How We Win the Civil War

<b>The bestselling author pulls no punches on what America needs to defeat white supremacy</b>

<br><br><p>National political commentator Steve Phillips's politically charged and thoughtfully reasoned (<em>Kirkus Reviews</em>) <em>How We Win the Civil War</em> helped chart the way forward for progressives and people of color 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. Combining a powerful grasp of history with Phillips’s trademark no-nonsense political critique this “spirited and persuasive . . . rousing call for change” (<em>Publishers Weekly</em>) argues that we will not overcome 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.</p>

<p>With a new preface laying out what is at stake in the 2024 general election Phillips delivers razor-sharp prescriptions for the new political season including specific guidance for politicians policymakers and ordinary citizens alike. “A foundational contribution to the emerging field of multiracial democracy” (Spencer Overton) <em>How We Win the Civil War </em>is the essential political book for 2024 and beyond—showing us how to rid our politics of white supremacy once and for all.</p>