We discuss how ballot measures give voters the opportunity to take power and agency. It is about citizens putting issues that are important to their communities, gathering signatures, and then putting them on the ballot directly to effect policy change.   Her civic action toolkit recommendations are:   1. Voting is the starting line, not the finish line. 2. Hold your elected officials accountable after elections by reaching out to them about the issues that matter to you, and making sure they are keeping their promises.   Chris Melody Fields Figueredo is the Executive Director of The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, which works to strengthen American democracy using ballot initiatives.  Follow Chris on X:  <a href= "https://x.com/fieldsy">https://x.com/fieldsy</a>    Follow Mila on X:  <a href= "https://x.com/milaatmos">https://x.com/milaatmos</a>    Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/">https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/</a>   Sponsor:  Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at <a href= "http://shopify.com/hopeful">shopify.com/hopeful</a>.   Love Future Hindsight? Take our Listener Survey!  <a href= "http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard"> http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard</a>    Take the Democracy Group’s Listener Survey! <a href= "https://www.democracygroup.org/survey">https://www.democracygroup.org/survey</a>   Want to support the show and get it early?  <a href= "https://patreon.com/futurehindsight">https://patreon.com/futurehindsight</a>    Check out the Future Hindsight website!  <a href= "http://www.futurehindsight.com">www.futurehindsight.com</a>   Read the transcript here:   <a href= "https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/people-power-on-the-ballot-chris-melody-fields-figueredo"> https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/people-power-on-the-ballot-chris-melody-fields-figueredo</a>  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Chris Melody Fields Figueredo Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

<description>&lt;p&gt;We discuss how ballot measures give voters the opportunity to take power and agency. It is about citizens putting issues that are important to their communities, gathering signatures, and then putting them on the ballot directly to effect policy change.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Her civic action toolkit recommendations are:  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;1. Voting is the starting line, not the finish line.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;2. Hold your elected officials accountable after elections by reaching out to them about the issues that matter to you, and making sure they are keeping their promises.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Chris Melody Fields Figueredo is the Executive Director of The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, which works to strengthen American democracy using ballot initiatives. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Chris on X: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/fieldsy"&gt;https://x.com/fieldsy&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Mila on X: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/milaatmos"&gt;https://x.com/milaatmos&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsor: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at &lt;a href= "http://shopify.com/hopeful"&gt;shopify.com/hopeful&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Love Future Hindsight? Take our Listener Survey! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&amp;ver=standard"&gt; http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&amp;ver=standard&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Take the Democracy Group’s Listener Survey!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.democracygroup.org/survey"&gt;https://www.democracygroup.org/survey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Want to support the show and get it early? &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://patreon.com/futurehindsight"&gt;https://patreon.com/futurehindsight&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Check out the Future Hindsight website! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.futurehindsight.com"&gt;www.futurehindsight.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read the transcript here:  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/people-power-on-the-ballot-chris-melody-fields-figueredo"&gt; https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/people-power-on-the-ballot-chris-melody-fields-figueredo&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Host: Mila Atmos &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Guests: Chris Melody Fields Figueredo&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Executive Producer: Mila Atmos&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Producer: Zack Travis&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We discuss how ballot measures give voters the opportunity to take power and agency. It is about citizens putting issues that are important to their communities, gathering signatures, and then putting them on the ballot directly to effect policy...

People Power on the Ballot: Chris Melody Fields Figueredo

We discuss how two parties alone cannot represent the diversity of views in American society, how fusion voting could solve for better representation, and who exactly should get engaged in our civic lives.   His civic action toolkit recommendations are:  1. Support political parties and reforms that create more choices. 2. Be a good neighbor and participate in a local meeting.   Lee Drutman is Senior Fellow in the Political Reform program at New America, co-host of the Politics in Question podcast (a fellow Democracy Group podcast!), and author of Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop: The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America.  Follow Lee on X:  <a href= "https://x.com/leedrutman">https://x.com/leedrutman</a>    Read Lee’s Paper:  <a href= "https://protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Case-for-Multiparty-Presidentialism.pdf"> https://protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Case-for-Multiparty-Presidentialism.pdf</a>   Follow Mila on X:  <a href= "https://x.com/milaatmos">https://x.com/milaatmos</a>    Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/">https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/</a>   Sponsor:  Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at <a href= "http://shopify.com/hopeful">shopify.com/hopeful</a>.   Love Future Hindsight? Take our Listener Survey!  <a href= "http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard"> http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard</a>    Take the Democracy Group’s Listener Survey! <a href= "https://www.democracygroup.org/survey">https://www.democracygroup.org/survey</a>   Want to support the show and get it early?  <a href= "https://patreon.com/futurehindsight">https://patreon.com/futurehindsight</a>    Check out the Future Hindsight website!  <a href= "http://www.futurehindsight.com">www.futurehindsight.com</a>   Read the transcript here:   <a href= "https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/break-up-the-two-party-system-lee-drutman"> https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/break-up-the-two-party-system-lee-drutman</a>  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Lee Drutman Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

