{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Activism vs. Majority Rule: Brian Adams","description":"We discuss \u200athe 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\u2019s 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\u2019s 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 ","author_name":"Future Hindsight","author_url":"http:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/113012\/site","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/202599375"}