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>> An Update From Chicago on the Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations and the Change of Fortune For Democrats in Down-Ticket Races
>> A Presidential Speechwriter on the Delicate Job of Writing a Speech For a Sitting President Passing the Baton to His VP
>> As Bombs Fall on Gaza and Ukraine, Arms Industries Benefit From Tragedy
>> Peace Negotiations For a Gaza Ceasefire Now Minus a Representative From Hamas
>> The Origins and Definition of Settler Colonialism, Which Used to Be Applied to Australia, Canada, and the U.S., But is Now Being Used to Label Israel
>> Bangladesh: The Latest Example of the U.S. Not Acting According to Its Democratic Ideals
>> How a Reality TV Star Living in His Own Reality Captured the GOP and up to Half of Americans Now Living in a Phony Reality
>> America’s Historical Irony of its Foundation in a Revolution Against a Mad King, Only to Possibly Re-elect a Mad King Anointed by the Supreme Court With Monarchical Power and Immunity
>> Did Trump’s Pandering to Young White Men and Joe Rogan and Elon Musk Fanboys on X Help His Campaign?
With War Between Israel and Iran Inevitable, a Strategic Analysis of How Much It Could Escalate We begin with a strategic analysis of the likely moves by Iran and Israel; with a looming war between them inevitable, how much it will escalate is the only question. We discuss a third option which is for Iran … Continued
A Former Republican Opposition Researcher on What Damaging Material Might Be In the Leaked Vetting of J.D. Vance by the Trump Campaign We begin with a former Republican opposition researcher who worked for Trump in 2016 against Hillary Clinton and assess what kind of damaging information there is about J.D. Vance in the 271-page vetting … Continued
Trump’s Press Conference Tirade of Child-like Petulance That Biden Had Been Taken Away Like His Favorite Toy, and Now He’s Stuck Having to Run Against a Black Woman We begin with Trump’s press conference today at Mar-a-Lago at which he rambled on about his grievances, starting off with a tirade of child-like petulance that Joe … Continued
With Millions From Republican Billionaires, AIPAC Unseats Another Member of The Squad We begin with a second member of The Squad of progressive Democrats in the House who has been primaried by AIPAC with money from Republican billionaires. This time in Missouri yesterday, where Cori Bush lost her seat to Wesley Bell in the Democratic … Continued
What the VP Pick Tim Walz Brings to the Electoral Map We begin with an analysis of what Governor Tim Walz brings to the Harris/Walz ticket and speak with Jonathan Alter, an analyst and contributing correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC. He is a former senior editor and columnist for Newsweek and the author of The Promise: … Continued
Governor Tim Walz May be Kamala Harris’ Pick For VP We begin with the latest speculation that Kamala Harris’s pick for Vice President will be Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, since the favorite candidate, Governor Josh Shapiro, may be disqualified because he worked for the Israel embassy in Washington in 1996. Given the dissatisfaction among young … Continued
Russia Swaps Innocent Hostages For Putin’s Spies, Criminals, and Hackers We begin with today’s prisoner swap with Russia that involved an exchange which took place at an airport in Ankara, Turkey, with 24 prisoners imprisoned in seven different countries, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine arrested in … Continued
