![At DemPalooza, held at McCormick Place during the Democratic National Convention.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/MG1274220-1.jpg)
Images From Inside (and Outside) the DNC Images From Inside (and Outside) the DNC
Here’s a look at this week’s 2024 Democratic National Convention.
Aug 23, 2024 / Photo Essay / Susan Meiselas
![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
![A close-angle shot of Vice President Kamala Harris smiling in front of an American flag onstage at the Democratic National Convention.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/kamala-harris-dnc-gt-img.jpg)
Harris Aces Her Second Chance to Make a First Impression Harris Aces Her Second Chance to Make a First Impression
As she accepted the Democrats’ nomination for president on the last night of the DNC, Kamala Harris showed a newfound confidence in her record.
Aug 23, 2024 / Joan Walsh
![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
![A pro-Palestinian protest on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Pro-Palestinian_protest_DNC-getty.jpg)
Palestinian Exclusion Shows the Limits of Kamala Harris’s Politics of Joy Palestinian Exclusion Shows the Limits of Kamala Harris’s Politics of Joy
The Democratic convention’s giddy vibe shift is shadowed by ongoing war and a failure to hear Palestinian voices.
Aug 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer
![Harris and Walz, Creating a Bright Future](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/1440_FEAT-18.jpg)
Harris and Walz, Creating a Bright Future Harris and Walz, Creating a Bright Future
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz want to make America joyful again.
Aug 22, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
![Protesters clash with the National Guard outside the Democratic National Convention on August 28, 1968.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DNC-1968-National_Guard_v_protesters-getty.jpg)
The 1968 Democratic National Convention, Then and Now The 1968 Democratic National Convention, Then and Now
The Nation warned readers early on that the 1968 convention would be a debacle.
Aug 22, 2024 / Richard Kreitner
![Vice President Kamala Harris beams at a podium in front of a crowd holding signs reading](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/kamala-harris-choice-gt-img.jpg)
Kamala Harris Is Meeting the Moment Kamala Harris Is Meeting the Moment
The Democrats’ sudden reversal of fortune is not as shocking as it seems.
Aug 22, 2024 / Editorial / Joan Walsh for The Nation
![Senator Bernie Sanders speaks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on August 20, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/bernie-dnc-getty.jpg)
Bernie Among the Billionaires Bernie Among the Billionaires
The fiery populist spoke alongside party plutocrats, raising question of who is really in charge of the Democratic Party.
Aug 21, 2024 / Jeet Heer
![Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, speaks during the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, on August 20, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2166948712.jpeg)
Bernie Sanders Breaks the Silence on Gaza at the DNC Bernie Sanders Breaks the Silence on Gaza at the DNC
The convention cheered as Sanders called for an end to the war in Gaza. The question now is what will Harris say on Thursday.
Aug 21, 2024 / John Nichols