Page S. Gardner
@pagegardner.bsky.social
President of PSG Consulting, Founder of Innovating for the Public Good, Founder and Former President of Voter Participation Center
https://innovatingforpublicgood.org/
https://innovatingforpublicgood.org/
The final PSG Consulting #FirstMondaysWebinar in our 2025 Narrative Series is Dec. 8 at 12pm ET. Our panelists will look ahead to the 2026 elections, exploring what might be the best narratives to mobilize voters & reinvigorate our democratic institutions. REGISTER: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The final PSG Consulting #FirstMondaysWebinar in our 2025 Narrative Series is Dec. 8 at 12pm ET. Our panelists will look ahead to the 2026 elections, exploring what might be the best narratives to mobilize voters & reinvigorate our democratic institutions. REGISTER: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Too often, when we talk about shifting culture, we think in terms of single-issue campaigns. But real change demands a deeper strategy — one grounded in the values and narratives shaping who we are and how we see one another. ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Too often, when we talk about shifting culture, we think in terms of single-issue campaigns. But real change demands a deeper strategy — one grounded in the values and narratives shaping who we are and how we see one another. ⬇️
Today we thank Speaker Nancy Pelosi — a brilliant, strategic leader with a heart as big as Mount Rushmore. She gave her heart to this country and to everyone she served. Thank you for your leadership, your care and your incredible legacy.
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Today we thank Speaker Nancy Pelosi — a brilliant, strategic leader with a heart as big as Mount Rushmore. She gave her heart to this country and to everyone she served. Thank you for your leadership, your care and your incredible legacy.
Trump’s move to block food aid and prevent grocery stores from helping struggling families shows his disregard for everyday Americans and hungry children — yet another example of this Administration’s deep moral failure. Are we surprised? ⬇️
November 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Trump’s move to block food aid and prevent grocery stores from helping struggling families shows his disregard for everyday Americans and hungry children — yet another example of this Administration’s deep moral failure. Are we surprised? ⬇️
How did we reach a point where we must march in the streets to protest authoritarianism in America? Our latest #FirstMondaysWebinar explored how powerful interests spent decades reshaping culture, defining people’s realities and influencing how they vote. www.psgconsulting.com/videos/v/ret...
October 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
How did we reach a point where we must march in the streets to protest authoritarianism in America? Our latest #FirstMondaysWebinar explored how powerful interests spent decades reshaping culture, defining people’s realities and influencing how they vote. www.psgconsulting.com/videos/v/ret...
Our latest #FirstMondaysWebinar explored how culture shapes our understanding of democracy — and why that understanding is key to protecting it. We discussed 4 forces pushing us toward authoritarianism: othering, distrust in institutions, distortion of facts, and religious & nationalist movements.
October 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Our latest #FirstMondaysWebinar explored how culture shapes our understanding of democracy — and why that understanding is key to protecting it. We discussed 4 forces pushing us toward authoritarianism: othering, distrust in institutions, distortion of facts, and religious & nationalist movements.
In our recent #FirstMondaysWebinar, Dori Howard shared how entertainment has shaped culture & policy at the highest level. From Will & Grace influencing views on marriage equality to The Day After impacting nuclear policy, stories have real-world consequences.
www.psgconsulting.com/videos/v/ret...
www.psgconsulting.com/videos/v/ret...
October 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In our recent #FirstMondaysWebinar, Dori Howard shared how entertainment has shaped culture & policy at the highest level. From Will & Grace influencing views on marriage equality to The Day After impacting nuclear policy, stories have real-world consequences.
www.psgconsulting.com/videos/v/ret...
www.psgconsulting.com/videos/v/ret...
During our recent #FirstMondaysWebinar, Mathew Littman of Howlitt shared how the entertainment industry has shaped real-world behavior and social norms — and the ripple effect these stories have on our culture and politics.
www.psgconsulting.com/videos/v/ret...
www.psgconsulting.com/videos/v/ret...
October 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
During our recent #FirstMondaysWebinar, Mathew Littman of Howlitt shared how the entertainment industry has shaped real-world behavior and social norms — and the ripple effect these stories have on our culture and politics.
www.psgconsulting.com/videos/v/ret...
www.psgconsulting.com/videos/v/ret...
For decades, the Right has invested in shaping culture — defining for people what’s happening to them & influencing how they vote.
Narrative change to impact culture has been the focus of our #FirstMondaysWebinar series — and yesterday’s session was no different. Check it out: youtu.be/MmBKl-FP4tI
Narrative change to impact culture has been the focus of our #FirstMondaysWebinar series — and yesterday’s session was no different. Check it out: youtu.be/MmBKl-FP4tI
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
For decades, the Right has invested in shaping culture — defining for people what’s happening to them & influencing how they vote.
