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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: __ __ Madiba Dennie is Deputy Editor and Senior Contributor at the critical legal commentary outlet Balls and Strikes. Her debut book is The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We The People Can Take it Back. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW MADIBA ON X: https://x.com/AudreLawdAMercy READ : https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Madiba Debbie Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
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: __ __ Erwin Chemerinsky is the Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law and one of the nation's leading constitutional scholars. His most recent book is No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States, which urges us to think about starting over. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos READ : https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Erwin Chemerinsky Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
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: __ __ Leah Litman is co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, professor of law at the University of Michigan and former Supreme Court clerk, and the author of Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW LEAH ON X: https://x.com/LeahLitman READ : https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Leah Litman Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
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: __ __ Maria Foscarinis is the founder of the National Homelessness Law Center and the author of . LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW MARIA ON X: https://x.com/Mariafoscarinis READ : https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Maria Foscarinis Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
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: __ __ Loretta Ross is an activist and an associate professor at Smith College. Loretta has had a long career in the human rights movement and her new book is Calling In: How to Start Making Change with Those You’d Rather Cancel. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW LORETTA ON X: https://x.com/LorettaJRoss READ CALLING IN: https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Loretta Ross Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
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: __ __ Jaz Brisack is a union organizer and cofounder of the Inside Organizer School, as well as the author of Get on the Job and Organize: Standing Up for a Better Workplace and a Better World. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW JAZ ON X: https://x.com/jazbrisack READ : https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Jaz Brisack Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss reclaiming the narrative of democracy. Democracy is a tool to deliver on our values in the realm of justice, dignity, fairness, and freedom. Stacey’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Stacey Abrams is an author, political leader, and host of the new podcast Assembly Required. After eleven years in the Georgia House of Representatives, seven as Minority Leader, she was the 2018 Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia, where she won more votes than any other Democrat in the state’s history. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW STACEY ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/staceyabrams LISTEN TO ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/assemblyrequired/ SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Stacey Abrams Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss the growing phenomenon of pregnancy criminalization, examine the path forward in a post-Dobbs world, and consider what a just jurisprudence of pregnancy might look like. Karen’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Karen Thompson is the Legal Director of Pregnancy Justice and leads a team defending the rights of people who face criminalization because of their pregnancies or pregnancy outcomes. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW PREGNANCY JUSTICE ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/pregnancyjust SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Karen Thompson Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss the history of citizenship schools, their profound importance in the Civil Rights Movement, and the critical lessons they offer for our present moment. Elaine’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Elaine Weiss is a journalist, speaker, and author of Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools that Built the Civil Rights Movement. She’s also the author of The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote, which was a source for the Broadway musical SUFFS. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW ELAINE ON X: https://x.com/efweiss5 READ OUR GUESTS’ BOOKS!: https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Elaine Weiss Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We assess the first 100 days of the Trump administration and what we can expect going forward. Skye’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Skye Perryman is the President and CEO of Democracy Forward, which uses the law to build collective power and advance a bold, vibrant democracy for all people. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW SKYE ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/skyeperryman SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Skye Perryman Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss what’s happening in the AI space to augment human life in this moment, and what the potential intersections are with democracy. Natalie’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Natalie Monbiot is a strategist and pioneer in AI and virtual human technologies. She is the Founder of Virtual Human Economy, the co-founder of Hour One, and writes the Augmented Human blog. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW NATALIE ON X: https://x.com/natlikethat SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight Credits: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Natalie Monbiot Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss rethinking the Constitution as a way to reimagine democracy. In addition, we examine the role of constitutionalism in exporting the principles of democracy as the underpinning of American imperialism. Aziz’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Aziz Rana is professor of law at Boston College and the author of The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document That Fails Them and The Two Faces of American Freedom. