The DSR Network

On the DSR Daily for August 6, we discuss Chuck Edwards withdrawing from reelection, the confirmation of a new CDC director, yet another rogue AI breach, and more.
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Democrats just nominated left-wing populist Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate race. Yet his victory was razor close, suggesting he faces big challenges ahead. What’s his theory of the case? In his victory speech and in remarks to reporters, El-Sayed offered clues. He described Trumpism as a fusion of the “worst” of neoconservatism and of MAGA, an apt description of the horrors Trump has created. He cast his GOP opponent as a Trump bootlicker, essentially saying this is what Trump demands of his party. And he juxtaposed Trumpism with the ethnic diversity of his coalition and with the immigrant heritage of himself and his children, an effective indictment of Trumpian white-nationalism. Is this enough? We talked to Ron Brownstein, senior political analyst at CNN and columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. We discuss El-Sayed’s many challenges in the general, how he absolutely can assemble a winning coalition, and what he's learned from Barack Obama’s understanding of American politics.

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Using big bombs make Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth feel like bigger men. But what results from the high-T strategy of ravaging our munitions stocks? Enormous national security risks, skyrocketing military budgets, questionable procurement decisions, and the erosion of longstanding alliances and strategic trust in the US. Former US Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall joins David Rothkopf and Rosa Brooks to discuss the current administration’s disastrous foreign policy strategy and how the US could recover from these blunders.

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Progressives across America just keep winning. Abdul El-Sayed’s primary win in Michigan is just another sign that Americans are ready for change and prepared to fight for it. The Left Hook’s Wajahat Ali joins David Rothkopf to celebrate these victories and forecast what progressives and Democrats should do to keep the momentum going into November and beyond.
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On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the victory of Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, a judge dismissing January 6th charges against Oath Keepers, the utter failure of the White House UFC event, and more.
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