Narrative change to impact culture has been the focus of our #FirstMondaysWebinar series — and yesterday’s session was no different. Check it out: youtu.be/MmBKl-FP4tI
Narrative change to impact culture has been the focus of our #FirstMondaysWebinar series — and yesterday’s session was no different. Check it out: youtu.be/MmBKl-FP4tI
HAPPENING IN 1 HOUR: #FirstMondaysWebinar — Rethinking Strategy in a Time of Democratic Crisis. Omar Parbhoo, CEO of @ifpg.bsky.social, Mathew Littman & Dori Howard, Co-founders at Howlitt, will discuss building durable strategies that strengthen our future democracy: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
HAPPENING IN 1 HOUR: #FirstMondaysWebinar — Rethinking Strategy in a Time of Democratic Crisis. Omar Parbhoo, CEO of @ifpg.bsky.social, Mathew Littman & Dori Howard, Co-founders at Howlitt, will discuss building durable strategies that strengthen our future democracy: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
TODAY: Join us at 12pm ET for the next #FirstMondaysWebinar on how culture shapes our understanding of our country’s democracy — with insights from:
— Omar Parbhoo, CEO, @ifpg.bsky.social
— Mathew Littman & Dori Howard, Co-founders, Howlitt
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
— Omar Parbhoo, CEO, @ifpg.bsky.social
— Mathew Littman & Dori Howard, Co-founders, Howlitt
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
TODAY: Join us at 12pm ET for the next #FirstMondaysWebinar on how culture shapes our understanding of our country’s democracy — with insights from:
— Omar Parbhoo, CEO, @ifpg.bsky.social
— Mathew Littman & Dori Howard, Co-founders, Howlitt
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
— Omar Parbhoo, CEO, @ifpg.bsky.social
— Mathew Littman & Dori Howard, Co-founders, Howlitt
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
ICYMI: 50 legal experts — including former AGs and U.S. attorneys — were surveyed about Trump’s second term. Their consensus: DOJ guardrails have eroded, serving the politics of intimidation over law. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...
October 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
ICYMI: 50 legal experts — including former AGs and U.S. attorneys — were surveyed about Trump’s second term. Their consensus: DOJ guardrails have eroded, serving the politics of intimidation over law. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...
Join October 20 at 12 p.m. ET: PSG Consulting’s Art of the Narratives #FirstMondaysWebinar series will explore how culture shapes the story of democracy itself. Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Join October 20 at 12 p.m. ET: PSG Consulting’s Art of the Narratives #FirstMondaysWebinar series will explore how culture shapes the story of democracy itself. Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Thomas Edsall’s recent column in @nytimes.com capsulizes what is happening in our country and highlights a core tactic of the Trump Administration: othering, or the demonization of out-groups to gain power. I break it down in the video below. Read Edsall’s column: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...
October 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thomas Edsall’s recent column in @nytimes.com capsulizes what is happening in our country and highlights a core tactic of the Trump Administration: othering, or the demonization of out-groups to gain power. I break it down in the video below. Read Edsall’s column: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...
A century ago, America faced eerily familiar threats: Crackdowns on dissenting speech, public distrust, political violence, wealth inequality & more. But Americans didn’t retreat; they experimented boldly. To meet today’s threats, we need bold action at an even greater scale. tinyurl.com/m5y6b23n
October 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A century ago, America faced eerily familiar threats: Crackdowns on dissenting speech, public distrust, political violence, wealth inequality & more. But Americans didn’t retreat; they experimented boldly. To meet today’s threats, we need bold action at an even greater scale. tinyurl.com/m5y6b23n
REGISTER NOW: Join us on October 20 at 12pm ET for our #FirstMondaysWebinar, Rethinking Strategy in a Time of Democratic Crisis. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
REGISTER NOW: Join us on October 20 at 12pm ET for our #FirstMondaysWebinar, Rethinking Strategy in a Time of Democratic Crisis. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
What William Galston calls “dark passions” — anger, hatred, resentment, fear, domination — now permeate our politics. @ifpg.bsky.social has identified three underlying forces that are poisonous to America — Othering, Fatalism & Hyper-Individualism. innovatingforpublicgood.org/2025-strateg...
October 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
What William Galston calls “dark passions” — anger, hatred, resentment, fear, domination — now permeate our politics. @ifpg.bsky.social has identified three underlying forces that are poisonous to America — Othering, Fatalism & Hyper-Individualism. innovatingforpublicgood.org/2025-strateg...
