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This week, we discuss Kamala Harris and Tim Walz being the most progressive presidential ticket in American history. 

Next, we break down the storm of major news stories about escalating wars and conflict across the globe—in the Middle East, in Venezuela, and Ukraine, what they mean for Americans here at home. 

We also discuss the influence of the presidential election on President Biden’s foreign policy decisions and the challenges the next president will inherit.

Finally, we head to Politicology+ where we talk about new research that voters might be less racist and sexist than we think—and why journalists weren’t interested in the story.

Joining Ron Steslow on this week’s panel: 

Hagar Chemali (Fmr. spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to the UN)

Molly McKew (writer and lecturer on Russian influence and information warfare)

Segments this week:

(04:11) Walz 

(28:49) Massive stories from around the globe

[Politicology+]  Negativity Bias in Journalism

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Related reading:

Segment 1:

WSJ - ‘Top Gun Democrat’ Tim Walz Cultivated Centrist Record in Washington - WSJ

NYPost - How progressive is Tim Walz? Here's where the Minnesota governor stands on key issues

MSNBC - Kamala Harris choice of Tim Walz for VP disappoints anti-Trump Republicans

Axios - Behind the Curtain: The Harris Cabinet

Segment 2: 

NBC - Israel bracing for attack after assassinations in Beirut and Tehran

CNN - UN probe finds 9 UNRWA employees 'may have' been involved in October 7 attack

AP - A cratered field, a mangled fence. Clues emerge from strike that killed 12 children in Golan Heights

Al-Monitor - US to deploy more forces to Middle East to deter Iran - Al-Monitor

CBS News - U.S., Russia prisoner swap secures release of Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others - CBS News

CNN - Venezuela election: US says opposition candidate won as anti-Maduro figurehead says she’s in hiding | CNN

WP - Left and right have denounced Venezuela's Maduro. Not the authoritarians.

NYT - Ukraine Has Received F-16 Fighter Jets, Zelensky Says - The New York Times

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