{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Democracy\u2019s Unfinished Promise: Alex Hertel-Fernandez","description":"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\u2019s 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\u2019s School of International and Public Affairs. He\u2019s also the author of State Capture: How Conservative Activists, Big Businesses, and Wealthy Donors Reshaped the American States \u2014 and the Nation. &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 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 ","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\/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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/203337580"}