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos READ : https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Aziz Rana Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss the Green New Deal and how youth movements like the Sunrise Movement are the secret sauce in getting the federal government to drive the effort to stop the climate crisis. Aru’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Aru Shiney-Ajay is the executive director of Sunrise Movement, a movement of young people to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW ARU ON X: https://x.com/aru_shineyajay FOLLOW SUNRISE MOVEMENT ON X: https://x.com/sunrisemvmt SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Aru Shiney-Ajay Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss the great reshuffle of land in the last few centuries and the intersection of land, power, and democracy. Michael’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Michael Albertus is professor of political science at the University of Chicago and the author of five books. His most recent is Land Power: Who Has It, Who Doesn’t, and How That Determines the Fate of Societies. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW MICHAEL ON X: https://x.com/mikealbertus SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Michael Albertus Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss the anti-democratic and reactionary nihilistic nature of the Christian nationalist movement. Christian nationalism is an ideology that functions as a tool for a leadership driven organization machine that turns mythology into political power. Katherine’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Katherine Stewart is the author of Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy. Katherine is an expert on religious nationalism and the assault on American democracy. Her previous book, The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism was awarded first place for Excellence in Nonfiction Books by the Religion News Association and was the basis of the Rob Reiner documentary feature film, God & Country. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW KATHERINE ON X: https://x.com/kathsstewart SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Katherine Stewart Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss mobile voting as the definitive way to make elections more accessible for everyone — especially for Americans with disabilities and overseas citizens — and therefore finally increase turnout in significant numbers. Bradley’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Bradley Tusk is the co-founder of the Mobile Voting Movement, the founder and CEO of Tusk Holdings, and previously served many years in public service. He's the author of Vote with Your Phone: Why Mobile Voting Is Our Final Shot at Saving Democracy. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW MOBILE VOTING MOVEMENT ON X: https://x.com/mobilevoting SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Bradley Tusk Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss whether executive orders can change the Constitution, the ongoing transformation of executive power, and the true intersection of the Constitution and democracy. Julie’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Julie Suk is the Hon. Deborah A. Batts Distinguished Research Scholar, Professor of Law. She’s a legal scholar of constitutional amendment, equality, and feminism in the United States and globally, and the author of two books, We the Women: The Unstoppable Mothers of the Equal Rights Amendment and After Misogyny: How the Law Fails Women and What to Do about It. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW JULIE ON X: https://x.com/JulieCSuk SPONSOR: Thank you to Lumen! Take the next step to improving your health: go to lumen.me/HOPEFUL to get 20% off your Lumen. Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Julie Suk Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss why joining a club or an association is the glue that binds civic society to democracy. They are the classrooms for our citizenship! Pete’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Pete Davis is a bestselling author of Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing, the founder of the Democracy Policy Network, and the co-director of Join or Die, a film about why you should join a club and why the fate of America depends on it. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW PETE ON X: https://x.com/PeteDDavis SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Pete Davis Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss the influence of Karl Marx in American politics and the continued relevance of Marxism today. Andrew’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Andrew Hartman is professor of history at Illinois State University and the author of several books, including A War for the Soul of America: A History of the Culture Wars. His upcoming book is Karl Marx in America. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW ANDREW ON X: https://x.com/HartmanAndrew SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Andrew Hartman Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss that Americans should prize truth over tribe. A lot of disinformation is hiding behind the First Amendment – using the right to free speech to tell lies. The muddy media and information ecosystem is turning us against our neighbors. Barb’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Barbara McQuade is a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, co-host of the podcast #SistersinLaw, and a professor at the University of Michigan Law School. Her first book is Attack From Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America. We discuss the dangers of disinformation and how we can defeat it. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW BARBARA ON X: https://x.com/barbmcquade READ ATTACK FROM WITHIN: https://bookshop.org/p/books/attack-from-within-how-disinformation-is-sabotaging-democracy-and-the-rule-of-law-barbara-mcquade/20068804?aid=11259&ean=9781644213636&listref=books-we-re-reading-in-2024 SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Barbara McQuade Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss how the public interest movements in the 60s and 70s can be a source of inspiration for American democracy and why this movement was a formidable force in influencing public policy that benefits all of us, from traffic safety to the Clean Water Act. Paul’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Paul Sabin is the Randolph W. Townsend, Jr. Professor of History and Professor of American Studies at Yale University and previously served as the founding executive director of the non-profit Environmental Leadership Program. Paul is the author of Public Citizens: The Attack on Big Government and the Remaking of American Liberalism. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW PAUL ON X: https://x.com/paulesabin SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Paul Sabin Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss what we can all do to say "no" to Project 2025, including getting Democrats to play hardball in local, city, and state offices, and to protect and win elections this year and in the midterms next year. Ezra’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Ezra Levin is the Co-Executive Director of Indivisible, which he co-founded with Leah Greenberg in the wake of the 2016 presidential election. He’s also the co-author of We Are Indivisible: A Blueprint for Democracy After Trump. