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1) Zachary Lockman, Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, and History at New York University, former president of the Middle East Studies Association and a contributing editor of Middle East Report. Author of "Field Notes: The Making of Middle East Studies in the United States," Professor Lockman will discuss the current Israel-Hamas war, the US role in the conflict, civilian loss of life, and the danger of a wider war in the Middle East.

2) Jennifer Bendery, Senior Politics Reporter with Huffington Post, HuffPost talks about the important issues examined in her recent article, "New Speaker Mike Johnson’s Long History With The Religious Right," where she details Johnson's history as senior attorney and national spokesperson for the extremist religious group Alliance Defending Freedom, dedicated to dismantling LGBTQ+ freedoms, and outlawing abortion.

3) Craig Aaron, Co-CEO of the media democracy group Free Press, discusses the hopeful news that the FCC is taking its first step toward reversing the Trump-Era ruling that stripped Internet users of their right to an open and affordable Internet. Many hope the FCC will reinstate Net Neutrality protections, which prohibits internet service providers from speeding up, slowing down or blocking any content, applications or websites you want to use.

4) Spencer Cantrell, JD, Senior Advisor for Implementation with the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, discusses the most recent mass shooting in Maine that killed 18 and injured 13, and her group's ongoing research to find solutions to epidemic gun violence across the U.S. She'll also examine the reasons why our political system has not responded to overwhelming public support favoring common sense gun regulation legislation.

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