

The Great Battlefield
Nathaniel G. Pearlman
THE GREAT BATTLEFIELD PODCAST - A PODCAST ABOUT THE PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCE
A great political battle is being fought right now for the soul of our country.
A great political battle is being fought right now for the soul of our country.
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Apr 3, 2023 • 55min
Former US Senator Russ Feingold of the American Constitution Society
Russ Feingold joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics serving as a Wisconsin State Senator, a US Senator and now President of the American Constitution Society, a group of progressives working to rebalance our legal system.

Mar 31, 2023 • 53min
A Better New Orleans After Katrina and a Better U.S. After Trump with Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about governing and his decision to remove confederate statues, leadership, race and politics.

Mar 29, 2023 • 1h 7min
How Democratic Candidates Can Win Back Their States with Governor Martin O'Malley
This episode of The Great Battlefield features an in-depth conversation with Governor Martin O'Malley. He discusses cutting crime rates as the Mayor of Baltimore, serving as the Governor of Maryland during the Great Recession, and running for President in the turbulent 2016 cycle. He also tells us why he chose to launch Win Back Your State - a PAC focused on training and supporting Democratic candidates at the state and local level.

Mar 27, 2023 • 1h 4min
Solving Political Problems with Tech, with Arthur Thompson of the DNC
Arthur Thompson joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in tech and now serving as the Chief Technology Officer at the Democratic National Committee.

Mar 24, 2023 • 1h 4min
Advocating for Migrant Workers with Monica Ramirez of Justice for Migrant Women
Monica Ramirez joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career as an Activist, Lawyer and Social Entrepreneur and founding a number of organizations including Justice for Migrant Women where they're working to improve the lives of migrant farm workers.

Mar 22, 2023 • 44min
Advocating for Domestic Workers with the National Domestic Workers Alliance's Ai-jen Poo
Ai-jen Poo, Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and Co-Director of Caring Across Generations, joins The Great Battlefield to discuss what can be done to protect the rights - and the dignity - of domestic workers, caregivers, and the elderly.

Mar 20, 2023 • 55min
Fighting for Disability Rights with Dom Kelly of New Disabled South
Dom Kelly joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career fighting for disability rights since he was four, working as a Fundraiser Senior Disability Advisor for Stacey Abrams campaign and founding New Disabled South where they advocate for the rights of disabled people.

Mar 17, 2023 • 1h 19min
Advocating for Workers with Andy Stern of the Economic Security Project, formerly of SEIU
Andy Stern joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career, being the President of the SEIU, fighting for workers rights and now a fellow at the Economic Security Project where they're advocating for a universal basic income.

Mar 15, 2023 • 48min
Building the Labor & Progressive Movements w/ Atlas Project's & Organizing Group's Steve Rosenthal
Steve Rosenthal joins The Great Battlefield to talk about his experience in progressive politics over the past 40 years, including building labor's political infrastructure at the AFL-CIO; founding ACT massive voter mobilization project in 2004, starting the Atlas Project a research hub, and his new effort, the Worker's News Network

Mar 13, 2023 • 1h 43min
Labor, Polling, Analytics and Progressive Politics with Mike Podhorzer
Michael Podhorzer joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in the labor movement, the use of data and analytics and recently stepping down as Political Director at the AFL-CIO.