Our democracy faces threats that demand immediate action & long-term solutions. Operating as if the once-normal rules of the game still apply is no longer viable.
Learn about Innovating for the Public Good’s plan in this recent webinar & hear from CEO Omar Parbhoo: www.linkedin.com/posts/innova...
Learn about Innovating for the Public Good’s plan in this recent webinar & hear from CEO Omar Parbhoo: www.linkedin.com/posts/innova...
September 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Our democracy faces threats that demand immediate action & long-term solutions. Operating as if the once-normal rules of the game still apply is no longer viable.
Learn about Innovating for the Public Good’s plan in this recent webinar & hear from CEO Omar Parbhoo: www.linkedin.com/posts/innova...
Learn about Innovating for the Public Good’s plan in this recent webinar & hear from CEO Omar Parbhoo: www.linkedin.com/posts/innova...
Everyday Americans aren’t imagining the economic hardship they feel. New Census data shows inflation counteracted income gains for most families.
Women & Black households are falling even further behind:
— Women now earn just 80.9% of what a man makes
— Black household income fell 3.3% in 1 year
Women & Black households are falling even further behind:
— Women now earn just 80.9% of what a man makes
— Black household income fell 3.3% in 1 year
September 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Everyday Americans aren’t imagining the economic hardship they feel. New Census data shows inflation counteracted income gains for most families.
Women & Black households are falling even further behind:
— Women now earn just 80.9% of what a man makes
— Black household income fell 3.3% in 1 year
Women & Black households are falling even further behind:
— Women now earn just 80.9% of what a man makes
— Black household income fell 3.3% in 1 year
Earlier this week, Omar Parbhoo, CEO of Innovating for the Public Good, and I hosted a webinar to outline IFPG’s vision for the future and its plans to advance bold, long-term solutions to ensure our democracy truly serves all Americans.
Listen here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Listen here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
September 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Earlier this week, Omar Parbhoo, CEO of Innovating for the Public Good, and I hosted a webinar to outline IFPG’s vision for the future and its plans to advance bold, long-term solutions to ensure our democracy truly serves all Americans.
Listen here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Listen here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
For good reason, the Big Betrayal Bill isn't supported by the majority of Americans. Historic cuts to Medicaid & SNAP will leave millions without basic necessities. And now, many of those who stand to gain the most from the bill oppose it. ⬇️ www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
September 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
For good reason, the Big Betrayal Bill isn't supported by the majority of Americans. Historic cuts to Medicaid & SNAP will leave millions without basic necessities. And now, many of those who stand to gain the most from the bill oppose it. ⬇️ www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Innovating for the Public Good's new report, Barriers to Benefits: The Decline in Public Trust, now features an appendix with additional resources on administrative burden & public trust in government.
When basic support becomes an uphill battle, families suffer — & so does trust in democracy.
When basic support becomes an uphill battle, families suffer — & so does trust in democracy.
September 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Innovating for the Public Good's new report, Barriers to Benefits: The Decline in Public Trust, now features an appendix with additional resources on administrative burden & public trust in government.
When basic support becomes an uphill battle, families suffer — & so does trust in democracy.
When basic support becomes an uphill battle, families suffer — & so does trust in democracy.
Our democracy relies on public trust and people’s belief in their power to shape policy. After the LA fires, 2.6M tons of toxic ash were dumped in landfills. Families tried but failed to protect their communities — and even the wealthiest couldn’t stop it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/m...
September 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Our democracy relies on public trust and people’s belief in their power to shape policy. After the LA fires, 2.6M tons of toxic ash were dumped in landfills. Families tried but failed to protect their communities — and even the wealthiest couldn’t stop it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/m...
@hcrichardson.bsky.social nails it: Trump’s shakedown of Intel isn’t an aberration — it’s the product of decades of right-wing infrastructure building. Innovating for the Public Good shows how this long-term strategy, from Goldwater to Project 2025, put power over democracy.
August 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social nails it: Trump’s shakedown of Intel isn’t an aberration — it’s the product of decades of right-wing infrastructure building. Innovating for the Public Good shows how this long-term strategy, from Goldwater to Project 2025, put power over democracy.
As students return to class, recall Trump's attacks on education & research — slashing agency staff, freezing grants & driving American scientists abroad. These attacks undermine schools & science, while undercutting the American Dream & our competitiveness. pagegardner.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
August 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
As students return to class, recall Trump's attacks on education & research — slashing agency staff, freezing grants & driving American scientists abroad. These attacks undermine schools & science, while undercutting the American Dream & our competitiveness. pagegardner.substack.com/p/the-trump-...