<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;We discuss  orienting our personal choices toward the collective in order to make the changes in the systems that organize our world.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Michael's civic action toolkit recommendations are: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Orient your personal choices towards the collective&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Do something, and do it with others&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ol&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Michael Brownstein is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at John Jay College, and Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center, CUNY. He's also the co-author of Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark"&gt;https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Mila on X: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/milaatmos"&gt;https://x.com/milaatmos&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Michael on BlueSky: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=""&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/michaelbrownstein.bsky.social"&gt;https://bsky.app/profile/michaelbrownstein.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read &lt;em&gt;Somebody Should Do Something&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight"&gt;https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsor: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Thank you to Shopify! 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 dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Early episodes for Patreon supporters:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://patreon.com/futurehindsight"&gt;https://patreon.com/futurehindsight&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 dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Host: Mila Atmos &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Guests: Michael Brownstein&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Executive Producer: Mila Atmos&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Producer: Zack Travis&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Future Hindsight

Mila Atmos

Your Hidden Political Power: Michael Brownstein

DEC 18, 202547 MIN
Future Hindsight

Your Hidden Political Power: Michael Brownstein

DEC 18, 202547 MIN

Description

We discuss orienting our personal choices toward the collective in order to make the changes in the systems that organize our world. Michael's civic action toolkit recommendations are: Orient your personal choices towards the collective Do something, and do it with others Michael Brownstein is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at John Jay College, and Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center, CUNY. He's also the co-author of Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change. Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark Follow Mila on X: https://x.com/milaatmos Follow Michael on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelbrownstein.bsky.social Read Somebody Should Do Something: https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight Sponsor: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful. Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight Credits: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Michael Brownstein Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis