# Why US democracy needs 'futures' thinking

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Podcast: [Making Peace Visible](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-peace-visible-4865788)
Published: 2026-04-28T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://making-peace-visible.simplecast.com/episodes/can-democracy-take-us-into-the-future-yaQ095Du-ZdPDtCUD
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## Resource

For American democracy to thrive, it's not enough to defend the existing system against attack.

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