1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 We discuss  the balance of influence between activists and the majority in local politics and how we can reinvigorate democracy at the local level.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Brian’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:&amp;nbsp; 1) Identify the problem you want to fix in your community 2) Develop an innovative solution and advocate for it &amp;nbsp; Brian Adams is professor of political science at San Diego State University and the author of Activism, Majority Rule, and Local Democracy: Rethinking Public Influence. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:&amp;nbsp; https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ &amp;nbsp; Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:&amp;nbsp; https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Follow Mila on X:&amp;nbsp; https://x.com/milaatmos&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Follow Brian on LinkedIn:&amp;nbsp; https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-adams-4b351a4/&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Read Activism, Majority Rule, and Local Democracy (use code 26BKS):&amp;nbsp; https://tupress.temple.edu/books/activism-majority-rule-and-local-democracy&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Sponsor:&amp;nbsp; Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful. &amp;nbsp; Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight&amp;nbsp; Credits:&amp;nbsp; Host: Mila Atmos&amp;nbsp; Guests: Brian Adams Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos Future Hindsight http://sites.libsyn.com/113012/site <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41527665/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/202599375