Are Democrats Hijacking the Palestine Movement? w/ Sana Saeed

Is the Democratic Party actually changing to embrace Palestine and left-wing causes, or is it doing what it always does: absorbing the movement that threatens it?

Rania Khalek is joined by journalist and writer Sana Saeed to talk about Zohran Mamdani, Abdul El-Sayed, and how the anti-genocide movement has been used to give a face lift to the Democratic Party. But does it signal a more profound change of policy? They get into:

00:00 – Introduction: Movement Energy & Party Revival
00:31 – Dispatches Intro & Guest Introduction (Sana Saeed)
04:12 – How the Democratic Party Absorbs Insurgent Movements
10:00 – Zohran Mamdani’s Platform Background, and Political Shift
17:48 – The Obama Legacy: Charisma, Drone Warfare, and Executive Power
32:23 – Holding Progressive Politicians Accountable to Movements
43:44 – Criticism Over Retaining NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch
55:34 – Abdul El-Sayed: Campaign Strategy and Messaging
57:51 – El-Sayed’s Response to the “Uncommitted” Movement
01:06:08 – Capitalist Framing vs. “Corporate Socialism”
01:13:40 – Conclusion: Palestine, Electoral Politics, and Movement Energy

@SanaSaeed joins @RaniaKhalek on Dispatches to talk Mamdani, Abdul El-Sayed, Jessica Tisch, Kamala Harris, and how anti-genocide movement energy is getting funneled back into the party that funded the genocide: