Protesters gathered outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago once again Thursday to keep pressure on the party to take a firmer stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict, as Palestinian American activists said they were denied a chance to speak at the event’s final night. Leaders of the “Uncommitted” movement, which garnered hundreds of thousands of…
This week’s Democratic National Convention may not just be notable for U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris’s historic nomination for president, but also for the number of high-profile Republican speakers supporting her. Day 2 of the convention on Tuesday will be hosted by a longtime Republican critic of Donald Trump, and anti-Trump Republican groups have flocked to…
As U.S. Democrats kicked off their national convention in Chicago on Monday newly energized by Vice-President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, thousands of protesters vowed to put pressure on the party to change its stance on the crisis in Gaza and focus on Americans’ needs at home. Demonstrators gathered in Union Park holding Palestinian flags and…
