Democracy Happy Hour TODAY @ 5 pm PT/8 pm ET via Zoom! Grab a drink and come hear about the latest democracy news, ongoing efforts to fix democracy, and actions you can take at our weekly Democracy Happy Hour, Wednesdays @ 5 pm PT/8 pm ET. This is an online virtual event via Zoom. Today's topic for November 5, 2025: with author Tim Love & Special Guest, Dick Gephardt Join us for a timely conversation with Tim Love, author of the groundbreaking new book The Medium is the Mirror: The Reformation of Truth Reshaping Our Politics, Relationships and Sacred Beliefs. In a time when the definition of “free speech” is being tested across tech platforms, policies, and public discourse, Tim's new book challenges how decades-old internet policies crafted before the rise of social media and artificial intelligence define what “free speech” means in the digital age. Are we truly protecting speech, or allowing platforms to avoid responsibility for harm under the false shield of “freedom”? We'll also be joined by Dick Gephardt, former Speaker of the House and co-chair of Issue One’s Council for Responsible Social Media, who wrote this about Tim Love's new book: “This is the most important book about the most critical issue since the invention of nuclear technology. Humans dominated on Earth over other species because we learned to communicate facts, reality, plans, and ideas. The challenge now is to enable the present and future information technologies to improve human communication rather than distort it, seriously harming humans and possibly even threatening human survival.” Richard A Gephardt, Former Speaker of the House of Representatives |
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