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Eric Foster, Co-Founder of The Future – Today & Tomorrow, breaks down what the pro-democracy majority must do to build durable political power. This show focuses on voter behavior, political communications, coalition strategy, candidate support, and the operational changes needed to move infrequent and disengaged voters into informed, consistent participation. It is a practical conversation about how to defend democracy by changing how we organize, persuade, and mobilize. Part of the Common Sense by Eric Foster podcast network. ericfoster52.substack.com

  1. May 12

    How to Respond to the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act Decision in Louisiana v. Callais

    The Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais is a major setback for Voting Rights Act protections and minority representation. In this episode, Eric Foster argues that the response cannot stop at outrage. Pro-democracy organizations need a practical action plan: worst-case redistricting maps, turnout expansion, eligible voter analysis, strategic population planning, coalition coordination, candidate recruitment, and a long-term strategy through 2030 reapportionment. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ericfoster52.substack.com/subscribe

    23 min
  2. Tax Cuts Don’t Work: It’s Time to Stop Selling the Fantasy

    Apr 6

    Tax Cuts Don’t Work: It’s Time to Stop Selling the Fantasy

    In this episode of The New Way Forward by The Future – Today & Tomorrow, Eric challenges one of the most durable myths in American politics: that tax cuts automatically help ordinary people. The conversation makes a straightforward case. Public services require money, and when government revenue is cut without a serious replacement strategy, the cost does not disappear. It shifts. Families pay more privately for education, infrastructure gaps, weaker systems, and other burdens that public investment once helped absorb. That means many tax cuts function less like relief and more like a political illusion. This episode is a blunt critique of tax-cut mythology and a call for a more honest conversation about what government costs, what society needs, and who really ends up paying. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ericfoster52.substack.com/subscribe

    26 min
  3. Not all Congressional Dysfunction is the same

    Mar 17

    Not all Congressional Dysfunction is the same

    In this episode, Eric Foster discusses why public discussion of congressional dysfunction is often too broad to accurately describe what is happening inside American government. The conversation focuses on the importance of distinguishing between generalized institutional frustration and faction-driven breakdown. Rather than treating all members of Congress as equally responsible for dysfunction, this episode argues for more precise language about accountability, constitutional responsibility, and democratic erosion. This is a discussion about public understanding, institutional clarity, and why the way we describe Congress matters. Learn more:www.futurepac.today The Future – Today & Tomorrow Super PAC This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ericfoster52.substack.com/subscribe

    13 min
  4. Media's Role in Iran War Coverage is failing America

    Mar 17

    Media's Role in Iran War Coverage is failing America

    In this episode, Eric Foster argues that traditional mainstream media is failing the public in its coverage of the Iran conflict and broader MAGA administration messaging. The conversation focuses on a basic but serious problem: too much journalism still tries to interpret false, incoherent, or manipulative political statements as though they reflect some deeper strategic logic. That instinct can end up laundering propaganda into analysis and leaving the public less informed, not more. This episode is a critique of that pattern and a call for a more direct standard of truth-telling, accountability, and journalistic clarity. Learn more:www.futurepac.today The Future – Today & Tomorrow Super PAC This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ericfoster52.substack.com/subscribe

    6 min
  5. Congressional hearing strategy – How to handle MAGA obstruction

    Mar 16

    Congressional hearing strategy – How to handle MAGA obstruction

    In this episode, Eric Foster discusses why pro-democracy legislators need a more realistic and coordinated strategy for handling MAGA obstruction in congressional hearings. The conversation focuses on how too many hearings are still approached as though they are ordinary oversight proceedings, even when witnesses and officials are operating in bad faith. The episode explores why that old approach is failing and what a more effective strategy might look like, including clearer framing, faster rebuttal of lies, coordinated questioning, and a stronger understanding of hearings as public-facing communication events. This is a discussion about Congress, democratic accountability, public education, and why the language and structure of hearings matter more than many people realize. Learn more:www.futurepac.today The Future – Today & Tomorrow Super PAC This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ericfoster52.substack.com/subscribe

    22 min
  6. After the Texas Primary, Pro-Democracy allies in-fighting must end

    Mar 16

    After the Texas Primary, Pro-Democracy allies in-fighting must end

    In this episode, Eric Foster argues that the pro-democracy camp is wasting time and weakening itself through unnecessary internal warfare after the Texas primary. The conversation uses the aftermath of the Jasmine Crockett–James Talarico contest as the immediate example, but the larger critique is broader: too many people inside democratic coalitions respond to primary disappointment with grievance, conspiracy thinking, and factional hostility instead of perspective, discipline, and strategic clarity. This episode is a direct argument for political maturity. Not every disagreement needs to become a public civil war. Not every loss is betrayal. And not every internal frustration should take priority over the larger threat still standing outside the door. Learn more:www.futurepac.today The Future – Today & Tomorrow Super PAC This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ericfoster52.substack.com/subscribe

    12 min
  7. Take advantage of free advertising content from MAGA divisive behavior

    Mar 15

    Take advantage of free advertising content from MAGA divisive behavior

    In this episode, Eric Foster discusses what he sees as a major communications failure by Democrats and Pro-Democracy stakeholders in the current political environment: publicly available footage from hearings, testimony, and press appearances by Trump & MAGA officials is often not being used effectively to educate the public or sharpen political contrast between who MAGA actually stands for versus the Non-MAGA Majority.  The conversation focuses on the gap between what is already visible in public view and how little of that material is being translated into stronger, clearer messaging. It is a discussion about narrative strategy, message dominance, communications discipline, and the importance of direct public education in a highly polarized environment.  Learn more:www.futurepac.today This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ericfoster52.substack.com/subscribe

    12 min
  8. Handling MAGA lies at Congressional Hearings - Make Truth Simple Again

    Mar 13

    Handling MAGA lies at Congressional Hearings - Make Truth Simple Again

    Good evening, everybody. My name is Eric Foster, and I am the co-founder of the Future Today and Tomorrow Super PAC. I wanted to share a brief message based on a video segment of The Weeknight on MSNOW, where Michael Steele echoed the same concerns our Super PAC has emphasized over the past year, responding to MAGA Regime lies at Congressional hearings. The Challenge for Democrats at Congressional Hearings When Democrats are confronted with misinformation and falsehoods from the MAGA dictatorship regime and its congressional allies—referred to here as the MDR and MCS—it is imperative to respond assertively. Many Democratic members continue to behave as if congressional hearings are the same as those held during the Bush or Reagan eras. However, the current environment is drastically different. Thanks for reading Common Sense by Eric Foster! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ericfoster52.substack.com/subscribe

    10 min
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Eric Foster, Co-Founder of The Future – Today & Tomorrow, breaks down what the pro-democracy majority must do to build durable political power. This show focuses on voter behavior, political communications, coalition strategy, candidate support, and the operational changes needed to move infrequent and disengaged voters into informed, consistent participation. It is a practical conversation about how to defend democracy by changing how we organize, persuade, and mobilize. Part of the Common Sense by Eric Foster podcast network. ericfoster52.substack.com

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