Are We Getting More Power Than We Have Ever Had Before?

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i think that for the first time we might actually have some good guys with as much or more power than anybody else. i just want to know what their story is about who what a human is because i always find that to be such an indicator of the kind of things you'll createYeah so could be off on that who knows but i will say one thing there is something cool about what you said just now this this hope factor which is either way I think everybody's starting to see that relationships human interaction is a part of the health equation and the notion that we can all sit separately and all live good lives doesn't really appeal to most people.

John Heers is the Co-Founder and Director of the First Things Foundation, and the host of the podcast, Why Are We Talking About Rabbits?

The First Things Foundation is a non-profit organization that takes young people from the “new world” of the West to the “old world” of developing countries where they immerse, learn the language, and connect with local entrepreneurs and helps empower them to spur organic, ground-up development in their communities. They have active projects in Guatemala, Sierra Leone, the Georgia Republic, Ethiopia, and Appalachia near and dear to me here in the Rust Belt of the United States.

John has a Master's Degree in History from Columbia University. Previous to First Things Foundation, John worked overseas serving the Peace Corps as a water resource manager in Mali, oversaw emergency relief in the Georgian Republic, and taught history for 9 years in South Bronx and Harlem in New York City and Haiti.

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