Future Hindsight

We discuss the dangers of book bans and censorship, the power of civic action on the local level, and the intersection of libraries and human rights.

Amanda's civic action toolkit recommendations are:

1. Use the library!

2. Follow Kelly Jensen at Book Riot on social media

Amanda Jones is a middle school librarian, an activist, and the author of That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America. She previously served as President of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians and has won numerous awards for her work in school libraries, including School Library Journal Librarian of the Year.

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Host: Mila Atmos

Guests: Amanda Jones

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss orienting our personal choices toward the collective in order to make the changes in the systems that organize our world.

Michael's civic action toolkit recommendations are:

1. Orient your personal choices towards the collective

2. Do something, and do it with others

Michael Brownstein is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at John Jay College, and Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center, CUNY. He's also the co-author of Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change.

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Host: Mila Atmos

Guests: Michael Brownstein

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss how being pro-democracy is a big tent coalition. In fact, it is our national identity.

Rick's civic action toolkit recommendations are:

1) Meet your your neighbors, friends, and family in person

2) Be a persuasive voice in your immediate network and build a network of networks

Rick Wilson is co-founder of the Lincoln Project, as well as the host of the Lincoln Project and The Enemies List podcasts. He is a 30 year veteran of national Republican politics, starting with the 1988 presidential campaign of George Herbert Walker Bush, and is now a registered Independent.

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Host: Mila Atmos

Guest: Rick Wilson

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producer: Zack Travis

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.

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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.

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We discuss the building blocks of narrative power and the strategies to succeed in changing hearts and minds.

Shanelle's civic action toolkit recommendations are:

1) Share your stories of your experiences in your community

2) Get involved in local government

Shanelle Matthews is a leading voice in narrative power and social movement communications and the co-author of Liberation Stories: Building Narrative Power for 21st Century Social Movements.

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Host: Mila Atmos

Guests: Shanelle Matthews

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producer: Zack Travis

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:

1. Contact your senator to vote NO on concealed carry reciprocity

2. Go to giffords.org and get involved

Emma Brown is the executive director of GIFFORDS, an organization whose mission is to save lives from gun violence in America.

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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:

1. Maintain a degree of curiosity!

2. Care before you share.

Pauline Hoffman, also known as the Data Doyenne, is an esteemed infodemiologist and the author of Fake News, Witch Hunts, and Conspiracy Theories: An Infodemiologist's Guide to the Truth.

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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.

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Host: Mila Atmos

Guests: Bruce Schneier

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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.

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Host: Mila Atmos

Guests: Stephanie Luce

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Producer: Zack Travis