Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips

Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips


Latest Episodes

A Third Party on the Rise with Maurice Mitchell
November 30, 2023

Are you curious about what a truly powerful (and progressive) alternative political party could look like in the U.S?National Director of the Working Families Party Maurice Mitchell returns to talk a

News in the Digital Era with The Washington Post’s Alexi McCammond
November 16, 2023

Washington Post opinion editor Alexi McCammond dives into the changing digital news landscape and the role of traditional, legacy news media in reaching newer, more diverse (and often, more progressiv

“Latinos = the X Factor” with EquisLabs’ Stephanie Valencia
November 02, 2023

Former Obama staffer and founder of EquisLabs Stephanie Valencia discusses her path to politics and why Latino voters are the X factor in todays political landscape. She explains how political stra

Sabrina the Teenage Witch’s Beth Broderick on the Power of Storytelling
October 19, 2023

Spooky season is upon us!Actress and activist Beth Broderick, best known for her role as Aunt Zelda in the 1996 hit TV show Sabrina the Teenage Witch, joins Steve and Sharline to talk about the ongoi

Why I Wrote “How We Win the Civil War”(Rerelease)
October 05, 2023

Steve takes the hot seat as a guest on his own show in this penultimate episode of our special podcast series! Steve and Sharline discuss his forthcoming book How We Win the Civil War and how the conc

Black People and the Green Transition with Rhiana Gunn-Wright
September 21, 2023

Rhiana Gunn-Wright, a key architect of the Green New Deal and one of our nations leading figures in the fight for climate justice, joins the podcast to talk about what a green transition can and shou

Top Races to Watch This Fall
September 07, 2023

School is back in session!Our in-house data expert, Dr. Julie Martinez Ortega, joins Steve and Sharline for a data deep dive into the electoral landscapes of Kentucky and Mississippi, two states in

White People and the Fight for Racial Justice with SURJ’s Erin Heaney
August 24, 2023

Its our 100th episode!Erin Heaney, executive director of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), joins us to discuss the role of white allyship in the fight for justice and a multiracial democracy.

40 Years of the Rainbow Coalition
August 10, 2023

In honor of the 40th anniversary of Jesse Jacksons Rainbow Coalition, Eddie Wong, former national field director for Jacksons 1988 presidential campaign, joins Steve and Sharline to reminisce on the

Rep. Jamaal Bowman on Restorative Justice for the Classroom and Beyond
July 27, 2023

Congressmember Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) joins Steve and Fola to talk about his time as an educator, from being a crisis intervention teacher to founding his own school.He shares what he sees as the role