Hijacked Histories, Polarized Futures: Abby Smith Rumsey

Long Now: Conversations at The Interval - A podcast by The Long Now Foundation

As authoritarianism continues to rise around the world, the stories we tell ourselves about our collective history become a battleground for competing visions of the future. Drawing extensively from Russian history in the 20th century, Rumsey offers a framework to discuss our current social and political tensions and how our increasing polarization could shape our future.