and really listen. Since we rely on the news to understand what’s happening in the world, our news choices frame our reality. In fact, media source is among the top indicators of political choice. Consult multiple news sources and bring more truth to the conversation.   FOLLOW AMERICAN VALUES COALITION ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/ourvaluesngo    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/have-the-conversation-neal-rickner      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Neal Rickner Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

38m
Nov 21, 2023
Unions and Democracy: Theda Skocpol

Thursday, November 16th, 2023   Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University and co-author of Rust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters are Turning Away from the Democratic Party. We learn how unions are true laboratories of democracy and why their demise has eroded our democratic culture.   Unions were at the heart of local communities well beyond bargaining for contracts. They were part of recreational and social life, and even the churches were aligned with unions. There was a sense of solidarity for fellow union members, pride in their work, and a natural alignment on politics. If elections are about voting for who is on your side, then politics is partly about who we are — and who they are. American democracy is at an inflection point and the question is whether the news who are engaged are willing to practice and defend democracy.     LEARN MORE ABOUT THEDA:  https://scholar.harvard.edu/thedaskocpol/home     FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    SPONSOR:  Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial period at shopify.com/hopeful.   TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/unions-and-democracy-theda-skocpol       CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Theda Skocpol Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

46m
Nov 16, 2023
Cooperation Democracy: Bernard Harcourt

Thursday, November 9th, 2023   Bernard E. Harcourt is Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science at Columbia University -- and he was also our very first guest on the podcast! Bernard's most recent book, Cooperation: A Political, Economic, and Social Theory, offers the blueprint for a society based on cooperation.   The idea of creating a space that benefits the stakeholders, rather than the shareholders, has a long history. Cooperatives offer a robust way of being. They practice self-governance among equals through democratic process. In fact, we could have democratic processes, democratic education, and democratic training in every aspect of our lives. We could even nurture a culture of democratic self-governance at work, which is traditionally one of the least democratic places in our daily lives. Cooperation democracy aims to extend the democratic culture to every facet of our lives.      FOLLOW BERNARD ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/BernardHarcourt    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/cooperation-democracy-bernard-harcourt      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Bernard Harcourt Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

43m
Nov 09, 2023
Shaping Collective Memory: Hajar Yazdiha

Thursday, November 2nd, 2023   Hajar Yazdiha is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences and the author of The Struggle for the People’s King: How Politics Transforms the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement. We discuss the role of collective memory in the myth-making of American exceptionalism.    Collective memory is the way that we remember history and that becomes central to our idea of who we are as a people. It’s a process of storytelling and the most central stories to who we are as a people. The civil rights movement has become one of the central collective memories in America's story of both who it is and who it wants to be. However, careful examination of the record reveals that the civil rights movement was a political project that was meant to actually dismantle multicultural democracy. Further, as the collective memory of Dr. King became sanitized and whitewashed, his legacy carried a lot of moral legitimacy, and his moral symbolic authority became ripe for manipulation.   FOLLOW HAJAR ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/HajYazdiha    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/shaping-collective-memory-hajar-yazdiha      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Hajar Yazdiha Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

37m
Nov 02, 2023
Everytown for Gun Safety: Nick Suplina

Thursday, October 26th, 2023   Nick Suplina is Senior Vice President for Law & Policy at Everytown for Gun Safety. He was previously an advisor for New York State’s Attorney General. We discuss how 10 years of grassroots organizing has changed the political calculus on gun safety legislation, starting with the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.    Although progress is slow, 15 Republican senators did vote for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act in 2022. This was made possible because of 10 years worth of pressure from constituents. Since Sandy Hook, grassroots organizing has made a significant difference. The notion that there is no point in fighting because nothing will ever change is false. As Nick told us, “Just because we can’t get everything we want, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t act every way we can.”   Follow Nick on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/nicksuplina    Follow Mila on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    Learn about Everytown for Gun Safety:  www.everytown.org https://www.everytown.org   Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Love Future Hindsight? Take our Listener Survey!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    Take the Democracy Group’s Listener Survey! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   Want to support the show and get it early?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    Check out the Future Hindsight website!  www.futurehindsight.com   Read the transcript here:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/everytown-for-gun-safety-nick-suplina      Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Nick Suplina Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

40m
Oct 26, 2023
Making Government Responsive: Sam Oliker-Friedland

Thursday, October 12th, 2023   Sam Oliker-Friedland is the Executive Director of the Institute for Responsive Government and a former Department of Justice voting rights litigator at the Civil Rights Division. We discuss the promise of automation for good governance and democracy.   There is a lot of good pro-voter legislation being implemented in states from Nevada to Michigan, Pennsylvania to New York. The success of automatic voter registration laws are fertile ground for better public policy making and better governance across the board. Practical public policy is impact forward. It takes account of on the ground implementation and of the political reality in the states. And then it goes back to see if the policy did achieve the desired impact.     Follow Sam on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/SamOlikerF   Follow Mila on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    Sponsor:  Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial period at shopify.com/hopeful.   Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Love Future Hindsight? Take our Listener Survey!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    Take the Democracy Group’s Listener Survey! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   Want to support the show and get it early?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    Check out the Future Hindsight website!  www.futurehindsight.com   Read the transcript here:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/making-government-responsive-sam-oliker-friedland      Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Sam Oliker-Friedland Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

