“A Generational Fight”: Political Organizers on Kamala Harris, Defeating Authoritarianism & More

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August 23, 2024
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GuestsBarbara Ransby
historian, author and activist.

Maurice Mitchell
national director for the Working Families Party.

Mohammed Khader
manager of policy and advocacy campaigns at the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights.

Link  sUS Campaign for Palestinian Rights

Vice President Kamala Harris made history Thursday as the first Black woman and the first person of South Asian descent to be nominated to lead a major party’s presidential ticket. There are now just two-and-a-half months left before the November 5 election, when she will face Republican nominee Donald Trump at the polls. For more, we speak with two political organizers — Maurice Mitchell, national director for the Working Families Party, and Mohammed Khader, manager of policy and advocacy campaigns at the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights — and with historian and activist Barbara Ransby.

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DNC 1968 was rocked by protests. 

2024 protesters consider history of Chicago convention riots.

CBS News

 Aug 23, 2024 • #news #politics #history

The protests outside the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago did not reach the level of violence seen in 1968 when riots broke out over the state of the U.S. Here's a look back at the protests and the figures from the past and the present who are still calling attention to the issues affecting Americans.