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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 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 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

By Ali Velshi
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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

By Ali Velshi
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How to Build Black Business Density, Part I

In the latest installment of our How to Really Run a City Podcast, former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter and former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed host an all-star lineup of mayors and experts to address one of the most pressing issues of our time

By Jessica Blatt Press

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How to Really Run a City — Fighting Gun Violence

Former Mayors Michael Nutter and Kasim Reed speak with David Muhammad, the man behind Oakland’s 50 percent reduction in shootings, on our podcast

By Jessica Blatt Press
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How to Really Run a City — Combatting Climate Change

Former Mayors Michael Nutter and Kasim Reed speak with Kate Gallego, mayor of Phoenix — one of the hottest cities on earth

By Jessica Blatt Press
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How to Really Run a City

The Citizen’s new podcast starring former Philly Mayor Michael Nutter and former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed dives deep into the mystery and mastery of urban leadership. Here’s why it’s needed now more than ever

By Larry Platt