Up vs. Down: Bypassing the Two-Party Sorting Mechanism with Travis Misurell

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Travis Misurell discusses a new framework for political engagement that moves beyond the traditional left-vs-right binary.

Is American democracy broken, or is it just rigged? In this episode of VarmBlog, we sit down with Travis Misurell, founder of the Think: The Future is Now Coalition (Fink), to discuss a radical new framework for political engagement: moving beyond the traditional left-vs-right binary to an "Up vs. Down" perspective. We dive deep into the Digital Politics Hub (DP Hub), a materialist infrastructure project designed to bypass party gatekeepers and empower the common voter. Misurell explains how...

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Host: C. Derick Varn

Guest: Travis Misurell

Topics covered

• political engagement
• two-party system
• digital politics
• voter empowerment
• American democracy

Keywords

• American democracy
• political engagement
• two-party system
• voter empowerment
• Digital Politics Hub

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Think: The Future is Now Coalition, Digital Politics Hub

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