Democracy Now 6am

Democracy Now 6am – August 23, 2024 (2-hour special)

On today’s 2-hour show:

  • “Historic Moment”: Barbara Ransby on the Symbolism and Shortcomings of Kamala Harris’s Nomination
  • Watch: Palestinian-American Lawmaker Gives Speech the DNC Wouldn’t Allow on Stage
  • Thousands March Against U.S. Arming of Israel as Harris Accepts Presidential Nomination
  • How Shirley Chisholm and Fannie Lou Hamer Paved the Way for Kamala Harris
  • “Two Faces of American Capitalism”: Juan González on What the RNC and DNC Reveal About U.S. Politics
  • “A Generational Fight”: Political Organizers on Kamala Harris, Defeating Authoritarianism and More
  • “A Testament to Our Power”: Chicago’s Little Palestine Resists Racism, Disenfranchisement, and War
  • “We Have to Push”: Congressmember Greg Casar on Bringing Progressivism Back to Immigration Policy

The first hour of today’s special 2-hour show (available here) began at 5am, preempting Background Briefing.