<div class="css-129jqss en4o1560"><section class="css-u7urgs e12sbwn90"><div class="css-b4a1pi e1u9wqfn0"><span class="css-x8vgju e6e0kfy0"><a href="/the-world-this-week" data-analytics="sidebar:section"><span>The world this week</span></a></span></div><h1 class="css-1p83fk8 e1r8fcie0">Politics</h1></section></div><div class="css-vpmedt en4o1560"><section class="css-1ugvd2u e18wk22u0"></section></div><div class="css-129jqss en4o1560"><div class="css-13r0q4k ebbih0g0"><div class="css-f1to7x e1oehc1h0"><div class="css-jwv1ak eupm5sl0"><div class="css-w0h03k eygoqsu0"><div><time datetime="2024-08-22T12:54:53.398Z" class="css-1c8ktq7 e4cw3vv0"> Aug 22nd 2024</time></div><div><div class="css-1902i5q eygoqsu0"></div></div></div></div></div><section data-body-id="cp2" class="css-1xs6rxu e19oi8vf1"><div class="css-11m2wk0 e19oi8vf2"><p data-component="paragraph" class="css-1f0x4sl e1tt35bk0">The Democrats held their <b>national convention</b> in Chicago. Ahead of Kamala Harris’s speech accepting the party’s nomination, <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/08/20/history-will-judge-joe-biden-by-kamala-harris">Joe Biden</a> made what may be his last big appearance as president. During Hillary Clinton’s address the Democrats chanted “lock him up!” in reference to Donald Trump, delighting the party’s candidate in the 2016 election. Far-left and pro-Palestinian activists clashed with police outside the Israeli consulate, but were kept well away from the convention hall.</p></div></section><div class="css-1bdax0c e13p72us0"><p class="css-1i4m1tx eikojtn0">This article appeared in the The world this week section of the print edition under the headline “Politics”</p></div><div class="css-1cmx12d em0l2j50"><div class="css-19gx9y0 eupm5sl0"><div class="css-15sn8g1 eygoqsu0"><div><div class="css-9mn5vp eygoqsu0"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

The world this week{ai:summary}<p>In Chicago, the Democrats rallied for their convention, with Joe Biden making a likely final bow and Kamala Harris gearing up to accept the nomination. Tensions flared outside as far-left activists clashed with police, echoing the party’s fervor inside.</p><p>Amid the cheers, chants of "lock him up" resurfaced for Donald Trump, igniting a familiar fire within the party’s core. The spectacle unfolded under the watchful eye of chaos just beyond the convention's walls.  
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