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

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 ☮

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” ☮

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.

POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “‘Bernie! Bernie! Bernie!’ Chants Mark First Day of DNC” / RT America / FishTank / Lindsay France ☮

In the wake of a damaging email leak, Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz was forced out of her position and onto the sidelines of the nominating convention. RT America’s Lindsay France reports there is a definite “lack of unity” on display at the Democratic National Convention so far. France also speaks with Bernie Sanders delegate Jonathan Tasini, who says that the DNC was “clearly was trying to elect Hillary Clinton.” Then, John Nichols, correspondent for The Nation magazine, joins France and says the Bernie Sanders camp “wasn’t surprised.”

POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “BOMBSHELL: DNC Colluded with the Media Against Bernie Sanders” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, was furious when she was criticized by MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski.

Wasserman Schultz called for Brzezinski to “apologize” and told her co-worker Chuck Todd “this must stop.” The DNC chair even complained to MSNBC’s president.