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U.S. convention season is done — but here’s why the marquee political events, past and present, are critical

Given the days of political pageantry at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago have come to an end, it’s an opportune time to examine parallels to past conventions — particularly those in the Windy City, a locale that has long been the grounds for historic political coronations.

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In a new era of campus upheaval, the 1970 Kent State shootings show the danger of deploying troops to crush legal protests

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has expressed his intention, if elected to a second term, to use the U.S. armed forces to suppress domestic protests. The New York Times reports that Trump’s allies are marshaling legal arguments to justify using National Guard or active-duty military troops for crowd control.

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Kamala Harris' Affordability Agenda Is a Good Idea Backed by Terrible Policies

Americans need a politician dedicated to unwinding decades of government interventions that have driven up the cost of middle-class living.

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Does Democratic VP candidate Walz swear too damn much?

During a campaign event with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Michigan on Aug. 8, Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, used the word “damn” four times during his brief remarks, including in two sentences in a row:

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Biden’s Gaza policy is a liability for Kamala Harris. She must break with Biden now

Harris must call for a ceasefire and arms embargo on Israel this week. It’s a no-brainer. Refusing to would mean risking defeat

The Guardian - US

‘The world is watching’: 1968 protests set stage for Democratic convention

On Monday Democrats return to Chicago to prepare to anoint Kamala Harris as their candidate – amid striking parallels with the events 56 years ago

The Guardian - US

Chicagoans watch films of the violent 1968 convention protests to get ready for the Democratic convention

On the third day of the 1968 Democratic National Convention, Chicago police beat protesters in a free-for-all on Michigan Avenue. The iconic images of that melee have since been incorporated into almost every documentary on America in the 1960s or about the war in Vietnam.

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Donald Trump thinks he should influence Fed rates—here's what history and the law say

“It could be used to boost up the legacy of one president, only to destroy the economy in the future,” said Jamie Cox, managing partner at Harris Financial Group.

Fortune

Trump's demand for influence over the Fed conjures comparisons to Nixon

Nixon's Fed chair Arthur Burns is viewed by many as the worst in the institution's history for failing to stand up to the White House.

Fortune

Reconsidering United States v. Nixon

Maybe the Roberts Court was right and the Burger Court was wrong.

Reason

Fifty years after Nixon resigned, a key player is still angry about his pardon

Elizabeth Holtzman, House committee member who reviewed impeachment articles, recalls ‘gross political act’

The Guardian - US

Ex-justice department officials raise alarm over US supreme court’s immunity ruling

Scholars also warn it would embolden Donald Trump’s authoritarian streak should he win the presidency again

The Guardian - US

Kamala Harris is no Hubert Humphrey − how the presumed 2024 Democratic presidential nominee isn’t like the 1968 party candidate

Staring straight at the camera, with a grave expression on his face, the president uttered these famous words: “I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president.”

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What the Democrats can learn from 1968’s chaotic – and ultimately unsuccessful – presidential campaign

The assassination attempt of a divisive figure, a foreign war threatening to take centre stage, the incumbent president withdrawing his candidacy and endorsing the vice-president: the 2024 US presidential race is starting to take on an eerie resemblance to that of 1968.

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Salon

Biden passes the torch — but why?

Donald Trump is now the last old white man in the presidential race — and Joe Biden isn't happy about it

Salon

Laugh-In creator: I’m crazy about Ringo

On a super '70s bonus episode of "Everything Fab Four," George Schlatter, Doug Momary and Emily Peden reminisce

The Conversation

Sure, 2024 has had lots of news – but compared with 1940, 1968 or 1973, it’s nothing exceptional

History usually happens at a leisurely pace, with major events months or even years apart. But this year, it seems like someone has pushed fast-forward, with significant events coming on a weekly or even daily basis. One company is now selling a T-shirt declaring “THIS IS MY LIVING IN UNPRECEDENTED…

The Guardian - US

The tragedy and resilience of Joe Biden: a look back at a life in politics

The oldest-ever American president’s political career began in 1972 and culminates as he yields to pressure to step aside

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Latin Times

Four in five Latinos say they're used as 'political pawns' by politicians, survey shows

Most believe that they are pandered to and politicians don't really care about them

Al Jazeera

Vance or Harris: Does a VP pick help win the US election?

Decades of research shows that VP picks rarely swing the vote – in key states or among vital demographics.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Donald Trump picking JD Vance shows he has no intention of uniting America

If JD Vance is sworn in as Donald Trump’s vice-president on January 20, 2025, he will, at 40 years and five months, be the youngest occupant of that office since Richard Nixon in 1953, and the third youngest in US history.

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Trump-appointed federal judge rules Trump’s classified document case is unconstitutional – here’s how special counsels have been authorized before

The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump dismissed the case on July 15, 2024.

Salon

Cannon gifts Trump a first immunity win

Judge Aileen Cannon’s stunning dismissal of Trump’s classified documents case burnishes her MAGA credentials

The Conversation

Electing a virtuous president would make immunity irrelevant, writes a political philosopher

The Supreme Court’s decision that grants presidents immunity from criminal prosecution for their “official acts” has been met by alarm by many legal scholars. Constitutional lawyer Michael Waldman referred to the decision as an “instruction manual for lawbreaking presidents,” while law professor Michael Dorf noted that the ruling would seemingly…

Capital & Main

The Teamsters President Will Speak at the RNC, but He Doesn’t Speak for All Teamsters

Teamster, trucker and talk show host Rick Smith says Donald Trump isn’t a serious supporter of labor.

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