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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Lessons for Dems from 1968 violence as DNC gets underway

    Protests and violence marred the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Could this year’s convention, also in Chicago, see similar alienation and division?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 19, 2024 • 1 min read

    Protests and violence marred the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Could this year’s convention, also in Chicago, see similar alienation and division?

    The full episode

    1 of 4
    For Ivan Cornejo, quitting high school to pursue music was worth it
    1. 0:00Lessons for Dems from 1968 violence as DNC gets underwayYou’re reading this
    2. 14:36Former Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to fraud, identity theft
    3. 25:07Remembering TV pioneer Phil Donahue, who let the audience talk
    4. 35:16Musician Ivan Cornejo on heartbreak, leaps of faith
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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    For Ivan Cornejo, quitting high school to pursue music was worth it
    1. 0:00Lessons for Dems from 1968 violence as DNC gets underwayYou’re reading this
    2. 14:36Former Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to fraud, identity theft
    3. 25:07Remembering TV pioneer Phil Donahue, who let the audience talk
    4. 35:16Musician Ivan Cornejo on heartbreak, leaps of faith
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand