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From Chicago to November

A personal reflection on the DNC and what it portends

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Anand Giridharadas
Aug 24, 2024
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The party was a party.

Attending the 2024 Democratic National Convention as one’s first convention, as I did, is like going to Taylor Swift as your first concert. You risk coming away with the impression that that is how concerts are.

But there were enough people around to disabuse me of that notion. From the most detached journalist to the most fervent s…

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