What if the war for America’s soul isn’t being fought in Congress but in your feed? Congressman Jake Auchincloss joins Marshall Herskovitz and Nick Knudsen to expose how social media algorithms are POISONING democracy, hijacking dopamine, and rewriting the definition of freedom itself.

Congressman Auchincloss lays out how Big Tech manipulates attention, profits from outrage, and keeps kids glued to screens like addicts and why both parties have failed to act. From reforming Section 230 to defending “free minds” as a civic right, this episode takes on the toxic influence of AI, algorithms, and unregulated corporate greed that’s corroding truth and democracy.

Democracy isn’t dying quietly , it’s being suffocated in plain sight. Nick Knudsen and Marshall Herskovitz trace the collapse of truth, reason, and shared reality, and how we can fight back before it’s too late. From Lincoln’s refounding to today’s chaos, they map the road to America’s third rebirth.

Nick Knudsen and Marshall Herskovitz take a scalpel to the policies that hollowed out paychecks and towns, from buyback mania to monopoly chokeholds to captured regulators. Then they map out the fix!

In the premiere episode of The Rising, Marshall Herskovitz and Nick Knudsen discuss how Trump has ABANDONED America, but a ‘shadow government’ of blue states, institutions, and citizens can still SAVE democracy.

Official trailer of The Rising podcast featuring Emmy Award-winning write, Marshall Herskovitz and award-winning organizer, Nick Knudsen. The Rising is brought to you by The Dangerous Ones Network.