Thursday, August 20, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING PART 1 (0:0 - 12:0): ────────────────── Who’s Who at Democratic National Convention and Why it Matters: Former Presidents and First Ladies, Democratic Socialists, and Even Some Republicans Take the Virtual Stage WASHINGTON POST (GARY ABERNATHY) It’s clear why John Kasich showed up at the Democratic convention WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD) The Bernie Sanders Moment PART 2 (12:1 - 17:50): ────────────────── What Exactly Does “Moderate” Mean in Politics? WALL STREET JOURNAL (RUY TEIXEIRA) Can Joe Biden Hold the Democrats Together? PART 3 (17:51 - 19:56): ────────────────── From the Spotlight to the Shadows: President Bill Clinton’s Reckoning with the Democratic Party NEW YORK TIMES (ADAM NAGOURNEY AND PETER BAKER) For Bill Clinton, a Chance to Address a Party That Has Left Him Behind PART 4 (19:57 - 25:32): ────────────────── President Trump Announces Posthumous Pardon for Susan B. Anthony: Why Is a Heroine of Women’s Suffrage a Divisive Figure on the Political Left? NEW YORK TIMES (MAGGIE HABERMAN AND KATIE ROGERS) Struggling to court female voters, Trump will pardon the very first one.