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Here are some key things to know about the Democratic National Convention, starting today in Chicago, including how to watch.

Will you watch? What do you expect to hear? Here are today's speakers for the first day of the Democratic National Convention.

EPISODE 6: Battleground analyzes the implications of the shocking assassination attempt on former President Trump for the 2024 race. Join us as we discuss the Republican National Convention, the nation's response, and the future of America https://lnkd.in/e5yET389

In our newest guest blog post, Thomas A. Mascaro discusses the relationship between free press and democracy, and what inspired him to update "Assault on the Media: The Nixon Years" by William E. Porter. Read more at https://lnkd.in/gRSzhmna

"Fact-Checking the 2024 Vice Presidential Debate: A Deep Dive into Tim Walz vs. J.D. Vance's Competing Visions for America" In this comprehensive Byte News TV report, anchor Paula Roberts delivers an in-depth analysis of the highly anticipated 2024 Vice Presidential Debate between Democratic nominee Tim Walz and Republican nominee J.D. Vance. The report provides extensive fact-checking of key issues debated, including healthcare, immigration, economic policy, climate change, and national security. Through a combination of insights from major news outlets and detailed fact-checking, the report examines the candidates' claims and contrasts their competing visions for America's future. This in-depth piece offers viewers a nuanced understanding of the debate's implications ahead of the 2024 election. Video link: https://lnkd.in/dhBGmNNw #VPdebate2024 #FactCheck2024 #WalzVsVance #Election2024 #PoliticalAnalysis #USPolitics #ByteNewsTV #HealthcareDebate #ImmigrationPolicy #EconomicPolicy #ClimateChange #NationalSecurity #Vote2024 @ByteNewsTV-Pitaz @Anyone

Last week, I appeared on Majority Report (https://lnkd.in/edVetuaR) to discuss my new book: American Apocalypse, The Six Far-right Groups Waging War on Democracy. Published by Stanford University Press, it tackles the back stories and intentions of big corporations, the Tea Party (Freedom Caucus), the Federalist Society, Fox News, white evangelicals, and militia.  Examining how Democrats lost white working class voters or whether Republicans have alienated suburban women is useful, but the methodology considers symptoms, not causes. A deeper analysis of how the six were created and why they are so powerful is more important. While the groups do not coordinate their attacks, and even differ over short-term goals, their priorities land on a surprisingly tight bullseye: the size and power of the administrative state. 

Here is an article that uses the Tug of War as a metaphor for the struggle between the conservative and the progressive to accomplish political goals. I found it quite interesting.

This article is part of a series from the Center for American Progress exposing how the sweeping Project 2025 policy agenda would harm all Americans. This new authoritarian playbook, published by the Heritage Foundation, would destroy the 250-year-old system of checks and balances upon which U.S. democracy has relied and give far-right politicians, judges, and corporations more control over Americans’ lives. https://lnkd.in/eh8N3bZY

Kamala Harris Gets Under Trump's Skin in First-Ever Debate Showdown! Watch Fordham Global Foresights' Rapid Response to the U.S. Presidential Debate In this exclusive analysis, Martyn Brush and I break down the fiery face-off between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Who dominated the stage? Why did prediction markets swing towards Harris? And what surprising foreign policy stances could shake up the global order? Watch the full video for key takeaways and unexpected twists! #USElections2024 #PoliticalInsight #HarrisVsTrump #USElections2024 #PresidentialDebate #DebateBreakdown #ElectionWildCards #KamalaHarris #DonaldTrump #PoliticalAnalysis

What's in a headline?...or what's not? Does truth alone make it right? **THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL POST. DO NOT LEAVE POLITICAL COMMENTS** I just watched AOC's convention speech, which was all about the struggles of the so-called "working class" and middle class (struggles like the cost of rent checks, groceries, prescriptions) and how "we have a chance to elect a president who is for the middle class because she is from the middle class." Here are the headlines from the media--who do you think got it right? (IMO-If we want to conquer misinformation, we need headlines that summarize the message not sensationalize a point or two.) 💯 NBC - AOC Calls Harris a 'Leader who Understands' Working Class Concerns ✅ NPR - AOC Speaks to the Middle Class in Her First Major Convention Appearance ✅ The Hill - Ocasio-Cortez Wows Democrats with Fiery Speech on First Night of DNC 👎 NYT - Ocasio-Cortez, Once an Outsider, Takes Center Stage at Convention 👎 CNN - AOC Claps Back at Republicans Who Tell Her to Return to Bartending 👎 Fox - AOC Unleashes on Trump in Fiery DNC Speech: Sell the US for 'a Dollar' 👎 CBS - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Urges Democrats to "Choose a New Path" in Raucous DNC Speech 👎 Guardian - AOC Calls Trump 'Two-Bit Union Buster' as She Urges US to Elect Kamala Harris 👎 USA Today - 'Two-Bit Union Buster': AOC Slams Trump in Democratic National Convention Speech #writingheadlines #DNC #journalism #writeitright #writing https://lnkd.in/eGdHDf7T