The true story of who we really are
We told 8 stories. We know there are infinitely more
You’ve been told a story. That humans are selfish. That we don’t care. That we’re just consumers watching the world burn. But that’s a lie. And we’ve seen the proof.
In our Week of Citizening that I've been doing with Jon Alexander, we found 8 stories from across the U.S. — across sectors, communities, and divides — where people are coming together to make life better, together. See them all here.
Check out today’s story in this Instagram Reel or the LinkedIn version.
The story is everywhere.
It’s happening in libraries, tech hubs, small towns, and fire-stricken neighborhoods.
It’s happening in real politics, real businesses, and real lives.
It’s what humans do — when given the chance.
🌎 We believe it’s time to tell a bigger, truer story about who we are.
💥 We’re just getting started — and we need you with us.
👉🏽 Sign up to get all 8 films + hear what’s next.
Let’s tell this story. Let’s be this story.
🎥 Video produced by chilli. This series of How We Citizen stories has been a collaboration between Jon Alexander, Shira Abramowitz, and Elizabeth Stewart (and me, Baratunde of course)
Let’s citizen!
Bonus: here’s some good news about democracy and artificial intelligence. It’s my conversation with Deb Roy about using A.I. to help run citizen assemblies.
It’s a followup to my How To Citizen podcast episode with
.