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Ali Velshi On Women Being Accused of Murder for Having a Miscarriage

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member discusses the threat women face as prosecutions for miscarriage, the most common pregnancy complication, ramp up

By Ali Velshi
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Ali Velshi On What is Happening in Los Angeles Right Now

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member breaks down the escalating situation and details the dangers of federalizing a state's National Guard

By Ali Velshi
Guest Commentary

Where is Congress’s Moral Courage?

Medicaid is shrinking. The debt is exploding. International students are leaving. And Congress isn’t doing a thing.

By Patrick J. Murphy

Trump’s War on American Democracy

He spent a lifetime fighting for the rule of law. Now, after studying every recent executive order, a legendary former Temple Law Dean has concluded a crisis 250 years in the making is right here, right now

By Carl Singley
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Ali Velshi Explains What a World Without Federal Regulations Looks Like

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member on how "when the federal government prioritizes profit over people, middle-class families suffer first."

By Ali Velshi

The Answer to Trump’s Tariffs?

An active member of the circular economy argues it’s not about forcing competitive levies. It’s about using existing systems to finesse an advantage

By Nicolas Esposito
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Ali Velshi On The Trump Austerity Economy

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member explains how Americans are sacrificing basic services and affordable goods for the sake of subsidizing tax cuts for the rich

By Ali Velshi

Is this Really Government “Efficiency”?

Trump and DOGE supposedly want to make public institutions more efficient. So why, a longtime university president wonders, are they targeting a local higher ed consortium that brings in money and impacts thousands?

By Elaine Maimon

Will Trump’s Budget Cuts Mean More Shootings?

Despite helping to slow bloodshed, several local gun violence prevention community groups are losing federal funding

By Mensah M. Dean

The Pedestal We Put Them On

Shut up and dribble? Responsibility as role models? How to interpret the Eagles who went — and didn’t go — to the White House.

By Malcolm Burnley, Olivia Kram and Larry Platt