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We discuss the history of citizenship schools, their profound importance in the Civil Rights Movement, and the critical lessons they offer for our present moment.   Elaine’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:  <ol> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Share the power of voting with your neighbors. </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Start your own community citizenship schools! </li> </ol>   Elaine Weiss is a journalist, speaker, and author of Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools that Built the Civil Rights Movement. She’s also the author of The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote, which was a source for the Broadway musical SUFFS.     Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/">https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/</a>   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  <a href= "https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark">https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark</a>    Follow Mila on X:  <a href= "https://x.com/milaatmos">https://x.com/milaatmos</a>    Follow Elaine on X:  <a href= "https://x.com/efweiss5">https://x.com/efweiss5</a>    Read Our Guests’ Books!: <a href= "https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight">https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight</a>    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at <a href="http://shopify.com/hopeful">shopify.com/hopeful</a>.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: <a href= "https://patreon.com/futurehindsight">https://patreon.com/futurehindsight</a>  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Elaine Weiss Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

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Classrooms of Democracy: Elaine Weiss

We assess the first 100 days of the Trump administration and what we can expect going forward.   Skye’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:  <ol> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Join a dinner for democracy or a coffee for change </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Resist isolation and say yes to building a future for ourselves. </li> </ol>   Skye Perryman is the President and CEO of Democracy Forward, which uses the law to build collective power and advance a bold, vibrant democracy for all people.      Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/">https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/</a>   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  <a href= "https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark">https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark</a>    Follow Mila on X:  <a href= "https://x.com/milaatmos">https://x.com/milaatmos</a>    Follow Skye on IG:  <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/skyeperryman/">https://www.instagram.com/skyeperryman</a>   Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at <a href="http://shopify.com/hopeful">shopify.com/hopeful</a>.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: <a href= "https://patreon.com/futurehindsight">https://patreon.com/futurehindsight</a>  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Skye Perryman Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

100 Days of Chaos: Skye Perryman

We discuss what’s happening in the AI space to augment human life in this moment, and what the potential intersections are with democracy.   Natalie’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:  <ol> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Use AI and lean into it </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Explore the ways AI can empower you </li> </ol>   Natalie Monbiot is a strategist and pioneer in AI and virtual human technologies. She is the Founder of Virtual Human Economy, the co-founder of Hour One, and writes the Augmented Human blog.   Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/">https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/</a>   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  <a href= "https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark">https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark</a>    Follow Mila on X:  <a href= "https://x.com/milaatmos">https://x.com/milaatmos</a>    Follow Natalie on X:  <a href= "https://x.com/natlikethat?lang=en">https://x.com/natlikethat</a>   Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at <a href="http://shopify.com/hopeful">shopify.com/hopeful</a>.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: <a href= "https://patreon.com/futurehindsight">https://patreon.com/futurehindsight</a>  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Natalie Monbiot Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

AI's Civic Potential: Natalie Monbiot

We discuss rethinking the Constitution as a way to reimagine democracy. In addition, we examine the role of constitutionalism in exporting the principles of democracy as the underpinning of American imperialism.   Aziz’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:  <ol> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Join a union or a party formation or a tenants’ association in your community </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> Get involved in shaping the terms institutions that serve as meaningful checks  </li> </ol>   Aziz Rana is professor of law at Boston College and the author of The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document That Fails Them and The Two Faces of American Freedom.     Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/">https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/</a>   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  <a href= "https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark">https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark</a>    Follow Mila on X:  <a href= "https://x.com/milaatmos">https://x.com/milaatmos</a>    Read The Constitutional Bind:  <a href= "https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight">https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight</a>    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at <a href="http://shopify.com/hopeful">shopify.com/hopeful</a>.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: <a href= "https://patreon.com/futurehindsight">https://patreon.com/futurehindsight</a>  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Aziz Rana Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

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