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/milaatmos.bsky.social FOLLOW EZRA ON BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/ezralevin.bsky.social CHECK OUT INDIVISIBLE: https://indivisible.org/ SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Ezra Levin Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss many of our rights that are at risk under the new Trump administration, what our rights actually are–like due process and the 1st amendment, and an action plan for when they come under attack. Monica’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Monica Hopkins is the Executive Director of the ACLU of the District of Columbia (ACLU-DC). LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW THE ACLU D.C. ON X: https://x.com/ACLU_DC SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Monica Hopkins Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss the long history of organizing as a tool for fortifying American democracy, making it more equitable and just. Americans live from the benefits of organizing every day, whether that’s women’s suffrage or disability rights. Organizing is the tool for everyday people who are not in positions of power to solve the problems their communities are facing. Elyssa’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Elyssa Feder is the co-founder and executive director of Rising Organizers, which has trained nearly 4,000 activists and held fourteen intensive fellowship cohorts on community organizing skills. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW ELYSSA ON X: https://x.com/elyssafeder CHECK OUT RISING ORGANIZERS: https://www.risingorganizers.org/ SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Elyssa Feder Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss the role of political parties in representing your interests and turning those interests into public policies that meaningfully make a difference in your life. Since the 1980s, both major political parties have adopted neoliberal policies, marked by declining responsiveness to major policy areas, and instead prioritizing pro-market and anti-state policies for economic growth and reliance on the private sector. Didi’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Didi Kuo is a Center Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and the author of The Great Retreat: How Political Parties Should Behave and Why They Don’t. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW DIDI ON X: https://x.com/didikuo1 READ : https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-retreat-how-political-parties-should-behave-and-why-they-don-t-didi-kuo/21705105?aid=11259&ean=9780197664193&listref=books-we-re-reading-in-2025&new-list-page=true SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Didi Kuo Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss why now is the time for a third political party to really take center stage in American democracy. Maurice’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Maurice Mitchell is the National Director of the Working Families Party. He's a nationally recognized social movement strategist, a visionary leader in the Movement for Black Lives, and a community organizer for racial, social, and economic justice. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW MAURICE ON X: https://x.com/MauriceWFP CHECK OUT THE WORKING FAMILIES PARTY: https://workingfamilies.org/ SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Maurice Mitchell Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We’re sharing an episode from our friends at Latino USA! In this episode, producer Reynaldo Leaños Jr. travels to southern Arizona where one of the first major concentrations of surveillance towers on the southern border were built, and he looks at what these towers mean today, and for the future of those crossing, and living, there. The “virtual wall” across the U.S.-Mexico border is made up of things like drones, sensors, cameras and… surveillance towers. Both Democrats and Republicans have supported border technology through the years, but advocates and researchers argue that a virtual wall can be as controversial, and deadly, as a physical wall. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos LISTEN TO LATINO USA: https://www.latinousa.org/ SPONSORS: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. Thanks to SelectQuote for supporting Future Hindsight! Go to SelectQuote.com/hopeful now! Need a gift idea? Head over to Masterclass.com/HOPEFUL for the current offer. Thanks to MasterClass for supporting Future Hindsight! EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Featuring: Latino USA Podcast Host: Mila Atmos Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss how ungoverning is the equivalent of a bull in a china shop. Many institutions will be destroyed, but we don't know which ones and to what extent! Nancy’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Nancy Rosenblum is the Senator Joseph Clark Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government Emerita at Harvard University, and the co-author of Ungoverning: The Attack on the Administrative State and the Politics of Chaos. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW NANCY ON X: https://x.com/Nlrosenblum SPONSOR: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful http://shopify.com/hopeful. Thanks to SelectQuote for supporting Future Hindsight! Go to SelectQuote.com/hopeful now! Need a gift idea? Head over to Masterclass.com/HOPEFUL for the current offer. Thanks to MasterClass for supporting Future Hindsight! EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Nancy Rosenblum Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss election integrity and voting machines, the amazing work of election workers, and the logistics of election audits. Ben’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Ben Adida is the Executive Director of Voting Works, the only non-profit voting system vendor in the U.S. Their mission is to make election technology everyone can trust through transparency, simplicity, and demonstrable security. LET’S CONNECT! FOLLOW FUTURE HINDSIGHT ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ DISCOVER NEW WAYS TO #BETHESPARK: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark FOLLOW MILA ON X: https://x.com/milaatmos FOLLOW BEN ON X: https://x.com/benadida SPONSOR: Thanks to SelectQuote for supporting Future Hindsight! Go to SelectQuote.com/hopeful now! Need a gift idea? Head over to Masterclass.com/HOPEFUL for the current offer. Thanks to MasterClass for supporting Future Hindsight! EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Ben Adida Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
