Future Hindsight

Jan 30 2025 348 ep. 35 mins 1.3k

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

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Playing Defense for Democracy: Ezra Levin

Jan 30 2025 49 mins

We discuss what we can all do to say "no" to Project 2025, including getting Democrats to play hardball in local, city, and state offices, and to protect and win elections this year and in the midterms next year. Ezra’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: Organize in your community with like-minded Americans Use your constituent power to influence the political calc

Know Your Rights: Monica Hopkins

Jan 23 2025 40 mins

We discuss many of our rights that are at risk under the new Trump administration, what our rights actually are–like due process and the 1st amendment, and an action plan for when they come under attack. Monica’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: Know what your rights are and speak up. Talk to your friends and family about DC statehood Monica Hopkins is the

Organizing Is Power: Elyssa Feder

Jan 16 2025 43 mins

We discuss the long history of organizing as a tool for fortifying American democracy, making it more equitable and just. Americans live from the benefits of organizing every day, whether that’s women’s suffrage or disability rights. Organizing is the tool for everyday people who are not in positions of power to solve the problems their communities are facing. Elyssa’s civ

How Political Parties Should Behave: Didi Kuo

Jan 09 2025 52 mins

We discuss the role of political parties in representing your interests and turning those interests into public policies that meaningfully make a difference in your life. Since the 1980s, both major political parties have adopted neoliberal policies, marked by declining responsiveness to major policy areas, and instead prioritizing pro-market and anti-state policies for economic gr

WFP Represents You!: Maurice Mitchell

Jan 02 2025 49 mins

We discuss why now is the time for a third political party to really take center stage in American democracy. Maurice’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: Organize! Join an organization. Create conditions where people can govern and decide the direction of their country and their democracy Maurice Mitchell is the National Director of the Working Families Party.

The Border Has Eyes: Latino USA

Dec 26 2024 58 mins

We’re sharing an episode from our friends at Latino USA! In this episode, producer Reynaldo Leaños Jr. travels to southern Arizona where one of the first major concentrations of surveillance towers on the southern border were built, and he looks at what these towers mean today, and for the future of those crossing, and living, there. The “virtual wall” across the U.S.-Mexi

Be Ready for Ungoverning: Nancy Rosenblum

Dec 19 2024 51 mins

We discuss how ungoverning is the equivalent of a bull in a china shop. Many institutions will be destroyed, but we don't know which ones and to what extent! Nancy’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: Don’t let unpredictability strip you of your agency Vote in local, county, and state elections Nancy Rosenblum is the Senator Joseph Clark Professor of Ethics in

Yes, Our Elections Are Secure: Ben Adida

Dec 12 2024 47 mins

We discuss election integrity and voting machines, the amazing work of election workers, and the logistics of election audits. Ben’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: Talk to your town or county clerk and offer to help. Be a poll worker for a day! Ben Adida is the Executive Director of Voting Works, the only non-profit voting system vendor in the U.S. Their mis

We Voted… Now What?: Michael Waldman

Dec 05 2024 51 mins

We discuss why the American electorate voted the way they did in 2024, the history of various voter suppression tactics, and how we can bounce back from a feeling of post-election civic helplessness. Michael’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: Use your platform! Do the research. Read books. Go deep on what's going on and convey what you've learned. Michael Wald

Vigilante Democracy Returns: David Noll

Nov 26 2024 51 mins

We discuss the long history of vigilante democracy in the US and its return in our current politics. The playing field is currently tilted in favor of these vigilante policies, but blue states can level the playing field by playing constitutional hardball. David Noll reminds us that the American people have beat back movements to use vigilante power to enforce a reactionary agenda