
Unsticking Congress: Maya Kornberg
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Exploring the intersection of civic engagement and civil discourse.

We discuss the myriad of ways to fix Congress, ranging from campaign finance reform and age limits to town hall meetings and stopping violen...

We discuss the radical idea that dissidence belongs to all of us. Living with truth is the starting point to being a citizen changemaker and...

We discuss the vision of an everyone-a-changemaker society. Now is the moment to step up to protect healthy civil society in America by maki...

We discuss why Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is running for Senate in Michigan and what kind of Senator he aspires to be. A public health expert with d...

We discuss the foundational lies of the Lost Cause, the organic nature of more recent lies, and the constant vigilance necessary to defend d...

We discuss the main goals of copaganda: narrowing our conception of safety and threat, constantly warning us that those harms are increasing...

We discuss the building blocks of the authoritarian playbook, the strategy behind intersectional solidarity, and the power of knowing your n...

We discuss the strategy for electing from-the-gut economic populists who exude outsider vibes and who acknowledge that our system is broken....

We discuss the influence of the U.S.-China relationship on American democracy, on issues ranging from "garbage time" to soft power to geopol...

We discuss the corrupting effect of the Citizens United decision on policymaking and elections. Tiffany's civic action toolkit recommendatio...

We discuss the power of showing up for local politics and the benefits of running an in-person campaign without relying on social media. Car...

We discuss the work of governors across several states to defend the rights of their residents. GovAct serves as an innovation hub for polic...

We discuss the investments to foster civic participation on college campuses, voter behavior among young people, and getting ready for the m...

We discuss the concept of deliberative representative democracy by ordinary citizens, which means representing and being represented in turn...

We discuss grassroots organizing, voting rights for U.S. territories and First Nations, and the state of elections in Georgia. Anjali's civi...

We discuss how our everyday choices to resist, organize, and act collectively can stop authoritarian takeovers. Feeling powerless does not m...

We discuss the role of schools to form effective citizens in our democracy. It's necessary to prioritize the teaching of our history and our...

We discuss the dangers of book bans and censorship, the power of civic action on the local level, and the intersection of libraries and huma...

We discuss orienting our personal choices toward the collective in order to make the changes in the systems that organize our world. Michael...

We discuss how being pro-democracy is a big tent coalition. In fact, it is our national identity. Rick's civic action toolkit recommendation...

We discuss the promise of radical liberalism to deliver equal freedom for all. Alex's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1) Join the...

In this episode of Shifting Terrain, Colin Davis and Reece Peck discuss why liberal messaging continues to fail, where to find the Joe Rogan...

We discuss the building blocks of narrative power and the strategies to succeed in changing hearts and minds. Shanelle's civic action toolki...

We discuss the complexity of gun violence in the United States and the reality that strong gun laws save lives. Emma's civic action toolkit...

We discuss how we can tell the truth, how we can speak the truth, and how we can avoid misinformation and disinformation. Pauline's civic ac...

We discuss how AI can both serve the public interest and advance the goals of our democracy, despite the misgivings about the current state...

We discuss Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World—a guide for a new generation of activists seeking not just to understand...

A fair, humane, and orderly immigration system should think of the US as the top destination for top talent from around the world, as well a...

We discuss how the everyday voter can make strategic political campaign donations just like a billionaire. Brian's civic action toolkit reco...

We discuss the unavoidable intersection between our capitalist economy and democratic governance, and how their relationship plays out throu...

We discuss how the struggle for transparency is really a struggle for the soul of American democracy. Miranda's civic action toolkit recomme...

We discuss the basics of organizing and the fruits of that work. Michael reminds us that "organizers organize organizations." Michael's civi...

We discuss the enduring power of protesting and the significance of the Ferguson uprising in the long arc of the Black liberation movement....

We discuss the importance of shifting our mindset to one that is infused with hope. Positive change comes when we choose hope. Though nobody...

We discuss the role of collective memory in the myth-making of American exceptionalism. Hajar's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1)...

We discuss how ungoverning is the equivalent of a bull in a china shop. We have already seen the destruction of many institutions and many f...

We discuss the long history of vigilante democracy in the US and its return in our current politics. The playing field is currently tilted i...

We discuss how out of date immigration laws are and why the only cure is comprehensive immigration reform from Congress. In the face of risi...

We discuss how certain radical acts of justice by everyday people challenge the legitimacy of the criminal system and form the underpinning...

We discuss deliberative polling as a way to assess the will of the people and then to make it consequential. This is what democracy is all a...

We discuss the main goals of copaganda: narrowing our conception of safety and threat, constantly warning us that those harms are increasing...

We discuss how multisolving is a way to address the multiple issues that are currently facing our democracy at the same time, ranging from p...

We discuss Inclusive Constitutionalism, a fresh way to interpret the Constitution that makes inclusive democracy real. By contrast, original...

We discuss why the Constitution—the document we've been taught to revere as the very foundation of American democracy—might actually be resp...

We discuss how the Supreme Court's lawlessness is fueled by the conservative grievance mindset where Republicans believe they are victims of...

We discuss why housing insecurity undermines our democracy. We cover the evolution from Reagan, when homelessness was blamed on the individu...

We discuss "calling in" as a practice rooted in a human rights framework that can transform how we engage across our divide and potentially...

We discuss what it takes to build worker power from scratch and how these efforts can reshape not only our workplaces, but democracy itself....

We discuss reclaiming the narrative of democracy. Democracy is a tool to deliver on our values in the realm of justice, dignity, fairness, a...

We discuss the growing phenomenon of pregnancy criminalization, examine the path forward in a post-Dobbs world, and consider what a just jur...