Biden Acknowledges the Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators at the DNC in Chicago Have a Point
We begin with President Biden’s acknowledgement of the pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the DNC in Chicago in his speech last night when he said, “They have got a point” — referring to the desperate need for a ceasefire as the deathcount in Gaza passes 40,000. Joining us is Wendy Pearlman, a professor of political science and director of the Middle East and North Africa studies program at Northwestern University. Her books include Violence, Nonviolence, and the Palestinian National Movement and Triadic Coercion: Israel’s Targeting of States That Host Nonstate Actors; her forthcoming book is The Home I Worked to Make: Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora. Yesterday she spent the day with the pro-Palestinian protests outside of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
An Appraisal of Last Night’s Speeches at the DNC
Then we get an appraisal of last night’s speeches at the DNC and speak with Tom LoBianco, a national political reporter for 24sight covering Trump’s third run for the White House. He previously covered the recent Republican convention in Milwaukee, the Trump-Russia investigation and the White House for The Associated Press, and the 2016 campaign and Congress for CNN. He is the author of the biography of Vice President Mike Pence, Piety & Power: Mike Pence and the Taking of the White House. We discuss his latest article at 24sight, “Biden finds a winning message heading for the exit.” He joins us from the DNC in Chicago.
The Turnaround in the Polls For the Democrats in the Key Swing States of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania
Then finally, we assess the turnaround in the polls, as the Harris/Walz campaign surges ahead of Trump, as they concentrate on the key swing states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania with their economic message for working Americans and union members. Joining us is Robert Johnson, the Executive Director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking. He was Chief Economist of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee and the U.S. Senate Budget Committee.