<description>&lt;p&gt;We discuss how two parties alone cannot represent the diversity of views in American society, how fusion voting could solve for better representation, and who exactly should get engaged in our civic lives.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;His civic action toolkit recommendations are: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;1. Support political parties and reforms that create more choices.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;2. Be a good neighbor and participate in a local meeting.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Lee Drutman is Senior Fellow in the Political Reform program at New America, co-host of the Politics in Question podcast (a fellow Democracy Group podcast!), and author of Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop: The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Lee on X: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/leedrutman"&gt;https://x.com/leedrutman&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read Lee’s Paper: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Case-for-Multiparty-Presidentialism.pdf"&gt; https://protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Case-for-Multiparty-Presidentialism.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Mila on X: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/milaatmos"&gt;https://x.com/milaatmos&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsor: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at &lt;a href= "http://shopify.com/hopeful"&gt;shopify.com/hopeful&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Love Future Hindsight? Take our Listener Survey! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&amp;ver=standard"&gt; http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&amp;ver=standard&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Take the Democracy Group’s Listener Survey!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.democracygroup.org/survey"&gt;https://www.democracygroup.org/survey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Want to support the show and get it early? &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://patreon.com/futurehindsight"&gt;https://patreon.com/futurehindsight&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Check out the Future Hindsight website! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.futurehindsight.com"&gt;www.futurehindsight.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read the transcript here:  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/break-up-the-two-party-system-lee-drutman"&gt; https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/break-up-the-two-party-system-lee-drutman&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Host: Mila Atmos &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Guests: Lee Drutman&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Executive Producer: Mila Atmos&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Producer: Zack Travis&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We discuss how two parties alone cannot represent the diversity of views in American society, how fusion voting could solve for better representation, and who exactly should get engaged in our civic lives.   His civic action toolkit...

Break Up the Two-Party System: Lee Drutman

We discuss what it takes for citizens to take action and run for elected office. Wendy ran as a Democrat in Utah because she wanted to give voters a viable, different choice. She knew it was going to be difficult to win as a first time candidate, but she ran so hard that she left a body mark in the wall. She lost by a mere 78 votes.   Her civic action toolkit recommendations are:  1. Vote and encourage other people to vote 2. Work or volunteer for a candidate during an election year   Wendy Davis is a former candidate for Utah House of Representatives and the author of The Fight You Don’t See – an honest memoir about her campaign.  Follow Wendy on X:  <a href= "https://twitter.com/wendydavisutah">https://x.com/wendydavisutah</a>    Follow Mila on X:  <a href= "https://x.com/milaatmos">https://x.com/milaatmos</a>    Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/">https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/</a>   Sponsor:  Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at <a href= "http://shopify.com/hopeful">shopify.com/hopeful</a>.   Love Future Hindsight? Take our Listener Survey!  <a href= "http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard"> http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard</a>    Take the Democracy Group’s Listener Survey! <a href= "https://www.democracygroup.org/survey">https://www.democracygroup.org/survey</a>   Want to support the show and get it early?  <a href= "https://patreon.com/futurehindsight">https://patreon.com/futurehindsight</a>    Check out the Future Hindsight website!  <a href= "http://www.futurehindsight.com">www.futurehindsight.com</a>   Read the transcript here:   <a href= "https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/what-is-it-like-to-run-for-office-wendy-davis"> https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/what-is-it-like-to-run-for-office-wendy-davis</a>  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Wendy Davis Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