42m
Oct 19, 2023
Tyranny of the Minority: Steven Levitsky

Thursday, October 12th, 2023   Steven Levitsky is Professor of Government at Harvard University. Together with Daniel Ziblatt, he is co-author of How Democracies Die and has just published Tyranny of the Minority. They argue that reforming American institutions to become more democratic will help us achieve a multiracial democracy—and in the process save democracy itself.    We are on the cusp of a multiracial democracy, but to get there we need to reform our constitution and end counter-majoritarian institutions. Majorities should be empowered to govern. If the majorities are not getting serious consideration in the legislature, something is wrong. For example, states with higher populations should get greater representation because democracy represents people, not territory.     FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/tyranny-of-the-minority-steven-levitsky      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Steven Levitsky Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

38m
Oct 12, 2023
Radical Acts of Justice: Jocelyn Simonson

Thursday, October 5th, 2023   Jocelyn Simonson is Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, a former public defender, and the author of Radical Acts of Justice: How Ordinary People Are Dismantling Mass Incarceration. We discuss how certain radical acts of justice challenge the legitimacy of the criminal system and form the underpinning of a new collective legal thought.   The four pillars of this work comprise of court watching, community bail funds, participatory defense, and people’s budgets. Bail funds are pulling the rug out from the system's justification for what it's doing. Defunding the system in this way shows that the combination of carceral and economic forces that we currently use to “do justice” is not inevitable. A big part of the power of these acts of justice is that they’re done collectively. Abolition has two sides: breaking down and building up. Jocelyn shared that “we need to simultaneously decarcerate, stop spending our resources, and start building it out.”     FOLLOW JOCELYN ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/j_simonson   FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/radical-acts-of-justice-jocelyn-simonson      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Jocelyn Simonson Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

47m
Oct 05, 2023
The Fear of Too Much Justice: Stephen Bright & James Kwak

Thursday, September 28th, 2023   Stephen Bright and James Kwak are co-authors of The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts. Stephen Bright has been an advocate for death row inmates for four decades and was the long-time director of the Southern Center for Human Rights, where James Kwak is the immediate past chair. We do not have a level playing field between the prosecution and the defense. Inequality and injustice in the criminal legal system is made worse by the widespread lack of capable defense attorneys for poor people. If you're accused of a crime, a good lawyer can tell you what your rights are and can conduct an investigation to uncover new facts that might show your innocence. Unsurprisingly, over 90% of convictions are acquired through plea bargains, instead of through trials.    LISTEN TO OUR FIRST CONVERSATION WITH STEPHEN:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episode/stephen-bright    FOLLOW JAMES ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/jamesykwak    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the-fear-of-too-much-justice-stephen-bright-james-kwak      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Stephen Bright & James Kwak Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

43m
Sep 28, 2023
America Votes: Sara Schreiber

Thursday, September 21st, 2023   Sara Schreiber is the Executive Director of America Votes, the coordination hub of progressive communities. We discuss expanding access to voting, modernizing elections, and getting out the vote up and down the ballot. The last three election cycles saw a real surge of voters: 46 million people who did not vote in the 2016 election, voted in 2018 or 2020. Unprecedented numbers of voter engagement and pro voter policies have also been implemented since 2016. New voters are young and diverse. More than half of them are 18 to 34; nearly half are people of color; and 56 percent of them are women. Although most of them think of themselves as independents, they are more progressive on the issues. They are in favor of abortion rights, gun violence prevention policies, and climate action. Democracy issues were also more salient in the election after the Dobbs decision. In the eighties, younger voters were not necessarily more progressive than older voters.  FOLLOW SARA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/SchreiberSara     FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/america-votes-sara-schreiber      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Sara Schreiber  Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

34m
Sep 21, 2023
Maximum Impact Volunteering: Yoni Landau

Thursday, September 14th, 2023   Yoni Landau is the CEO and founder of Movement Labs, the founder of Contest Every Race, and a former White House Office of Management and Budget and Robert Reich staffer. We explore just how technology can empower our practice of democracy and enrich our civic action toolkit.   Think about your personal impact in terms of additionality – how much you’ve done that wouldn’t have otherwise been done. Movement Labs aims to make it easy for you to have an impactful volunteer experience. To be of more service would be to get involved at a very deeply local level. Down ballot, about 75% of elected offices go uncontested; when contested, 48% are winning their elections!   FOLLOW YONI ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/ylandau    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   >LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/maximum-impact-volunteering-yoni-landau      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Yoni Landau  Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

41m
Sep 14, 2023
Hubert Humphrey and Civil Rights: Samuel G. Freedman

Thursday, September 7th, 2023   Samuel G. Freedman is an award-winning professor of journalism at Columbia University and author of Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights. We dive into Humphrey’s activism in the proto civil rights movement and his role to include civil rights in Democratic Party platform in 1948.   Hubert Humphrey was a coalition builder. After his decisive win for mayor of Minneapolis, he put together a civil rights and human rights agenda that put Minneapolis on the national map as an example of what was best in America. He also engaged in deep work to change public attitudes. Humphrey understood as mayor that electing people to the council is crucial to passing laws. Pay attention to every race on the ballot! FOLLOW SAM ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/SamuelGFreedman    FOLLOW MILA ON TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/milaatmos    FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   LOVE FUTURE HINDSIGHT? TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY!  http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard    TAKE THE DEMOCRACY GROUP’S LISTENER SURVEY! https://www.democracygroup.org/survey   WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET IT EARLY?  https://patreon.com/futurehindsight    CHECK OUT THE FUTURE HINDSIGHT WEBSITE!  www.futurehindsight.com   READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/hubert-humphrey-and-civil-rights-samuel-g-freedman      CREDITS:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Samuel G. Freedman Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

45m
Sep 07, 2023