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Remembering Dr. King
Hello and welcome to our first blog post of the Biden Presidency! This week marked the commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,...
White Supremacy in America
Last week, we were shocked and horrified as a violent mob of the President’s supporters descended on the Capitol, killing a police officer,...
Future Hindsight's Best of 2020
Let’s get straight to the point: 2020 was a very bad, no good year for the world, and we’re beyond excited to leave...
It's Time to Forgive Student Debt
As our season on rebuilding a better America after COVID winds down, we’re taking a look at one of the essential facets of...
How Abolition Democracy Can Save Us From Ourselves
Donald Trump may have lost the election (even if he won’t accept it), but as our guest Bernard Harcourt explains this week, we...
It's 2020. Why is the War on Drugs Still Happening?
This week, Mila is joined by retired Seattle Police chief and author Norm Stamper for an eye-opening inside look at America’s police force....
Unfortunately, Prop 22 Passed. Get Ready For More.
As the nation watched Trump flail through democratic norms in a pitiful attempt to undo the will of more than 80 million Americans,...
The New Robber Barons
“You need strong antitrust laws as a democracy protection,” author, professor, and former gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout told Mila during our recent interview....
How Keynes Influenced FDR's New Deal
John Maynard Keynes lived a remarkable life as an intellectual titan of a bygone era. He married Europe’s most famous dancer, held lifelong...
Our Civic Duty Is Not Done
The votes are cast. The dust is settling. For many Americans, the election is over, and with it, our civic duty to engage...
5 Reasons The 2020 Election is Not Like 2016
Biden is up in the polls, but so was Clinton four years ago. Why is this election different, and what does it mean...
The Destructive Power of Belief
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana’s creative maxim is overused, but as the 21st century lumbers...
#BLM and Hashtag Activism
We’ve looked at several different ways to build political power over the last two months, and this week we cover one of the...
Why We Need to Defeat Proposition 22
This week on the podcast, we have the pleasure of speaking with Jess Kutch, co-founder of CoWorker.org. We focus on building worker power...
How the Supreme Court Might Change, and How We Can Fix It
This week, we talk with Adam Cohen about the conservative tilt of the Supreme Court and the harm it has caused Americans. It’s...
What is the #Landback Movement?
On the show this week, we were lucky enough to be joined by Nick Tilsen, the President and CEO of NDN Collective. NDN...
What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
A real democracy finds bureaucrats and grassroots activists working together to advocate for impacted communities and make sure legislative priorities match the needs...
How ALEC Helped Enron
This week, Mila recorded a stellar interview with Columbia associate professor and author Alexander Hertel-Fernandez. Alex recently wrote an illuminating book called State...
What is the Fraternal Order of Police?
This week, our guest is the legendary scholar Theda Skocpol, the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University. We...
How the Delegate Process Works
This week Mila talked with Drew Kromer, a Democratic activist and current Biden delegate from North Carolina. Drew organized the Democratic precinct in...