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We discuss the promise of radical liberalism to deliver equal freedom for all. Alex's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1) Join the fight for democracy 2) Put pressure on a leader who has the power to resist Alex Zakaras is professor of political science at the University of Vermont and the author of Freedom for All: What a Liberal Society Could Be. 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: Alex Zakaras Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
In this episode of Shifting Terrain, Colin Davis and Reece Peck discuss why liberal messaging continues to fail, where to find the Joe Rogan of the left, and how to actually reach working class men. Plus we'll hear from author Joan Williams about how class cluelessness led to the downfall of the left's power. 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 SHIFTING TERRAIN: https://pod.link/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8yNTQ3MzI3LnJzcw EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight
We discuss the complexity of gun violence in the United States and the reality that strong gun laws save lives. Emma's civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Emma Brown is the executive director of GIFFORDS, an organization whose mission is to save lives from gun violence 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 EMMA ON X: https://x.com/Emma_S_Brown FOLLOW GIFFORDS ON IG: https://www.instagram.com/giffords_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: Emma Brown Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss how we can tell the truth, how we can speak the truth, and how we can avoid misinformation and disinformation. Pauline's civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Pauline Hoffman, also known as the Data Doyenne, is an esteemed infodemiologist 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 PAULINE ON X: https://x.com/pwhoffmann 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: Pauline Hoffmann Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss how AI can both serve the public interest and advance the goals of our democracy, despite the misgivings about the current state of AI. Bruce's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1) Use the tools of AI! 2) Use assistive tech to write to your elected representatives Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist, chief of security architecture at Inrupt Inc, a lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School, and the co-author of Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship. 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 BRUCE ON X: https://x.com/schneierblog 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: Bruce Schneier Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World—a guide for a new generation of activists seeking not just to understand power, but to build it. Stephanie’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1) Learn a new skill, like non cooperation or mutual aid 2) Find organizations that align with your values and check if they offer trainings Stephanie Luce is Professor of Labor Studies at the School of Labor and Urban Studies and Professor of Sociology at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. She’s also the co-author of Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the 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 STEPHANIE ON X: https://x.com/stephanie_luce_ 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: Stephanie Luce Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
A fair, humane, and orderly immigration system should think of the US as the top destination for top talent from around the world, as well as a beacon of hope. Changing the law to give permanent legal status and a pathway to citizenship would fix the current failed immigration system. Todd’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Todd Schulte is the President of FWD.us, where he has directed successful efforts to make the case that immigrants and immigration power the US economy, help us win the global race for talent, and strengthen the American workforce. WOOHOO! WE TOOK HOME THE SILVER MEDAL IN THE SIGNAL AWARDS: https://www.signalaward.com/winners/details/#future-hindsight/future-hindsight-maurice-mitchell-working-families-party/0/613058 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 TODD ON X: https://x.com/TheToddSchulte 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: Todd Schulte Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss how the everyday voter can make strategic political campaign donations just like a billionaire. Brian’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Brian Derrick is the co-founder of Oath, a donor advising platform whose mission is to empower donors to participate in our democracy by offering civic education and helping users manage their political giving to maximize impact. 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 BRIAN ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/brianderrick_/ VOTE FOR FUTURE HINDSIGHT! https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting?utm_campaign=signal4_finalists_finalistnotification_092325&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio#/2025/individual-episodes/genre/news-politics 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: Brian Derrick Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss the unavoidable intersection between our capitalist economy and democratic governance, and how their relationship plays out through campaign finance and other political transactions. Hilary’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Hilary Braseth is the executive director of OpenSecrets, the nation's premier research and government transparency group tracking money in politics and its effect on elections and policy. 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 OPENSECRETS ON X: https://x.com/OpenSecretsDC 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: Hilary Braseth Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss how the struggle for transparency is really a struggle for the soul of American democracy. Miranda’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: __ __ Miranda S. Spivack is a veteran reporter and editor who specialized in government accountability, as well as the author of Backroom Deals in Our Backyard: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting 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 MIRANDA ON X: https://x.com/mirandareporter 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: Miranda Spivack Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss the basics of organizing and the fruits of that work. Michael reminds us that “organizers organize organizations.” Michael’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1) Gather 4-5 friends to talk about what’s happening 2) Share ideas on what you can do to resist Michael Ansara is a seasoned community organizer 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 MICHAEL ON BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelansara.bsky.social 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: Michael Ansara Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss the enduring power of protesting and the significance of the Ferguson uprising in the long arc of the Black liberation movement. Jonathan’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1) Speak with a young person in your life about what they’re wrestling with 2) Emphasize community engagement Jonathan Pulphus is an organizer from St. Louis, Missouri, Co-founder of the community organization Tribe X, and the author of With My People: Life, Justice, and Activism Beyond the University. 