Future Hindsight

We discuss the foundational lies of the Lost Cause, the organic nature of more recent lies, and the constant vigilance necessary to defend democracy.
 
Ann's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 
1) Pay attention to what your (or your children's) textbooks are saying
2) Speak up if there is a historical site near you that is being erased
 
Ann Bausum is an award-winning historian and the author of White Lies: How the South Lost the Civil War, Then Rewrote History.
 
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Credits: 
Host: Mila Atmos 
Guests: Ann Bausum
Executive Producer: Zack Travis
Executive Editor: Mila Atmos

We discuss the main goals of copaganda: narrowing our conception of safety and threat, constantly warning us that those harms are increasing, and telling us that the solution to our fears is more investment in the punishment bureaucracy.
 
Alec's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 
1) Educate yourself on how copaganda works
2) Read the Copaganda book in a group!
 
Alec Karakatsanis is the founder and executive director of Civil Rights Corps and author of Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News.
 
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https://x.com/equalityalec/ 
 
Read Copaganda: 
https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight 
 
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Early episodes for Patreon supporters:
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Credits: 
Host: Mila Atmos 
Guest: Alec Karakatsanis
Executive Producer: Zack Travis
Executive Editor: Mila Atmos

We discuss the building blocks of the authoritarian playbook, the strategy behind intersectional solidarity, and the power of knowing your neighbor.
 
Yelena & Tatyana's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 
1) Go local!
2) Get to know your neighbors
 
Yelena and Tatyana are co-founders of Stroika — an organization connecting and resourcing frontline anti-authoritarian movements worldwide. 
 
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Follow Yelena on LinkedIn: 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvl/ 
 
Follow Tatyana on LinkedIn: 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tmargolin/ 
 
Check out Stroika:
https://www.stroikainc.com/ 
 
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Early episodes for Patreon supporters:
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Credits: 
Host: Mila Atmos 
Guests: Yelena V. Litvinov & Tatyana Margolin
Executive Producer: Zack Travis
Executive Editor: Mila Atmos

We discuss  the strategy for electing from-the-gut economic populists who exude outsider vibes and who acknowledge that our system is broken. They are often outsiders who believe in issues such as protecting social security and taxing billionaires, which are super majoritarian issues. Outsiders can win in blue, purple, and red states.
 
Adam's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 
1) Join effective groups like boldprogressives.org
2) Support a bold progressive candidate running for office
 
Adam Green is Co-Founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC). 
 
Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: 
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https://x.com/AdamGreen 
 
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https://x.com/BoldProgressive 
 
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Early episodes for Patreon supporters:
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Credits: 
Host: Mila Atmos 
Guests: Adam Green
Executive Producer: Zack Travis
Executive Editor: Mila Atmos

We discuss  the influence of the U.S.-China relationship on American democracy, on issues ranging from "garbage time" to soft power to geopolitical dominance of the South China Sea. 
 
Jane's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 
1) Visit China!
2) Read To Change China by Jonathan Spence and/or Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick
 
Jane Perlez is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, former New York Times Beijing bureau chief, and fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center. She's also the podcast host of Face-Off: The U.S. vs. China.
 
Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: 
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Listen to Face-Off:
https://www.belfercenter.org/face-us-vs-china 
 
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Early episodes for Patreon supporters:
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Credits: 
Host: Mila Atmos 
Guest: Jane Perlez
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producer: Zack Travis