After the White States, What’s Next?
Iowa Caucus 2020 will be one for the books. We talk about what happened and what it means as the nomination race heads to another nearly-all-white state—New Hampshire—and then, finally, on to the diverse states of Nevada and South Carolina.
How to Flip the Senate in 2020
With the impeachment trial underway in the U.S. Senate and the Republicans doing everything in their power to cover up Trump’s corruption, we unveil an innovative new formula for ranking winnability of 2020 Senate elections.
The White Man's Bump
Are white male presidential candidates receiving preferential treatment from the Democratic Party?
Top 10 Stories of Hope from 2019
Since so much of the news is alarming and frequently depressing, we wanted to close out the year with a more inspiring and hopeful episode by sharing the Top 10 Stories to Give Us Hope Heading into 2020.
Buttigieg’s Black Problem
We delve into Pete Buttigieg’s Black problem and the underlying causes. What are the real reasons why he is polling at 0% with Black voters? And why does it matter to all Democratic voters?
The Thanksgiving Episode
It’s a very special Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips Thanksgiving episode!
"My Deepest Hope Is This Is An Inflection Point": A Conversation With Neera Tanden
Neera Tanden, who has been called one of our nation’s most powerful women in politics by Fortune magazine, is the president of Center for American progress, the nation’s largest progressive think tank.
How to Defeat a Racist: An Interview with Tim Wise
Tim Wise, one of the most prominent anti-racism writers and educators in the country, offers insight to what we can learn from his experience working on a campaign to defeat an actual former member of the KKK, David Duke, in the 1990s (during Duke’s run for U.S. Senate and the governor’s seat in Louisiana), and what that experience can teach us today as we work to oust Trump.
Stacey Abrams: "We Have Always Found a Way Forward"
The Washington Post recently wrote that Stacey Abrams is the most impressive Democrat in the country. Abrams, the first Black woman gubernatorial nominee in U.S. history, spoke for all Democrats in America when she delivered the Response to the State of the Union Address in February 2019, and she could be our nation’s next V.P.
Iowa: How Democrats Win in a 90% White State
Iowa, the state that launched Barack Obama’s campaign, is arguably the single most important state in this current Democratic nomination contest. It’s also the quintessential swing state. Two Iowa experts discuss what it takes to win and where things stand in the race.
Impeachment: What’s Race Got to Do With It?
Trump’s power has always been grounded in fanning the flames of white racial resentment, and it’s no accident that the most racially diverse Congress in history is now holding him accountable.