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Ali Velshi Reflects on the Importance of Civic Engagement

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member shares the lesson his father taught him: that a functioning democracy is the payoff for civic engagement

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Ali Velshi on Federal Judges as Truth Keepers

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member says appointed jurists aren't just bulwarks against Trump's overreach: They're documenters of it

By Ali Velshi
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A Job, a Hospital, A Park — All Within 15 Minutes

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Ali Velshi Says Dissent is Patriotic

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member reminds Americans that there is nothing more American than protest. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise

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Ali Velshi, “How Small Acts of Courage…Become Unstoppable.”

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member draws on the history of South Africa's protests against apartheid to show how the courage of ordinary citizens defeats oppression

By Ali Velshi
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Ali Velshi on the Insurrection Act

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member takes on the Trump administration's signals that it may invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807.

By Ali Velshi
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A Political “A-hole” No More

On the latest episode of our podcast, former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter talks with a self-described — now reformed — Tea Party arsonist about what his apology tour has taught him about the future of America

By J.P. Romney
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Ali Velshi on John McCain’s Lessons for the Government Shutdown

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member recounts how the late U.S. Senator from Arizona stood for regular order in 2017, and how his example applies to our government shutdown today

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Ali Velshi, “And The People Won.”

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member explains how media consolidation led to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension — and how ordinary Americans used the tools of democracy to fight for freedom of speech

By Ali Velshi
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Detroit Is Back, Baby!

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan joins former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter, former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Citizen Co-founder Larry Platt to share secrets from the urban turnaround of the century

By J.P. Romney