Steve Phillips

@StevePtweets

Steve Phillips is a best-selling author, columnist, and national political expert. He is the author of The New York Times bestseller Brown Is the New White. He is also the founder of Democracy in Color, a political media organization dedicated to race, politics, and the multicultural progressive New American Majority. Phillips is the host of Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips, a color-conscious podcast on politics. His book, How We Win the Civil War, came out October 18, 2022. He is a regular contributor to The Nation.

Greg Casar Texas

Are Latino Voters Actually Fleeing the Democratic Party? Are Latino Voters Actually Fleeing the Democratic Party?

In Texas, unapologetically progressive Latinx candidates saw victories across the state, contradicting the claims of an exodus from the Democratic Party.

Mar 9, 2022 / Steve Phillips

Beto O'Rourke with megaphone

Texas Is Winnable. Beto’s the Candidate to Do It. Texas Is Winnable. Beto’s the Candidate to Do It.

A Beto gubernatorial win isn’t only very possible—it could permanently reshape the national political landscape. 

Dec 15, 2021 / Steve Phillips

Election 2021 Virginia Governor

Lessons From Virginia: You Can’t Ignore the Civil War Lessons From Virginia: You Can’t Ignore the Civil War

America’s unresolved racial identity crisis continues to define US politics.

Nov 3, 2021 / Steve Phillips

Kyrsten Sinema

Primary Kyrsten Sinema Primary Kyrsten Sinema

She’s actively alienating the very voters that make up the coalition that elected her.

Oct 13, 2021 / Steve Phillips

Nina Turner

The Wake-Up Call of Nina Turner’s Loss The Wake-Up Call of Nina Turner’s Loss

The implications of Turner’s defeat for the future of the Bernie Sanders movement are profound.

Aug 12, 2021 / Steve Phillips

Capitol building

The Party of White Grievance Has Never Cared About Democracy The Party of White Grievance Has Never Cared About Democracy

From the Democrats of the Civil War era to the Republicans of the Trump years, the white party has always posed the greatest threat to our political system.

May 26, 2021 / Steve Phillips

Black Women Hold

Democrats Should Talk Even More About Defunding the Police Democrats Should Talk Even More About Defunding the Police

The greatest upside for congressional Democrats is to solidify their strength with the young people by embracing popular progressive policy positions.

Apr 19, 2021 / Steve Phillips

Democrats Can Win in Ohio. Will They Choose the Right Strategy?

Democrats Can Win in Ohio. Will They Choose the Right Strategy? Democrats Can Win in Ohio. Will They Choose the Right Strategy?

They must recreate the multiracial coalition that succeeded last year in Georgia and Arizona—and twice won the Buckeye State for Obama.

Mar 4, 2021 / Steve Phillips

This Is Why Texas Is the Next Georgia

This Is Why Texas Is the Next Georgia This Is Why Texas Is the Next Georgia

The same factors that were critical to success in Georgia exist in Texas.

Jan 29, 2021 / Steve Phillips

Centrist Dems Are Wrong About November’s Losses

Centrist Dems Are Wrong About November’s Losses Centrist Dems Are Wrong About November’s Losses

It wasn’t because voters were turned off by leftist sloganeering but because Dems failed to inspire their own base—and the data prove it.

Dec 21, 2020 / Steve Phillips

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