This is the first of what I expect to be many convention posts over the next week. I'm in the Big Tent right next to the convention center, getting ready for the Live from Main Street production. You can tune into that here.
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David Sirota is an award-winning investigative journalist and an In These Times senior editor. He served as speechwriter for Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign. Follow him on Twitter @davidsirota.