Ready or not, tomorrow is debate day. And both President Joe Biden, 81, and former President Donald Trump, 78, are under a lot of pressure to show they're fit for re-election. While Biden hunkers down at Camp David to prepare, Trump has been getting an assist from his supporters sharing selectively edited "cheap fake" videos that pray on voter concerns over Biden's age. Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins us to talk about why Republicans are resorting to spreading these easily debunked videos, and why they're so insidious.
And in headlines: The Israeli Supreme Court ruled that ultra-Orthodox Jewish men must enter the military draft, Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to one felony count of illegally obtaining and disclosing U.S. military secrets, and the U.S. surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis.
Show Notes:
The Origins of America's Toxic Obsession With Lawns
Debate Night: What A Disaster
Ready, Set, Debate!
Progressives and Centrists Spar In Major NY Democratic Primary
The State of Abortion Access Two Years After Roe
Is This Progressive Answer to Crime Working?
Congress Weighs Drafting Women To Military
The Push For Federal Action On Extreme Heat
A Georgia Man's Life Mission To Preserve Black History
Netanyahu Dissolves Israel’s War Cabinet
Trump's Odds Of Getting Conviction Reversed
The Real Story Behind the Far-Right's Rise in Europe
SCOTUS Maintains Access to Abortion Drug...For Now
Rep. Jamie Raskin On Project 2025
Hunter Biden's Guilty Verdict
How Climate Change Is Impacting Reproductive Health
Israel Hostage Rescue Mission Kills Scores of Palestinians
Why Is the SAT Back (Again)?
SCOTUS Holds Off On Big Case Decisions... Again
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