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The upcoming mid-term elections; what are the hot spots? Why are the Democrats in trouble?

Are Democrats running for office turning off the Black vote by distancing themselves from Obama and not mentioning Ferguson? In the midst of newly entrenched election suppression laws why the malaise around the midterms?

What are the potential domestic and foreign policy implications of the midterm results?

And Proposition 47 on the California ballot: what could its passage mean for the debate around sentencing and mass incarceration?

And the Ebola crisis: what are the implications in western reaction to the virus? What can we learn from response to the virus? What is the potential impact on West Africa’s future?

Panelists are Jackie Goldberg, Tom Hayden and Dr. Gerald Horne.