<description>&lt;p&gt;We discuss what it takes for citizens to take action and run for elected office. Wendy ran as a Democrat in Utah because she wanted to give voters a viable, different choice. She knew it was going to be difficult to win as a first time candidate, but she ran so hard that she left a body mark in the wall. She lost by a mere 78 votes.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Her civic action toolkit recommendations are: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;1. Vote and encourage other people to vote&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;2. Work or volunteer for a candidate during an election year&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Wendy Davis is a former candidate for Utah House of Representatives and the author of The Fight You Don’t See – an honest memoir about her campaign. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Wendy on X: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/wendydavisutah"&gt;https://x.com/wendydavisutah&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Mila on X: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/milaatmos"&gt;https://x.com/milaatmos&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsor: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at &lt;a href= "http://shopify.com/hopeful"&gt;shopify.com/hopeful&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Love Future Hindsight? Take our Listener Survey! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&amp;ver=standard"&gt; http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&amp;ver=standard&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Take the Democracy Group’s Listener Survey!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.democracygroup.org/survey"&gt;https://www.democracygroup.org/survey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Want to support the show and get it early? &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://patreon.com/futurehindsight"&gt;https://patreon.com/futurehindsight&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Check out the Future Hindsight website! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.futurehindsight.com"&gt;www.futurehindsight.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read the transcript here: &lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/what-is-it-like-to-run-for-office-wendy-davis"&gt; https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/what-is-it-like-to-run-for-office-wendy-davis&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Host: Mila Atmos &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Guests: Wendy Davis&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Executive Producer: Mila Atmos&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Producer: Zack Travis&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We discuss what it takes for citizens to take action and run for elected office. Wendy ran as a Democrat in Utah because she wanted to give voters a viable, different choice. She knew it was going to be difficult to win as a first time candidate, but...

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Joe Spielberger is the policy counsel for the Effective and Accountable Government team at the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), where he advocates in Congress and the executive branch to strengthen whistleblower rights, protect a merit based civil service, and promote government ethics and transparency. We discuss how government can be transparent and accountable to us, the People.    All Americans need to be confident that federal employees are hired based on their qualifications and not because of their partisan political ideology. In retaliation to the whistleblower on Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian president Zelensky, Trump signed Schedule F, an executive order that could have allowed a complete purge of the civil service of nonpartisan career civil servants. Because whistleblower retaliation is rampant, protecting whistleblowers and civil servants is one of the best ways to protect the public from harm. The Supreme Court does not have a binding code of ethics because the Supreme Court refuses to adopt one. However, Congress has clear and direct mechanisms to hold the Supreme Court accountable and can pass legislation that would implement a binding code of ethics.  Follow Joe on X:  <a href= "https://x.com/jdspielberger">https://x.com/jdspielberger</a>    Follow Project on Government Oversight on X:  <a href= "https://x.com/POGOwatchdog">https://x.com/POGOwatchdog</a>    Follow Mila on X:  <a href= "https://x.com/milaatmos">https://x.com/milaatmos</a>    Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/">https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/</a>   Sponsor:  Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at <a href= "http://shopify.com/hopeful">shopify.com/hopeful</a>.   Love Future Hindsight? Take our Listener Survey!  <a href= "http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard"> http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard</a>    Take the Democracy Group’s Listener Survey! <a href= "https://www.democracygroup.org/survey">https://www.democracygroup.org/survey</a>   Want to support the show and get it early?  <a href= "https://patreon.com/futurehindsight">https://patreon.com/futurehindsight</a>    Check out the Future Hindsight website!  <a href= "http://www.futurehindsight.com">www.futurehindsight.com</a>   Read the transcript here:   <a href= "https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/protect-whistleblowers-joe-spielberger"> https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/protect-whistleblowers-joe-spielberger</a>  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guest: Joe Spielberger Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

<description>&lt;p&gt;Joe Spielberger is the policy counsel for the Effective and Accountable Government team at the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), where he advocates in Congress and the executive branch to strengthen whistleblower rights, protect a merit based civil service, and promote government ethics and transparency. We discuss how government can be transparent and accountable to us, the People. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;All Americans need to be confident that federal employees are hired based on their qualifications and not because of their partisan political ideology. In retaliation to the whistleblower on Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian president Zelensky, Trump signed Schedule F, an executive order that could have allowed a complete purge of the civil service of nonpartisan career civil servants. Because whistleblower retaliation is rampant, protecting whistleblowers and civil servants is one of the best ways to protect the public from harm. The Supreme Court does not have a binding code of ethics because the Supreme Court refuses to adopt one. However, Congress has clear and direct mechanisms to hold the Supreme Court accountable and can pass legislation that would implement a binding code of ethics. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Joe on X: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/jdspielberger"&gt;https://x.com/jdspielberger&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Project on Government Oversight on X: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/POGOwatchdog"&gt;https://x.com/POGOwatchdog&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Mila on X: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/milaatmos"&gt;https://x.com/milaatmos&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsor: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at &lt;a href= "http://shopify.com/hopeful"&gt;shopify.com/hopeful&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Love Future Hindsight? Take our Listener Survey! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&amp;ver=standard"&gt; http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&amp;ver=standard&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Take the Democracy Group’s Listener Survey!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.democracygroup.org/survey"&gt;https://www.democracygroup.org/survey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Want to support the show and get it early? &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://patreon.com/futurehindsight"&gt;https://patreon.com/futurehindsight&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Check out the Future Hindsight website! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.futurehindsight.com"&gt;www.futurehindsight.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read the transcript here:  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/protect-whistleblowers-joe-spielberger"&gt; https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/protect-whistleblowers-joe-spielberger&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Host: Mila Atmos &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Guest: Joe Spielberger&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Executive Producer: Mila Atmos&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Producer: Zack Travis&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Joe Spielberger is the policy counsel for the Effective and Accountable Government team at the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), where he advocates in Congress and the executive branch to strengthen whistleblower rights, protect a merit based...

