We discuss the vision of an everyone-a-changemaker society. Now is the moment to step up to protect healthy civil society in America by making the mechanisms and the rituals for participation in local politics more robust and more meaningful.

Michael's civic action toolkit recommendations are:

1) Find a place to plug in at the local level

2) Go to a Civic Saturdays event near you

Michael Zakaras is the director of Ashoka US, the world's largest network of social entrepreneurs and a global leader in social innovation.

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Guests: Michael Zakaras

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We discuss why Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is running for Senate in Michigan and what kind of Senator he aspires to be. A public health expert with deep understanding of the healthcare system, Dr. El-Sayed believes that Medicare for All can be a realistic future.

Abdul's civic action toolkit recommendations are:

1) Have an in-person conversation with someone you disagree with

2) Find the thing that you share in common

Abdul El-Sayed is a doctor, public health expert, and candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan. He's also the author of Medicare for All: A Citizen's Guide.

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We discuss the foundational lies of the Lost Cause, the organic nature of more recent lies, and the constant vigilance necessary to defend democracy.

Ann's civic action toolkit recommendations are:

1) Pay attention to what your (or your children's) textbooks are saying

2) Speak up if there is a historical site near you that is being erased

Ann Bausum is an award-winning historian and the author of White Lies: How the South Lost the Civil War, Then Rewrote History.

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Executive Editor: Mila Atmos