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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club with Imani Perry

The MSNBC host is joined by professor, scholar, and author Imani Perry to discuss the enduring impact of Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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Ali Velshi on Cash Bail

In the U.S., defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. So, why are half a million Americans stuck in jail, awaiting their court date?

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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club Special Edition on The U.S. Constitution

The MSNBC host speaks with professors and authors Akhil Reed Amar and Jeffrey Rosen on competing interpretations of our founding document

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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club with Marjane Satrapi

The MSNBC host speaks with the author and artist of Persepolis about fundamentalism, freedom and the perverse futility of book banning on the 20th anniversary of her graphic novel

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Ali Velshi’s Impassioned Plea

Donald Trump's third indictment and his position as leading Republican nominee pushes the MSNBC host and Citizen board member to wonder: Just what the hell is going on here?

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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club with Maulik Pancholy

The MSNBC host speaks with the actor and author of The Best At It, a middle-grades coming-of-age novel

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Ali Velshi on the No Labels Party

MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member says this mysterious third party has done some good — but could also spoil the Presidential race

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Ali Velshi says “Bidenomics” Benefit Red States Most

MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member says those who reject Biden and his policies are benefiting — and taking credit for — them

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Ali Velshi on the Climate Crisis

MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member says the climate crisis is here. We'd better deal with it.

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Ali Velshi Banned Book Club with Art Spiegelman

The MSNBC host speaks with the cartoonist about his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, depicting his father's experience during and beyond the Holocaust

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