On the show this week, we were lucky enough to be joined by Nick Tilsen, the President and CEO of NDN Collective. NDN Collective is a nationwide, Indigenous-led organization working to further the goals of Indigenous self-determination in the US. They focus their efforts in three categories: defense, development, and decolonization. “We believe in this…
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K. Sabeel Rahman is an Associate Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, and co-author of Civic Power: Rebuilding American Democracy in an Era of Crisis. We discuss the concept of civic power, putting policy-making decisions in the hands of affected communities, and building an equitable economy for all Americans.
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Theda Skocpol is Professor of Government at Harvard University, where Caroline Tervo is a Research Editor. They edited Upending American Politics: Polarizing Parties, Ideological Elites, and Citizen Activists from the Tea Party to the Anti-Trump Resistance, which looks at organized collective action on the Left and Right and their impact on state, local, and national politics.
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This week Mila talked with Drew Kromer, a Democratic activist and current Biden delegate from North Carolina. Drew organized the Democratic precinct in his college town of Davidson, NC, before becoming Vice Chair of the National Council of the College Democrats. Thanks to his years of local political work, Drew now has the privilege of…
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Drew Kromer built a Democratic party precinct in Davidson, NC, recently served as the Vice Chair of the National Council of College Democrats, and is currently a PLEO delegate for Vice President Biden. We discuss the importance of local politics, building a deep bench of candidates and volunteers, and the need to show up and be engaged.
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We’re back with a new full season – all about political power building! What better way to kick things off than with a conversation with the author of a book titled Politics is for Power? We’re so grateful to Professor Eitan Hersh for sitting down with us. Listen to Mila’s talk with Eitan here! Future…
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Eitan D. Hersh is associate professor at Tufts University and author of Politics is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change. We discuss how politics is the way we solve our society’s problems and why building political power is the key to making our civic engagement effective.
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Usually, our blog posts get inspiration from Mila’s most recent conversations, but as you may have noticed, there’s no new drop this week. We have a whole new season starting next week, but in the meantime, we’re announcing our new Patreon membership service: The Civics Club! We’re so excited to launch a membership service, and…
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David Fleischer is the Director of the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Leadership Lab. Through their work in talking to thousands of voters, the Center created “deep canvassing,” a method of exchanging narratives to find common ground and decrease prejudice. We discuss how changing minds begins with the heart.
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Peter Loge is the founding Director of the Project on Ethics in Political Communication and an Associate Professor at The George Washington University. We discuss making American civil religion the moral backbone of our body politic through ethical communication, substantive press coverage of politics and policy, and promoting the truth.
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