Post-Election Day 2024 Special

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Donald Trump becomes the first convicted felon elected president of the United States, also the oldest person, the wealthiest person, and apparently the first Republican in 20 years to win the popular vote. Republicans have also won the Senate, and remains to be seen if they also win the House. To discuss what happened, we’re joined by John Nichols, National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation.

0:20 -What happens to the criminal and civil cases against Trump now?

Jeremy Stahl is Jurisprudence editor at Slate.

0:33 – Latinos, immigration and the election

Oscar A. Chacón is Senior Strategy Advisor for Alianza Americas.

0:45 – The impact on the war on Palestine and US solidarity movements

Khury Petersen-Smith, Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he researches U.S. empire, borders, and migration.

1:10 – San Francisco sees a swing to the right

Tim Redmond is the founder of 48hills, and has covered San Francisco for more than 30 years.

1:25 – Oakland votes to recall both mayor and district attorney

Pecolia Manigo is the political director of Oakland Rising, which mobilizes and educates voters in the flatlands – East and West Oakland – around issues of social justice.

1:35 – What happened in Los Angeles: District Attorney’s race

Melina Abdullah is a Vice Presidential candidate who ran this election as an Independent with Dr Cornel West. She’s a professor of pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles, as well as the co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Grassroots.

1:45 – California ballot propositions

Keyan Bliss is a community organizer with the Anti Police Terror Project in Sacramento, where he also serves as a commissioner on the Sacramento Community Police Review Commission.

Co-hosted by Cat Brooks and Brian Edwards-Tiekert.

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