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 JONATHAN ON X: https://x.com/pulphusj READ : https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight EARLY EPISODES FOR PATREON SUPPORTERS: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight CREDITS: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Jonathan Pulphus Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss the importance of shifting our mindset to one that is infused with hope. Positive change comes when we choose hope. Though nobody can fix it all, we can all do something and make an impact. Sharon reminds us that if something is worth doing for everyone, it’s worth doing for one person. Sharon’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1) Choose hope. 2) Get involved in an issue that is important to you because your actions do matter. Sharon McMahon is the creator of “Sharon Says So” and host of the “Here’s Where it Gets Interesting” podcast. She's also the author of The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement. 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 SHARON ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sharonsaysso/ 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: Sharon McMahon Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss the role of collective memory in the myth-making of American exceptionalism. Hajar’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1) Advocate 2) Relate 3) Create Hajar Yazdiha is an Associate 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. 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 HAJAR ON X: https://x.com/HajYazdiha 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: Hajar Yazdiha Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss how ungoverning is the equivalent of a bull in a china shop. We have already seen the destruction of many institutions and many functions of the administrative state, but we don't yet know how much there is still to come. Nancy’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1) Don’t let unpredictability strip you of your agency 2) Vote in local, county, and state elections 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 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: Nancy Rosenblum Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss the long history of vigilante democracy in the US and its return in our current politics. The playing field is currently tilted in favor of these vigilante policies, but blue states can level the playing field by playing constitutional hardball. David reminds us that the American people have beat back movements to use vigilante power to enforce a reactionary agenda time and again. David’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1) Get involved in local politics 2) Resistance works and there are a lot of opportunities to resist authoritarianism David Noll is the co-author of Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy. He’s also the Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development and a professor of law at Rutgers Law School, as well as an academic fellow of the National Institute for Civil 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 DAVID ON X: https://x.com/davidlnoll 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: David Noll Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss how out of date immigration laws are and why the only cure is comprehensive immigration reform from Congress. In the face of rising arrests and deportations by ICE, this is the perfect episode to remind us that we still need immigration reform. Aaron’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1) Be welcoming and model inclusion in your communities 2) Contact your member of Congress and demand comprehensive immigration reform Aaron Reichlin-Melnick is the Policy Director at the American Immigration Council, a non-profit organization that strives to strengthen the United States by shaping immigration policies and practices. 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 AARON ON X: https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick FOLLOW THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL: https://x.com/immcouncil 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: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
We discuss how certain radical acts of justice by everyday people challenge the legitimacy of the criminal system and form the underpinning of a new collective legal thought, demosprudence. Collective understanding of justice and safety is changing away from the concept that justice equals cages. Jocelyn’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1) Be a court watcher! 2) Learn about your city’s or county’s budget 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. 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 JOCELYN ON X: https://x.com/j_simonson 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: Jocelyn Simonson Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
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 the Director of the Deliberative Democracy Lab at Stanford University 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 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: James Fishkin Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
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: __ __ Alec Karakatsanis is the founder and executive director of Civil Rights Corps and author of Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News. 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 ALEC ON X: https://x.com/equalityalec/ READ COPAGANDA: 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: Alec Karakatsanis Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
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: __ __ Elizabeth Sawin is the Director of the Multisolving Institute and the author of Multisolving: Creating Systems Change in a Fractured 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 ELIZABETH ON X: https://x.com/bethsawin 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: Elizabeth Sawin Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis
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
