Only three percent of Delegates at the GOP National Convention in San Diego are African American, representing a 50 percent drop from 1992.
GUESTS: Alexander Cockburn gives his unique take on the convention and Richard Trumpka, AFL-CIO leader, is in town calling on the GOP to give America a serious raise, not just a 90 cent hike in the minimum wage.
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In this extended web-only interview, Sister Helen Prejean talks about the 20th anniversary of her landmark book "Dead Man Walking," that chronicles her years of anti-death penalty activism. [includes rush transcript]
