Who is the Working Families Party?: Maurice Mitchell
August 20th, 2026
”Elections are not the prize. Governing is the prize.”
We discuss why now is the time for a third political party to really take center stage in American democracy.
Maurice Mitchell is the National Director of the Working Families Party. He's a nationally-recognized social movement strategist, a visionary leader in the Movement for Black Lives, and a community organizer for racial, social, and economic justice.
Your civic action toolkit recommendations from Maurice are:
Organize! Join an organization.
Create conditions where people can govern and decide the direction of their country and their democracy
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Credits:
Host: Mila Atmos
Guest: Maurice Mitchell
Executive Producer: Zack Travis
Executive Editor: Mila Atmos