Jun 25, 2026
We discuss the intersection of policymaking on economics and democracy, the harm of intense concentration of wealth, and the need for building durable civil society.
Alex’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:
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Join an organization in your community
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Be in community with other people
Alex Hertel-Fernandez is a labor policy scholar and the Herbert H. Lehman Professor of Government at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He’s also the author of State Capture: How Conservative Activists, Big Businesses, and Wealthy Donors Reshaped the American States — and the Nation.
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Credits:
Host: Mila Atmos
Guests: Alex Hertel-Fernandez
Executive Producer: Zack Travis
Executive Editor: Mila Atmos