The Great Battlefield

Marshall Ganz joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and academia, starting in the civil rights movement, then with The United Farm Workers and at Harvard. His new book is "People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal".

Regina Wallace-Jones joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in tech, politics and business and her current role as CEO of ActBlue, a nonprofit fundraising platform for progressives, and where she wants to take it.

Chris Figueredo, the Executive Director of BISC, discusses the transformative potential of ballot initiatives in the upcoming 2024 election. She highlights the evolving political landscape post-COVID and the role of grassroots efforts in championing reproductive rights and economic justice. The conversation dives into Ohio's proposed nonpartisan redistricting measure, emphasizing voter education and community involvement. Figueredo also underscores the importance of civic engagement and the power of ballot measures to bridge political divides and empower marginalized communities.

Jordan Wood joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics, as Chief of Staff for Katie Porter during January 6th and how democracyFirst is working to confront the anti-democracy movement and protect free and fair elections.

Bryan Bennett joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about polling in 2024 and his role as the lead pollster at Navigator Research, which is a message development resource for progressives.

W. Joseph Campbell joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as a journalist, professor at American University and his recent book "Lost in a Gallup: Polling Failure in U.S. Presidential Elections".

Aarti Sharma and Saul Balcarcel join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about their experiences at Rhizome, a nonpartisan organization working to increase civic engagement among students.

Jacob Merkle joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about the founding and building of Rhizome, where they are working to activate young people's identities into action and help youth treat civic service as the work of a lifetime.

Kathleen Borschow joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in politics and the work she's done in voter protection services and elsewhere.

Garrett Gruener joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as a successful entrepreneur (including ask.com) and venture capitalist, becoming a Democratic donor, and funding training for relational organizing for the 2024 election.