The Nation's Victor Navasky on Democratic Conventions Past & Present

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Nation Magazine Publisher Emeritus Victor Navasky is in Denver, CO this week covering the Democratic National Convention. In this interview with Nation correspondent Ari Berman, Navasky looks back fourteen conventions to his first time on the floor in 1956, offering lessons learned and reflecting on the significance of Obama's nomination in 2008. Produced by Brett Story

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