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

Sep 26, 2024

We discuss deepening our understanding of the climate crisis, the urgent need for decarbonization, and our role in speaking truth about phasing out fossil fuels. 

 

Genevieve’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

  1. Call your elected representatives and demand policies to phase out fossil fuels.

  2. If extreme...


Sep 19, 2024

We discuss the power and the promise of public schools, the universal rejection of book bans by parents across the country, and an inclusive vision for democracy.

 

Their civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

  1. Have a conversation with people with whom you disagree

  2. Remain open-minded.

 

Jennifer Berkshire and...


Sep 12, 2024

We discuss how ballot measures give voters the opportunity to take power and agency. It is about citizens putting issues that are important to their communities, gathering signatures, and then putting them on the ballot directly to effect policy change.

 

Her civic action toolkit recommendations are:  

1. Voting is the...


Sep 5, 2024

We discuss how two parties alone cannot represent the diversity of views in American society, how fusion voting could solve for better representation, and who exactly should get engaged in our civic lives.

 

His civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1. Support political parties and reforms that create...