to those of us who remember ’68
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/nyregion/columbia-university-campus-protests.html
Well, 2024 is looking a lot like 1968 . . .
Protests at Columbia University in April and May that year inspired similar actions at campuses around the country:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Columbia_University_protests
. . . and the Democratic Party national convention this year is, like then, scheduled for CHICAGO in AUGUST . . .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Democratic_National_Convention_protests
In 1968 there was a lot of silliness in the air as well as revolution. I was a Yippie! For president we ran Pigasus (a real pig) to bolster our critique of American “pig culture.” But in 2024 we have serious and viable electoral expressions for the movement:
