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WATCH LIVE: 2020 Democratic National Convention - Night 4
Join Illinois Public Media and PBS NewsHour for special coverage of the forth night of the Democratic National Convention.
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Presidential Campaign Songs
Do you have a favorite song associated with a presidential campaign? The 21st is joined by a senior editor at Inside Hook to dig into the long history of song picks on the campaign trail.
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Interview: Ambassador And former US Senator Carol Moseley Braun
Ambassador and former US Senator Carol Moseley Braun talked with The 21st about her support of Joe Biden for president as well as their history together during her time in the Senate. She also talked about her fight against renewing a design patent for the United Daughters of the Confederacy because it contained the Confederate flag.
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Interview: Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)
US Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined The 21st to talk about the Democratic National Convention, attacks by President Donald Trump and controversy surrounding Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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Democrats in Illinois Trump Country
Illinois is a reliably blue state. But when you look at a map, there’s a lot of red at the county by county level. The 21st is joined by a panel of guests to talk more about their reactions to the Democratic National Convention and what it is like to be a Democrat in Trump country.
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Interview: Marie Newman, Congressional Candidate (D)
The 21st is joined by Marie Newman, a progressive voice in the Democratic party. She is the Democratic nominee for Illinois' 3rd congressional district in the US House of Representatives. She defeated 7-time-incumbent Dan Lipinski in March.
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Interview: Kimberly Lightford, Illinois State Senator (D)
The 21st is joined by State Senator Kimberly Lightford about what is at stake this election, vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris and the future of the Democratic Party in Illinois.
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Michael Madigan’s Rise To Power
It’s nearly impossible to have a conversation about Illinois government or politics without it eventually coming back to one man: House Speaker and Democratic Party of Illinois Chairman Michael Madigan. The 21st is joined by two journalists and one former statehouse reporter to talk more about Madigan's past.
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Reaction To Kamala Harris VP Nomination
Last week Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden selected California Senator Kamala Harris as his Vice Presidential running mate. The 21st speaks to a member of the Black Caucas and a journalist to discuss Kamala Harris’, and what her selection as Joe Biden’s V.P. nominee means for women of color.
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DNC: 1968 and 2020 Conventions
It’s the first day of the DNC and it’s an unprecedented one — with events being all virtual because of the pandemic. There was another unprecedented Democratic Convention in Chicago in August of 1968. The 21st reached out to three people who were alive at during the 1968 convention to recall the events that took place a draw parallels to the current 2020 conventions.