Topic: Donald Trump
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
War on Antisemitism — or Distraction from Bigotry?
A longtime university president calls out the hypocrisy of Trump’s campaign to protect Jewish students
By Elaine Maimon
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
The Perils of Patronage
Penn this week refused preferential treatment from Trump that could jeopardize science funding. A longtime university president urges push-back on favoritism wherever it happens
By Elaine Maimon
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
Ali Velshi Reminds Us Strongmen Can’t Stand Being Mocked
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member examines the firing of Jimmy Kimmel as a direct threat to free speech and democracy coming from corporate capitulation
By Ali Velshi
Brace Yourself for Hotter Summers, Bigger Allergies, Worsening Air Quality …
The head of the Clean Air Council warns: If you think climate change is bad now, just wait until Trump’s EPA really gets going
By Alex Bomstein