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A handful of states will be voting on abortion access come November. But legal historian Mary Ziegler warns, “Fetal personhood is looming out there, as a way to kind of override the will of the voters even when ballot initiatives pass.”

https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/post-roe-dystopia-is-here-210265669624

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Norm Ornstein: Trump’s second term plans make it impossible to treat this like a ‘typical’ election.
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/norm-ornstein-trump-s-second-term-plans-make-it-impossible-to-treat-this-like-a-typical-election-210265669547

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Judge Luttig blasts SCOTUS for avoiding ‘key question’ at the heart of Trump immunity case

https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/judge-luttig-blasts-scotus-for-avoiding-key-question-at-the-heart-of-trump-immunity-case-209849413614

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In 2020, Nate Hegyi biked across the Mountain West to report on communities in news deserts. “Just talk to people … We don’t have enough conversations, person-to-person, across that political divide,” Hegyi says. https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-slow-journalism-montana-reporter-sheds-light-on-communities-in-news-deserts-209850949870

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30 years after apartheid, South Africa’s young democracy echoes America’s own journey. Ali Velshi provides a poignant reflection on the country’s past, present, and future. https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/30-years-after-apartheid-reflecting-on-south-africa-s-ongoing-fight-for-democracy-209849925925

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Hundreds of authors & staffers are boycotting PEN America over its stance on the war in Gaza. CEO Suzanne Nossel says the “essence of PEN is that you keep dialogue open no matter how passionate you feel.” https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/pen-america-at-odds-with-some-of-its-members-over-stance-on-gaza-ceo-responds-on-velshi-209825861576

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“The problems we face in this country seem so overwhelming,” says Eddie S. Glaude Jr. “But the problem right in front of your nose is what you can deal with.” In his new book, he argues the greatness we see in our leaders is in us all, and we must use it.
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-we-are-not-just-sacks-in-stomachs-eddie-glaude-argues-for-individuals-to-take-political-destiny-from-heroes-and-prophets-209420869853

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The Art of Tanking a Deal: The dangerous cost of Trump withdrawing from Iran nuclear deal
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/the-art-of-tanking-a-deal-the-dangerous-cost-of-trump-withdrawing-from-iran-nuclear-deal-209417797783

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"We're fighting for our right to get paid for our work," says the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL–CIO Sara Nelson on the importance of the labor movement across the entire country. "This economy needs to be built for us, not the billionaires."
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-a-major-breakthrough-volkswagen-workers-in-tennessee-vote-to-join-united-auto-workers-209418309984

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After being removed from a speaking engagement at a middle school in Pennsylvania on bullying due to his “lifestyle,” author Maulik Pancholy is asking the right question: “Why is the school board so afraid of teaching empathy?” https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/censored-for-his-lifestyle-as-a-gay-indian-man-maulik-pancholy-joins-the-velshi-banned-book-club-209394245772

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A top Trump VP candidate has been banned from 17% of her own state. 4 of South Dakota’s Native American tribes have banned Gov. Kristi Noem from reservations after she made unfounded disparaging claims connecting the tribes to cartel activity. https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/trump-s-potential-vp-pick-banned-from-17-of-her-own-state-209393733878

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“Books are a wonderful rehearsal for what you’re going to meet in life,” says legendary “Bridge To Terabithia” author Katherine Paterson.

Couldn’t say it any better❤️📚
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/books-are-a-rehearsal-for-what-you-re-going-to-have-to-meet-in-life-bridge-to-terabithia-author-at-91-208928325798

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Chef Jose Andres: “Let People Eat”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/opinion/jose-andres-let-people-eat.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hk0.PwnW.TSiA5YQHpveF&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&ugrp=m

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College students across the country experience food insecurity. “It’s 9pm and I’ve only had a granola bar,” Dat Duong, who leads efforts to alleviate the issue for UT Austin students, says. “That’s when … you start to see the problem.”
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/ut-austin-students-combat-food-insecurity-among-their-peers-208033349925

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Congress "came together on a bipartisan basis to get our infrastructure bill done," says Secretary Pete Buttigieg of the divided Congress debating federal funding for MD. "They can cooperate to help America and Baltimore deal with this tragedy."
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/buttigieg-bureaucracy-can-never-be-a-barrier-to-getting-this-work-done-in-baltimore-208036933600

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Roxane Gay is one of the greatest thinkers of our time, and the proof is in her radical and poignant memoir “Hunger: A Memoir of My Body.”
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-hunger-a-memoir-of-my-body-is-proof-that-there-is-power-in-vulnerability-208011333595

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Fear mongering remains central to GOP messaging on immigration. But data shows that immigrants are key to our economy’s success. “Americans are clamoring for immigrant labor…Whether they realize it or not," says Caitlin Dickerson.
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-americans-are-clamoring-for-immigrant-labor-whether-they-realize-it-or-not-208006213934

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Gregory Diskant, former Clerk to Thurgood Marshall and colleague of Adeel Mangi, hopes the U.S. Senate looks back on a vote for the 1st Muslim appellate court judge "with the same pride" it did Marshall's historic confirmation.
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-nothing-here-but-hot-air-former-colleague-on-adeel-mangi-smear-campaign-208008773606

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"That guy is a direct threat to our democracy." Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh and Jen Rubin discuss Trump's latest use of violent imagery — and the courage it takes to stand up to a demagogue like him.
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/trump-spokesperson-defends-post-showing-image-of-biden-tied-up-in-a-pickup-truck-208003653964

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, after spiking in 2020, crime in America is DOWN and continuing to drop. Don’t let anyone tell you differently.
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/for-facts-sake-crime-is-down-in-the-u-s-don-t-let-trump-anyone-tell-you-differently-207578181991

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Prof James McAllister and author Garrard Conley help us see why George Orwell’s lessons are essential today. Says Conley, “One of the ways that you check against fundamentalist thoughts is you have to be open to challenging your own beliefs.”
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/re-reading-george-orwell-s-1984-207558725524

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Louisiana women are undergoing unnecessary C-sections instead of getting standard abortions, as doctors fear criminal prosecution. “It’s real life,” says Michele Goodwin. “It’s no longer science fiction.”
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/unnecessary-surgeries-instead-of-abortion-it-s-real-life-it-s-no-longer-science-fiction-207555141706

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What do Trump, TikTok, and Truth Social have in common? A billionaire GOP megadonor who now has an association with all three.
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/trump-tiktok-truth-social-and-their-ties-to-a-billionaire-gop-megadonor-207557701781

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A new Brennan Center report proves voter suppression laws "actually DO suppress the vote," says Michael Waldman. The solution, says Charles Coleman Jr., is “pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.” https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/brand-new-report-reveals-widening-voter-participation-gap-due-to-gutting-of-voting-rights-act-205361733839

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Casting a protest vote in a presidential primary is a useful tool. But doing so in the general election is dangerous… especially in 2024. This year, voters have a binary choice between democracy and autocracy.
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/velshi-a-protest-vote-in-a-primary-election-is-useful-but-don-t-play-with-fire-in-november-205360709780

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