Author Norman Solomon and RootsAction's policy director Jeff Cohen discuss how the Democratic Party’s reliance on corporate donors and mainstream media narratives led to strategic failures and the rise of Donald Trump.

NORMAN SOLOMON founded the Institute for Public Accuracy in 1997 and is its executive director. Immersed in anti-war, social justice and environmental movements since the late 1960s, he is the author of more than a dozen books including “War Made Easy” and “War Made Invisible.” His latest book, “The Blue Road to Trump Hell,” was published in December 2025.

JEFF COHEN is a media critic, columnist, documentary filmmaker, and retired journalism professor who founded the media watch group FAIR in 1986. For years, he was a regular pundit on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC discussing issues of media and politics; he is the author of "Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media."

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Author Norman Solomon and RootsAction's political director Sam Rosenthal talk about the possibilities and pitfalls for progressives moving forward. Sam was the editor of RootsAction's new autopsy report, "How Democrats Lost the White House." Released this week, it made headlines with major stories in Common Dreams and The Guardian.

NORMAN SOLOMON founded the Institute for Public Accuracy in 1997 and is its executive director. Immersed in anti-war, social justice and environmental movements since the late 1960s, he is the author of a dozen books including "War Made Invisible," "War Made Easy" and "Made Love, Got War."

SAM ROSENTHAL is an organizer and researcher based in Washington, DC. He recently served three years on the steering committee of the Democratic Socialists of America's National Electoral Commission.

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