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Here’s the New Poem Amanda Gorman Recited at the DNC

Siladitya Ray and Amanda Gorman Forbes
Poet-activist Amanda Gorman recited an original poem on the third night of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, a follow-up to the historic recitation of her original “The Hill We Climb” poem at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021.

On Cat Ladies, Mama Bears and ‘Momala’

Tressie McMillan Cottom The New York Times
“All female political candidates are expected to narrate their motherhood status or, at least, their mother-like qualities,” writes @tressiemcphd . “But no other presidential candidate had to meet this challenge the way Harris will.”

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UAW’s Shawn Fain on Trump, Democrats, & Winning the Class War

Maximillian Alvarez The Real News
We speak with UAW president Shawn Fain at the DNC about why the UAW has endorsed Harris-Walz, what is at stake in this election for working people and the labor movement, and which side of the class war Donald Trump is on.

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Harris Should Take Divisions Over Gaza Seriously

Farah Stockman The New York Times
It's not just a few hecklers, Michigan voters' concerns cannot be ignored. How can Democrats speak of the importance of freedom — while turning a blind eye to the imprisonment of Palestinian civilians in a strip of land that has become a living hell?
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