democracy-ish is a bold and unfiltered political podcast dedicated to defending democracy and maintaining your sanity in an era where both are under attack. Hosted by outspoken political commentators Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali, this podcast exposes the dangerous forces of white supremacy and ignorance that threaten our nation's future. For too long, America's political landscape has been dominated by a white-centric narrative, ignoring the true diversity of our multiracial society. Dani ...
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Class is the official podcast of the National Political Education Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America. We believe working people should run both the economy and society democratically to meet human needs, not to make profits for a few. Class is a podcast where we ask socialists about why they are socialists, what socialism looks like, and how we, as the working class, can become the ruling class.
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The Anti-Authoritarian Podcast is here to help the anyone concerned about creeping authoritarianism and fascism in the U.S. and beyond to confront strategy questions that will strengthen their work to advance multiracial democracy and stop the rise of authoritarianism. Our core message is: we can block authoritarianism, bridge across lines of differences, and build an inclusive multiracial democracy–if we act more strategically. The show features provocative and valuable conversations with h ...
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The Path Forward: A 2024 Election Podcast takes listeners to the heart of the most defining political moment of our time. In this three-part series, we explore the urgent questions facing voters in 2024: Does America want to move forward toward progress and healing, or backward into repression and harm? From the lingering presence of white nationalism to the burgeoning power of a multiracial democracy, The Path Forward unpacks the forces shaping the future of the country. Featuring stories o ...
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She the People with Aimee Allison in collaboration with Design Observer invites you into a joyful conversation about the power of our multiracial democracy, led by women of color. In depth interviews with women leaders, strategists, thinkers and artists alongside on the ground reporting will help us make meaning of this historic moment.
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Interviews with Scholars of Latino Culture and History about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latino-studies
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Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast features movement voices, stories, and strategies for racial justice. Hear the Race Forward team give their unique takes on race and pop culture, and uplift narratives of hope, struggle, and joy, as we continue to build the momentum needed to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Deepen your racial justice lens and get inspired to drive action. Subscribe today!
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Public Interest Podcast consists of conversations with politicians, activists, advocates, and others who seek to improve the world.
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No Matter What Happens: A Race Forward Limited Podcast Series is a five episode series that explores crucial questions about the future of social movements, particularly the racial justice movement. How do we continue to push back against the rise of authoritarianism and safeguard the hard-won victories of recent years? This year has seen a dramatic shift in the political landscape with President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 election and endorsement of his Vice President Kamala Harri ...
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What does it look like when evidence drives change for people and communities? To find out, we ask influential leaders the tough questions. How do you prioritize the roles of research and facts? How do you turn policy into practice? And how do you hold yourself accountable for diversity, equity, and inclusion progression in your leadership? Evidence in Action (formerly Critical Value) inspires changemakers to lead with evidence and act with equity. At a time when trust in institutions is low ...
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Spontaneity, Organization, and Lenin, Pt. 2
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34:43Send us a text This is Class, the official podcast of the Democratic Socialists of America’s National Political Education Committee. This is part two of our conversation with Rodrigo Nunes about what Lenin can teach us about pontaneity, organization, strategic thinking, and the current moment. Part two will be released in two weeks. Rodrigo Nunes i…
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Even the High Holy Days can't slow the MAGA grift train. On this episode of democracyish LIVE, we call out the pseudo-Christian Republicans who twist faith to fuel their lies, hypocrisy, and authoritarian agenda. God might forgive them—but we won’t. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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LIVE on #democracyish: Senator Chris Van Hollen has confirmed proof of life for Kilmar Abrego Garcia—a man the Trump regime falsely labeled a gang member and secretly deported. As MAGA loyalists like Pam Bondi continue to defame innocent people, we expose the cruelty and lies behind their propaganda machine. The regime wants silence. We bring the r…
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Spontaneity, Organization, and Lenin, Pt. 1
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30:07Send us a text This is Class, the official podcast of the Democratic Socialists of America’s National Political Education Committee. This is part one of our conversation with Rodrigo Nunes about what Lenin can teach us about pontaneity, organization, strategic thinking, and the current moment. Part two will be released in two weeks. Rodrigo Nunes i…
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Engage and Evade in 2025: Asad L. Asad on Latino Immigrants in America
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51:48Today I’m speaking with Asad L. Asad, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Stanford University. He is the author of Engage and Evade: How Latino Immigrant Families Manage Surveillance in Everyday Life (Princeton UP, 2023). A highly relevant book, Engage and Evade documents the interactions between undocumented people and the agents and institutions …
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Last week, the markets panicked—now even Trump’s allies are crying foul. On this week’s Democracy-ish, leopards are eating faces, fingers are pointing everywhere, and the tariff fallout is getting real. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Trump’s reckless tariff war is torching the global economy. Can anyone stop the collapse? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tiffany D. Joseph, "Not All In: Race, Immigration, and Health Care Exclusion in the Age of Obamacare" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2025)
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1:09:04Despite progressive policy strides in health care reform, immigrant communities continue to experience stark disparities across the United States. In Not All In: Race, Immigration, and Health Care Exclusion in the Age of Obamacare (Johns Hopkins UP, 2025), Tiffany D. Joseph exposes the insidious contradiction of Massachusetts' advanced health care …
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(Bonus) Dismantling Public Schools: A Racial Justice and Democracy Crisis
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7:18In this bonus episode of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast, H.E.A.L Together Director of Strategic Communications at Race Forward Anastasia Ordoñez unpacks the sweeping implications of President Trump’s latest executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education—a move that could fundamentally reshape public education and deepen racial ineq…
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Pam Bondi vs. Rep. Crockett: Tensions Boil | democracy-ish LIVE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This week in the new American hell-scape: Donald moves to dismantle public education, the Commerce Secretary moonlights as a Tesla salesman, and Elon Musk gets recalled—again. 🇺🇸 Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali bring the fire in another can’t-miss episode of democracy-ish. Catch us LIVE Fridays at 12 PM… if we still have a democracy! Hosted on Acas…
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The Courts and the constitution be damned. We're in a autocratic democracy and all rules and order we thought we had are gone. Now what?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Trump has shifted America's path toward autocracy and aligned the world's democracy with a new axis of evil. Can it be stopped or is this our fate?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lina-Maria Murillo, "Fighting for Control: Power, Reproductive Care, and Race in the US-Mexico Borderlands" (UNC Press, 2025)
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1:11:27The first birth control clinic in El Paso, Texas, opened in 1937. Since then, Mexican-origin women living in the border cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez have confronted various interest groups determined to control their reproductive lives, including a heavily funded international population control campaign led by Planned Parenthood Federation …
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On a Collision Course to Destroy America
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1:08:03Trump and Musk are hellbent on blowing up America and it's clear NO ONE is going to stop them. We're on our own! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Last week's Oval Office nightmare showed the world that America is no longer on their side. We're now on the side of dictators and autocrats and Republicans have never been happier! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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MAGA world is committed to death and destruction. Their devastating cuts to USAID will kill people. Their ending of vaccines in the US will kill people. Everywhere we look--death and destruction is there. How will it all end?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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For nearly a decade, cable news has failed as the Fourth Estate. With Joy-Ann Reid and other hosts of color fired from MSNBC, it’s clearer than ever—they don’t care about us. Time to turn your TV off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ilan Stavans, "Latino USA: A Cartoon History" (Basic Books, 2024)
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1:34:14This interview includes Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera, Professor of Humanities, Universidad de Puerto Rico-Mayagüez (UPR-M); Annette Martínez-Iñesta, Instructor of Italian, UPR-M; and Baruch Vergara, Artist and Professor of Plastic Arts, UPR-M. This episode has been sponsored by the Mellon Foundation, the Department of Humanities at the UPR-M, and the Insti…
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Trump has declared himself King and the White House social account agrees. Now what? What comes next will define generations to come. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lori A. Flores, "Awaiting Their Feast: Latinx Food Workers and Activism from World War II to Covid-19" (UNC Press, 2025)
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1:19:45Though Latinx foodways are eagerly embraced and consumed by people across the United States, the nation exhibits a much more fraught relationship with Latinx people, including the largely underpaid and migrant workers who harvest, process, cook, and sell this desirable food. In Awaiting Their Feast: Latinx Food Workers and Activism from World War I…
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Musk's MAGA Circus is Just Getting Started!
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1:06:12Did the American people vote for chaos or disruption? Well, they got BOTH. Tune in as we break down how these forces are playing out in today’s political landscape and what it means for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This year's Super Bowl in so many was not only a showcase of Black culture but a display of the great divide that MAGA has been able to exploit in their efforts to stamp out the 20th century! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Musk and his minions have stormed the treasury and are mining our data and stealing our money--what are we going to do about it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Martín Alberto Gonzalez, "Why You Always So Political?: The Experiences and Resiliencies of Mexican/Mexican American/Xicanx Students in Higher Education" (Viva Oxnard, 2023)
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1:18:03As of 2018, only about one in ten Mexican/Mexican American/Xicanx (MMAX) students graduate with a college degree. Drawing on in-depth interviews, participant observations, pláticas, document analyses, and literature on race, space, and racism in higher education, Why you always so political?: The Experiences and Resiliencies of Mexican/Mexican Amer…
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No matter what Trump and MAGA do black people will not be erased! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 05: Democracy Under Pressure: Analysis of the First Seven Days Under Trump
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31:04In this episode of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast, Glenn Harris and Eric Ward deliver a powerful analysis of the new administration's first seven days and their implications for racial justice in America. As executive orders reshape federal policy and threaten hard-won progress, Glenn Harris, President of Race Forward, and Eric Ward, Executive Vi…
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