1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 We discuss the intersection of policymaking on economics and democracy, the harm of intense concentration of wealth, and the need for building durable civil society. &amp;nbsp; Alex’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:&amp;nbsp; Join an organization in your community Be in community with other people &amp;nbsp; Alex Hertel-Fernandez is a labor policy scholar and the Herbert H. Lehman Professor of Government at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He’s also the author of State Capture: How Conservative Activists, Big Businesses, and Wealthy Donors Reshaped the American States — and the Nation. &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 Alex on BlueSky:&amp;nbsp; https://bsky.app/profile/awhf.bsky.social&amp;nbsp;&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: Alex Hertel-Fernandez 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/41797780/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/203337580