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