![Demonstrators march in protest to the war in Gaza near the United Center where the Democratic National Convention (DNC) is taking place on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2167851038.jpg)
Palestinians Will Speak Whether Democrats Want Them to or Not Palestinians Will Speak Whether Democrats Want Them to or Not
The party may have successfully prevented Palestinians from addressing the DNC. But it cannot hold back the tide forever.
Aug 29, 2024 / Y.L. Al-Sheikh
![Vice President Kamala Harris merchandise for sale as pro-Palestinian demonstrators march during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2167185422.jpg)
Celebrating at the DNC in a Time of Genocide Celebrating at the DNC in a Time of Genocide
Joy was everywhere—as long as you didn’t think about Gaza.
Aug 23, 2024 / Adam Johnson
![Uncommitted delegates stage a sit-in outside the United Center in Chicago on August 21, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-22-at-12.09.46 PM.jpg)
Democrats Want the Uncommitted Delegates to Go Away. They Won’t. Democrats Want the Uncommitted Delegates to Go Away. They Won’t.
Even after their request to feature a Palestinian speaker at the DNC was rejected, delegates say they are staying and fighting.
Aug 22, 2024 / Sarah Lazare and Jack Mirkinson
![Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, United States on August 19, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2166816811.jpg)
AOC’s DNC Speech Was a Betrayal of the Gaza Movement AOC’s DNC Speech Was a Betrayal of the Gaza Movement
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s decision to lend her credibility to the Biden-Harris administration’s false narrative around Gaza was a stinging slap in the face.
Aug 21, 2024 / Kareem Elrefai
![Healthcare workers recount their experiences in Gaza during a Democratic National Convention event in Chicago on August 20, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_0085.jpg)
As Democrats Party, Doctors Beg the World to Listen to Gaza As Democrats Party, Doctors Beg the World to Listen to Gaza
“The reason we cry tears isn’t sadness anymore. It’s the feeling that we have no ability to get the most powerful country in the world to stop the bombs.”
Aug 21, 2024 / Sarah Lazare
![Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison attends a news conference at the US Capitol on July 12, 2023.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1528214631.jpg)
Keith Ellison Knows Peace in Gaza Is Possible, and He Wants Democrats to Talk About Achieving It Keith Ellison Knows Peace in Gaza Is Possible, and He Wants Democrats to Talk About Achieving It
The Minnesota attorney general will use his speech at the DNC to call for a deeper dialogue around Palestine.
Aug 20, 2024 / John Nichols
![Pro-Palestinian protesters gather on December 11, 2023, outside of the New York Times building in New York City to protest the newspaper’s coverage of the Israel-Gaza war.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1847707086.jpg)
The Cost of Trying to Make Palestinian Lives Matter in the Newsroom The Cost of Trying to Make Palestinian Lives Matter in the Newsroom
There is often a high price to be paid when journalists try to tell Palestinian stories.
Aug 19, 2024 / Hoda Sherif
![Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at the White House on July 14, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2162013530.jpg)
I Left Biden’s Campaign Over Gaza. Here’s How Harris Can Earn My Trust Again. I Left Biden’s Campaign Over Gaza. Here’s How Harris Can Earn My Trust Again.
The president’s foreign policy choices in the Middle East and Ukraine have been disasters. Harris needs to make a decisive break.
Aug 16, 2024 / Amed Khan
![Kamala Harris arrives at Philadelphia International Airport on August 6, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2165094213-1.jpg)
Democrats Need to Stop Trashing Palestinian Voters if They Want to Win Democrats Need to Stop Trashing Palestinian Voters if They Want to Win
Palestinian Americans have learned that the Democratic Party will bomb your homeland, kill your family, use your own money to do it, and still expect your vote.
Aug 14, 2024 / Layla Saliba
![NBC News' Raf Sanchez embeds with the Israeli military to travel into the Gaza Strip.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/journos-gaza.jpeg)
The Rotten Partnership Between the US Media and the Israeli Military The Rotten Partnership Between the US Media and the Israeli Military
Even as their colleagues in Gaza are deliberately massacred, Western journalists continue to play along with the IDF.
Aug 12, 2024 / Séamus Malekafzali