Richard Chew is joined by Dan Protess, co-executive producer of WTTW’s award-winning multiplatform initiative FIRSTHAND. 

FIRSTHAND will spend a year documenting how individuals and local organizations are responding proactively at the community level. Throughout the year, "Firsthand: Democracy" will present documentary films, investigative reporting, and a series of public events and conversations focused on civic participation, accountability, and the role of everyday people in democratic life. Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhaWA9CRiwE

Catch "Chew's Views with Richard Chew” weekdays from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/chews-views).