Protect Whistleblowers: Joe Spielberger

Daniel Alvarenga is a journalist who covers issues pertaining to immigration, racial equity, and Latinx cultures – with a special emphasis on Central America and its diasporas. He’s also the English language podcast host of Humo: Murder and Silence in El Salvador. We discuss the intersection of foreign policy, immigration policy, and democracy.   US foreign interference in Central America has had a huge impact on destabilizing the region. During the civil war in El Salvador between 1980 and 1992, the US contributed $1 billion in military aid. This destabilization is one reason Central Americans migrate to the United States, which in turn creates problems in the US. For example, MS-13 was started by Salvadoran children who moved to Los Angeles. In response, the US government has deported many of them back to El Salvador where the cycle of violence continues. El Salvador has the largest number of murders and disappearances in the world.    Listen to Humo:  <a href= "https://sonoromedia.com/podcasts/humo">https://sonoromedia.com/podcasts/humo</a>    Follow Mila on X:  <a href= "https://x.com/milaatmos">https://x.com/milaatmos</a>    Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/">https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/</a>   Sponsor:  Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at <a href= "http://shopify.com/hopeful">shopify.com/hopeful</a>.   Love Future Hindsight? Take our Listener Survey!  <a href= "http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard"> http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&ver=standard</a>    Take the Democracy Group’s Listener Survey! <a href= "https://www.democracygroup.org/survey">https://www.democracygroup.org/survey</a>   Want to support the show and get it early?  <a href= "https://patreon.com/futurehindsight">https://patreon.com/futurehindsight</a>    Check out the Future Hindsight website!  <a href= "http://www.futurehindsight.com">www.futurehindsight.com</a>   Read the transcript here:   <a href= "https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/us-influence-in-central-america-daniel-alvarenga"> https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/us-influence-in-central-america-daniel-alvarenga</a>  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Daniel Alvarenga Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

<description>&lt;p&gt;Daniel Alvarenga is a journalist who covers issues pertaining to immigration, racial equity, and Latinx cultures – with a special emphasis on Central America and its diasporas. He’s also the English language podcast host of Humo: Murder and Silence in El Salvador. We discuss the intersection of foreign policy, immigration policy, and democracy.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;US foreign interference in Central America has had a huge impact on destabilizing the region. During the civil war in El Salvador between 1980 and 1992, the US contributed $1 billion in military aid. This destabilization is one reason Central Americans migrate to the United States, which in turn creates problems in the US. For example, MS-13 was started by Salvadoran children who moved to Los Angeles. In response, the US government has deported many of them back to El Salvador where the cycle of violence continues. El Salvador has the largest number of murders and disappearances in the world. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Listen to Humo: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://sonoromedia.com/podcasts/humo"&gt;https://sonoromedia.com/podcasts/humo&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Mila on X: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/milaatmos"&gt;https://x.com/milaatmos&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsor: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at &lt;a href= "http://shopify.com/hopeful"&gt;shopify.com/hopeful&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Love Future Hindsight? Take our Listener Survey! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&amp;ver=standard"&gt; http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=6tI0Zi1e78vq&amp;ver=standard&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Take the Democracy Group’s Listener Survey!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.democracygroup.org/survey"&gt;https://www.democracygroup.org/survey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Want to support the show and get it early? &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://patreon.com/futurehindsight"&gt;https://patreon.com/futurehindsight&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Check out the Future Hindsight website! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.futurehindsight.com"&gt;www.futurehindsight.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read the transcript here:  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/us-influence-in-central-america-daniel-alvarenga"&gt; https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/us-influence-in-central-america-daniel-alvarenga&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Host: Mila Atmos &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Guests: Daniel Alvarenga&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Executive Producer: Mila Atmos&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Producer: Zack Travis&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Daniel Alvarenga is a journalist who covers issues pertaining to immigration, racial equity, and Latinx cultures – with a special emphasis on Central America and its diasporas. He’s also the English language podcast host of Humo: Murder and...

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