We discuss how multisolving is a way to address the multiple issues that are currently facing our democracy at the same time, ranging from pollution and sustainable energy to civil rights and collective governance.

Elizabeth’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1. Learn about multisolving

2. Learn together in a group

Elizabeth Sawin is the Director of the Multisolving Institute and the author of Multisolving: Creating Systems Change in a Fractured World. 

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Guests: Elizabeth Sawin

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We discuss Inclusive Constitutionalism, a fresh way to interpret the Constitution that makes inclusive democracy real. By contrast, originalism interprets the meaning of the Constitution as fixed in time in the 1800s and ignores the constitutional amendments during reconstruction that were designed to foster a multiracial democracy.

Madiba’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1.  Join or form a local union! 

2. Pay attention to state and local courts.

Madiba Dennie is Deputy Editor and Senior Contributor at the critical legal commentary outlet Balls and Strikes. Her debut book is The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We The People Can Take it Back.

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Guests: Madiba Debbie

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We discuss why the Constitution—the document we've been taught to revere as the very foundation of American democracy—might actually be responsible for the current crisis in government. It might be leading us away from a more perfect union and toward destruction or even secession. 

Erwin’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1. Be informed

2. Get involved

3. Speak out

Erwin Chemerinsky is the Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law and one of the nation's leading constitutional scholars. His most recent book is No Democracy Lasts Forever: How the Constitution Threatens the United States, which urges us to think about starting over. 

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We discuss how the Supreme Court’s lawlessness is fueled by the conservative grievance mindset where Republicans believe they are victims of laws they don’t agree with. The Supreme Court has played an important role in enabling the current administration’s actions. 

Leah’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1. Get educated on the Supreme Court!

2. Read Leah’s book, Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes

Leah Litman is co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, professor of law at the University of Michigan and former Supreme Court clerk, and the author of Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes.

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We discuss why housing insecurity undermines our democracy. We cover the evolution from Reagan, when homelessness was blamed on the individual, to the increasing recognition that housing is a human right. 

Maria’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1. Be an advocate against criminalization and call your representatives

2. Join the https://housingnothandcuffs.org/ campaign

Maria Foscarinis is the founder of the National Homelessness Law Center and the author of And Housing for All: The Fight to End Homelessness in America. 

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

Loretta’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1. Do an integrity audit: pause and self assess before responding

2. Always focus on the good part of people

Loretta Ross is an activist and an associate professor at Smith College. Loretta has had a long career in the human rights movement and her new book is Calling In: How to Start Making Change with Those You’d Rather Cancel.

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

Jaz’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1. Organize a union in your workplace

2. Train at Inside Organizer School

Jaz Brisack is a union organizer and cofounder of the Inside Organizer School, as well as the author of Get on the Job and Organize: Standing Up for a Better Workplace and a Better World.

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

Stacey’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1. Refuse to pre-capitulate

2. Take action on one issue you care about once a week, every week

Stacey Abrams is an author, political leader, and host of the new podcast Assembly Required. After eleven years in the Georgia House of Representatives, seven as Minority Leader, she was the 2018 Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia, where she won more votes than any other Democrat in the state’s history. 

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

Karen’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1) Educate yourself at the Pregnancy Justice website: https://www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/our-issues/

2) Make your voice heard, put pressure on district attorneys who bring cases to criminalize pregnant people.

Karen Thompson is the Legal Director of Pregnancy Justice and leads a team defending the rights of people who face criminalization because of their pregnancies or pregnancy outcomes.

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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: 

1. Share the power of voting with your neighbors.

2. Start your own community citizenship schools!

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.

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We assess the first 100 days of the Trump administration and what we can expect going forward.

Skye’s civic action toolkit recommendations are: 

1. Join a dinner for democracy or a coffee for change

2. Resist isolation and say yes to building a future for ourselves.

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. 

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