What's America's Purpose?

Listen to Ken Alex describe his journey to become former California Governor Jerry Brown's "right hand" in helping the Golden State lead the world in addressing the climate crisis while growing the economy at the same time. As a leader in the law, and climate and sustainability policy, hear about the hopeful opportunities that Ken and others are working on now. Enjoy!

Listen to Professor Ryan Rynbrandt describe what the founding fathers actually meant in the 1776 Declaration of Independence and how its meaning is critical to making American progress now.

Professor Rybrandt reveals the "founding assumption" of the American experiment, a description of what IS America's purpose hidden in plain sight, how it's our government's job to secure our "safety and happiness", and that after 240 years of progress we now can measure many of the important parts of what it means to thrive as individuals and as a nation.

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This interview is with renowned agent of social change, Marshall Ganz. Marshall's early work as a Freedom Rider in the 1960s led to his helping Caesar Chavez accelerate the farmworker movement in the 1970s which ultimately led to his groundbreaking work to empower citizens in political campaigns, including the historic 2008 campaign to elect Barak Obama. Hear Marshall's take on America's Purpose and how each of us can help advance it through citizen actions in our local neighborhoods and beyond. Building on the wisdom of ancient scholars informed and intertwined with his years of on-the-ground experience, Marshall has a powerful and inspiring message for all of us. Enjoy!

This interview is with Puck Mykleby who co-authored the book The New Grand Strategy: Restoring America's Prosperity, Security, and Sustainability in the 21st Century. As the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen was immersed in two wars and wanted to know how those efforts and others fit into what ought to be America's Grand Strategy for a thriving 21st century America. So he put his staff officers, Colonel Mykleby and Captain Wayne Porter on the job to develop that strategy. Listen to a plain-spoken, no-nonsense Marine give his take on What's America's Purpose and hear about the exciting opportunities we all have to build sustainable American prosperity. From regenerative agriculture to walkable communities and resource efficiency, Puck has a knack for bringing the big picture down to earth. Enjoy!

Welcome to What's America's Purpose Podcast! Our goal is a discussion about how Americans who want to improve their own lives by adding value to the emerging American Sustainability Movement.

Host: Matt Bogoshian is a sustainability activist with the Climate Reality Project and citizen-patriot who has served as a Schwarzenegger appointee to the California EPA and an Obama appointee to the U.S. EPA. He is a late baby boomer working to promote America's purpose by accelerating the sustainability movement.

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https://medium.com/what-is-americas-purpose/what-is-americas-purpose-a7183c60703c