The Great Battlefield

Occupy Democrats' Omar Rivero joins Nathaniel to talk about founding Occupy Democrats, the biggest grassroots political organization/information website in the country. and their mission to promote progressivism.

Mike Pfohl returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about what he's been up to at the Organizing Empowerment Project, a nonprofit that helps organizations with relational organizing by providing free software, training and funding.

Eitan Hersh joins The Great Battlefield podcast to discuss his new book "Politics Is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change", which aims to change the behavior of people who consume politics but don't work to build power.

Teddy Schleifer returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about the new media enterprise that he's part of called Puck, which aims to cover the intersection of money and power in Washington, Wall Street, Silicon Valley and Hollywood.

Graham Elwood joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in comedy, his podcast The Political Vigilante and his stand up special "Manifest It".

Anthony Leiserowitz, Director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his research in to public opinion on climate change and his radio show which produces 90 second episodes about global warming.

This episode of The Great Battlefield podcast features a conversation with Republican political consultant Patrick Ruffini, recorded in front of his class of students at Johns Hopkins University. Patrick discusses his longtime career in political technology, working at the RNC, founding his firm -- Echelon Insights, and why he elected not to vote for Donald Trump.

Pat Dennis joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in opposition research and his new role as President of American Bridge 21st Century, where they track Republicans and hold them accountable for their actions.

Robby Mook joins The Great Battlefield podcast to discuss serving as Hillary Clinton's national campaign manager in 2016, his thoughts on modern campaigning, and his new initiative: the Defending Digital Democracy Project, which is developing strategies to protect systems against cyber and information attacks.

Randi Weingarten, the President of the American Federation of Teachers, joins The Great Battlefield to discuss her career, the recent teacher strikes, and the many threats public sector unions currently face. She also explains why she feels the 2018 midterms are the most important elections of her lifetime.