Charles Sauer, The Market Institute & Alex Lawson, Social Security Works & Crystal Wright, Con Job, all join Thom. Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan won presidential elections by committing flagrant acts of treason. Is Donald Trump now trying to do the same?
Thom talks about Donald Trump’s convention speech and asks which vision will prevail in our nation.
Max Blumenthal, Grayzone Project-Alternet/The 51 Day War joins Thom. When Black Lives Matter protests first made their appearance on the national scene – the line from conservatives was “No, black lives don’t matter – ALL lives matter.” Right-wingers have kept up this kind of thinking for most of the past year – but lately they’ve come out with a new slogan to demonize anti-police violence protesters. You might have heard Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke say it at the Republican National Convention. Here’s the thing – though – Blue Lives Matter is more than just a slogan. It’s a hate movement.
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.
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.”
John Oliver discusses last week’s unsurprisingly surprising Republican convention.
In this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges explores capitalism in crisis with Richard Wolff, professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. From Brexit, to labor protests in France, to Italy’s financial woes, they discuss the effects of austerity on the working class. RT Correspondent Anya Parampil looks at the fallout of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
The Republican National Convention is finally over. RT America’s Lindsay France reports from Cleveland with a recap of all the drama that took place, from delegates trying to go against party rules to Ted Cruz’s refusal to mention Donald Trump’s name during his speech. Then Ron Paul joins the FishTank to discuss the political climate and rise of Trump. Finally, RT America’s Simon Del Rosario sits down with RT’s Manuel Rapalo to discuss the latest WikiLeaks email dump, which includes emails from the Democratic National Committee, showing that DNC officials strategized against Bernie Sanders.
Trae is a little surprised bout the popular attitude among rednecks toward BLM, specially considerin they own relationship with the law.
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