Topic: democracy
Velshi Weighs in on U.S. Strikes in Iran
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member is joined by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan of PA to discuss the U.S. strikes in Iran, how the president sidestepped Congress, and what should happen next
By Ali Velshi
Ali Velshi Explains The Surveillance Tools Ice is Using
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member talks with technology journalist Jacob Ward about how ICE is tracking us and the threat that represents to our free speech and due process
By Ali Velshi
Are You There, Constitution Center? It’s Me, a Citizen
Jeffrey Rosen is out. Now, the NCC must decide if it will remain a genteel place of scholarship or become the antidote to the threat to democracy
By Larry Platt
Ali Velshi on Violence Between the State and its Citizenry
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member sits down with historian Jon Meacham for an analysis of activism and state violence in this moment in American history
By Ali Velshi
The Time for Freedom Is Now
This MLK Day requires more than service. It is about resistance.
By Dr. James Peterson
Breaking Bread For Citizenship
The Welcoming Center’s 2026 dinner series will bring immigrants and native-born Philadelphians together to explore the themes of neighborliness and good citizenship while bonding over the most human of activities: eating
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
New Voters For America’s Future
A Conestoga High student launched New Voters to register her peers in 2017. Now her nonprofit is challenging young people to claim ownership over America’s next 250 years.
By Christina Griffith
Ali Velshi On Why “Every Single Order From The President Is Lawful”… Is Wrong
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member warns that Trump's threats against Congresspeople who rightly and legally called for the military to ignore unlawful orders are a dangerous authoritarian call for violence
By Ali Velshi
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