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We discuss the transformation of free market capitalism into a techno-winner-take-all system. Reaganomics and advances in technology have supercharged the market power of corporations and created immense private power. Both of these have increased economic inequality, which causes political inequality and threatens democracy.
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Mordecai Kurz is the Joan Kenney Professor of Economics Emeritus at Stanford University and his most recent book is Private Power and Democracy’s Decline: How to Make Capitalism Support Democracy.
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We discuss how the interlocking web of public relations, think tanks, and university research funding by private actors and corporations have polluted the information ecosphere. Warping the truth is destroying reality and eroding democracy.
Amy’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:
Amy Westervelt is an award-winning investigative climate journalist and the host of Drilled, a true-crime podcast about climate change. Her new book is Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy.
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We discuss an innovative framework to reclaim our constitutional future from a Supreme Court that has amassed power for itself and undermined how we govern ourselves.
Julie’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:
Julie Suk is the Leonard F. Manning Professor of Law at Fordham University and the author of The Shadow Court: Rescuing Democracy from the Supreme Court.
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We discuss how the SpeechNow v. FEC decision in 2010 created Super PACs and how combating corruption in American politics starts with getting rid of Super PACs.
Larry’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:
Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School and the founder of Equal Citizens, an organization whose mission is to fix democracy by establishing truly equal citizenship.
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We discuss the basics of organizing and the fruits of that work. Michael reminds us that “organizers organize organizations.”
Michael’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:
Michael Ansara is a seasoned community organizer and the author of The Hard Work of Hope: A Memoir.
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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:
Maurice Mitchell is the National Director of the Working Families Party. He's a nationally-recognized social movement strategist, a visionary leader in the Movement for Black Lives, and a community organizer for racial, social, and economic justice.
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In the middle of the night, the police move in to raid the encampment. What follows is chaotic, emotional, and unforgettable. But the story doesn't end when the tents come down. Former occupiers reflect on the movement's surprising legacy, the political forces it helped unleash, and what its successes and failures can teach us about organizing in an age of rising authoritarianism.
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To learn more about canceling student debt, listen to this episode with Braxton Brewington of the Debt Collective: https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/cancel-student-debt-braxton-brewington
To learn more about campaign finance reform and money in politics, tune in to this conversation with Tiffany Muller of End Citizens United: https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/the-politics-of-corruption-tiffany-muller
For a conversation on grassroots activism and sustainable community organizing, listen to this episode with Michael Ansara: https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/turning-hope-into-action-michael-ansara
To learn more about why now is the time for a third political party, tune in to this conversation with Maurice Mitchell of the Working Families Party: https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/wfp-represents-you-maurice-mitchell
To learn more about effective ways to resist and organize in the Trump era, listen to this conversation with Daniel Hunter: https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/resist-and-organize-daniel-hunter
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Producer / Writer: Maria Luisa Tucker
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Additional production help: Mia Warren, Erika Gjada, Megan Detrie, Lizzie Jacobs, and Ilya Magazanin
Archival research: Marisa Holmes
Archival material courtesy of: Occupy Wall Street Media Working Group.
Original music: Rude Mechanical Orchestra and Puge Ruhe
Special thanks to T.J. Raphael, Lauren Passell, Arielle Nissenblatt, and Kate Blumenfeld for being our first listeners and sounding boards, and to Tom Koenig for his support.
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As the weather gets colder and tents go up, life inside the encampment grows more complicated. Questions of safety and accountability become increasingly urgent, but occupiers have wildly different ways of responding to the problems. It turns out that the movement's greatest strength—its openness—may also be its greatest vulnerability.
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To learn more about how the infrastructure of our society makes sexual assault more likely, listen to this episode with Jennifer S. Hirsch & Shamus Khan, co-authors of Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus: https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/episode/sexual-citizens-jennifer-s-hirsch-shamus-khan
For a conversation about Kingian non-violence and de-escalation tactics, tune in to this conversation with Julianne Hoffenberg: https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/episode/julianne-hoffenberg
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Producer / Writer: Maria Luisa Tucker
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Additional production help: Mia Warren, Erika Gjada, Megan Detrie, Lizzie Jacobs, and Ilya Magazanin
Archival research: Marisa Holmes
Archival material courtesy of: Occupy Wall Street Media Working Group.
Original music: Rude Mechanical Orchestra and Puge Ruhe
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A month in, the Occupy movement goes global, but pressure is mounting from every direction. A hipster cop confirms that police have infiltrated. Rumors of sabotage are circulating. The authorities want to kick the occupiers out. The movement is able to win a major victory—but even the most committed activists are starting to get worn out.
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For a primer on surveillance capitalism, tune in to this conversation with Shoshanna Zuboff: https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/episode/surveillance-capitalism-shoshana-zuboff?rq=surveillance
To learn more about how the government is using counterinsurgency tactics against American citizens, listen to this episode with Bernard Harcourt: https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/episode/ending-the-counter-revolution-bernard-harcourt?rq=surveillance
To learn more about the use of strategic racism to divide the left, listen to this episode with Ian Haney Lopez: https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/episode/strategic-racism-is-a-divide-and-conquer-scam-ian-haney-lopez?rq=haney
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Producer / Writer: Maria Luisa Tucker
Audio Producer: Zack Travis
Additional production help: Mia Warren, Erika Gjada, Megan Detrie, Lizzie Jacobs, and Ilya Magazanin
Archival research: Marisa Holmes
Archival material courtesy of: Occupy Wall Street Media Working Group.
Original music: Rude Mechanical Orchestra and Puge Ruhe
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