Thinking Progressive with Ron Rivers

Thinking Progressive isn’t only about politics.  It’s a way of approaching change. Today’s episode is a story about how I coped with a fairly radical shift in my professional routine.  It’s a story that some of you may find relevant to your lives today or your future plans. More importantly, I’m going to share some of the darker times I went through during the process of transitioning and the methods that I used to push through. 

This is the final episode of our 2019 season, looking forward to continuing with exciting new content in 2020!

Disabled people face significantly unequal opportunity when it comes to running for elected office and voting.  Disadvantage in the form of information, process, and access only allow the disabled voter and candidate to experience a form of neutered democracy.  Building a pluralistic society demands that we develop methods to allow all people to have a say in their national future.  In this episode we'll explore the problem in more details and present solutions for how we might structure our electoral process to provide equal opportunity for disabled participants. 

11/22/19 Weekly Progress Report discussing:

- Exploring the Inevitable Impeachment

Values are guiding principles that we follow in order to help us make better decisions and construct better institutions, but require us to be conscious of their vulnerability. History shows us that no value is permanent.  If we were more open to the malleability of values in our society how might that change us? What type of policies would we explore and in what directions?  What would it mean for humanity?  We'll explore these questions and more into today's episode.

11/15/19 Thinking Progressive Weekly Progress Report discussing:

- The Bolivian Coup

Given today’s political climate, talking about unifying the factions is likely to be met with disbelief and dismissal. It’s my perspective that unifying the American populace is both achievable and desirable. Our journey today explores how President Trump's impeachment process may be one such path.

11/8/19 Thinking Progressive Progress Report discussing:

- 11,000 Scientists Demand Climate Action

You may hear "social credit score" and think dystopia, but is there another way? Learning from China's experiment we can imagine a better program for the American people. An American social credit score could be a direct pathway to empower millions within the United States.

11/1/19 Thinking Progressive Progress Report

In this episode, we’ll discuss the American Constitution from three different perspectives. It's a critique of strict adherence to our existing constitution, an exploration of the concept of evolving constitutions, and an imagining of alternatives such as generational constitutions.