<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;We discuss the case for SWAMP audits, how we can truly build a multiracial democracy, and why we're going to have to fight for it. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Steve's civic action toolkit recommendations are: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Find your Minimum Viable Community and engage&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Do a SWAMP audit!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ol&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Steve Phillips is the founder of Democracy in Color, a political media organization dedicated to race, politics, and the multicultural progressive New American Majority. His new book is Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?: Playing Offense in the Fight for Racial Justice in America.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark"&gt;https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Mila on X: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/milaatmos"&gt;https://x.com/milaatmos&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow Steve on X: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://x.com/steveptweets"&gt;https://x.com/steveptweets&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read &lt;em&gt;Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight"&gt;https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsor: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at &lt;a href="http://shopify.com/hopeful"&gt;shopify.com/hopeful&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Early episodes for Patreon supporters:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://patreon.com/futurehindsight"&gt;https://patreon.com/futurehindsight&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Credits: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Host: Mila Atmos &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Guests: Steve Phillips&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Executive Producer: Zack Travis&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Executive Editor: Mila Atmos&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Future Hindsight

Mila Atmos

Playing Offense for Democracy: Steve Phillips

MAY 28, 202646 MIN
Future Hindsight

Playing Offense for Democracy: Steve Phillips

MAY 28, 202646 MIN

Description

We discuss the case for SWAMP audits, how we can truly build a multiracial democracy, and why we're going to have to fight for it. Steve's civic action toolkit recommendations are: Find your Minimum Viable Community and engage Do a SWAMP audit! Steve Phillips is the founder of Democracy in Color, a political media organization dedicated to race, politics, and the multicultural progressive New American Majority. His new book is Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?: Playing Offense in the Fight for Racial Justice in America. Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark Follow Mila on X: https://x.com/milaatmos Follow Steve on X: https://x.com/steveptweets Read Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?: https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight Sponsor: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful. Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight Credits: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Steve Phillips Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos