{"product_id":"how-we-win-the-civil-war-securing-a-multiracial-democracy-and-ending-white-supremacy-for-good-hardcover-phillips-steve-hardcover","title":"How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good -- Steve Phillips, Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe bestselling author and national political commentator pulls no punches on what America needs to do to strengthen its multiracial democracy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"If we first recognize that we are in a war, and then learn the lessons and follow the lead of those who have shown they know how to prevail, we can definitely win the Civil War, secure a multiracial democracy, and end white supremacy for good.\" --from the introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Phillips's first book, \u003cem\u003eBrown Is the New White\u003c\/em\u003e, helped shift the national conversation around race and electoral politics, earning a spot on the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller lists and launching Phillips into the upper ranks of trusted observers of the nation's changing demographics and their implications for our political future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, in \u003cem\u003eHow We Win the Civil War\u003c\/em\u003e, Phillips charts the way forward for progressives and people of color after four years of Trump, arguing that Democrats must recognize the nature of the fight we're in, which is a contest between democracy and white supremacy left unresolved after the Civil War. We will not overcome, Phillips writes, until we govern as though we are under attack--until we finally recognize that the time has come to finish the conquest of the Confederacy and all that it represents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his trademark blend of political analysis and historical argument, Phillips lays out razor-sharp prescriptions for 2022 and beyond, from increasing voter participation and demolishing racist immigration policies to reviving the Great Society programs of the 1960s--all of them geared toward strengthening a new multiracial democracy and ridding our politics of white supremacy, once and for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 5.98w x 1.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620976760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Phillips\u003c\/strong\u003e is host of the podcast \u003cem\u003eDemocracy in Color with Steve Phillips\u003c\/em\u003e, founder of the political media organization Democracy in Color, and author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling \u003cem\u003eBrown Is the New White\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43951400681700,"sku":"9781620976760","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781620976760.jpg?v=1719489477","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/how-we-win-the-civil-war-securing-a-multiracial-democracy-and-ending-white-supremacy-for-good-hardcover-phillips-steve-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}