Playing Offense for Democracy: Steve Phillips

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: 1) Find your Minimum Viable Community and engage 2) 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: Discover new ways to : Follow Mila on X: Follow Steve on X: Read Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else? : Sponsor: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful . Early episodes for Patreon supporters: Credits: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Steve Phillips Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos

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Playing Offense for Democracy: Steve Phillips is an episode from Future Hindsight by Mila Atmos.

This episode is 46:01 long.

This episode was published on May 28, 2026.

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