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.   The post Democracy Now 6am – August 23, 2024 (2-hour special) appeared first on KPFA.