Daily Archives: 07.26.2016

POLICE BRUTALITY AND EXECUTIONS: “ROF Exclusive: Abby Martin Discusses Her Arrest at the DNC” / The Ring of Fire / Farron Cousins ☮

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The official line from the police is that “no one has been arrested” at the Democratic National Convention, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.  Protestors and journalists are being rounded up, handcuffed, booked, and cited all over the city of Philadelphia, and Empire Files host Abby Martin was one of the victims.  We were lucky enough to speak with her about her experience.

POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Who Should Bernie Voters Support Now? Robert Reich vs. Chris Hedges on Tackling the Neoliberal Order” / Democracy Now! / Amy Goodman ☮

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The day after Senator Bernie Sanders spoke at the Democratic National Convention and urged his supporters to work to ensure his former rival wins the presidential race, we host a debate between Clinton supporter Robert Reich, who served as labor secretary under President Clinton, and Chris Hedges, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who backs Sanders.

POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Dr. Jill Stein vs. Ben Jealous: Should Progressives Reject Hillary Clinton and Vote Green?” / Democracy Now! / Amy Goodman ☮

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After a tension-filled opening day of the Democratic National Convention that saw Senator Bernie Sanders endorse his former rival Hillary Clinton, we host a debate between Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein and Ben Jealous, former NAACP president and CEO and a Bernie Sanders surrogate.

POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “WATCH: DNC Head Debbie Wasserman Schultz Booed Off Stage” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

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Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was repeatedly interrupted and booed Monday as she sought to speak to Florida’s convention delegation.

The Florida lawmaker, who is resigning from the DNC this week after leaked emails showed top members of the organization working to boost Hillary Clinton’s presidential primary bid, had to strain her voice to yell over the flurry of protestors who showed up to interrupt her speech.

POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Cornel West Reacts to Dr. Jill Stein’s Speech During a Rally Outside the #DemsinPhilly Convention” ☮

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Public intellectual and DNC platform committee member Cornel West talks about why he’s now supporting Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein instead of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton outside the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.