Topic: free speech
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
Ali Velshi Banned Book Club with the Most Banned Author in The Country
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member sits down with the first member of the Banned Book Club, George M. Johnson, to discuss the successful effort to fight back against book bans nationwide
By Ali Velshi
Stop Using Antisemitism as a Weapon Against Higher Education
A longtime university president tells Congress to cease and desist from persecuting colleges under the guise of fighting antisemitism
By Elaine Maimon
Hail to the Champions of University Values
The presidents of Temple and Princeton are setting an example for what leaders must do in today’s political climate, according to a longtime university president
By Elaine Maimon
John Fry’s Call to Arms
While others cower, the new Temple prez doubled down last week on Enlightenment values — and just may be modeling a new course for would-be leaders in the age of autocracy
By Larry Platt
Ali Velshi Banned Book Club Reads You Must Take Part in Revolution
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member sits down with journalist Melissa Chan and activist artist Badiucao to talk about their new graphic novel, authoritarianism, and activism
By Ali Velshi
Students, Direct Your Ire Where It Belongs
A longtime university president points to the real threat that needs protesting
By Elaine Maimon
Ali Velshi On The Red Scare and MAGA
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member draws a comparison between the consequences of an infamous movement in the 1950s and today's threat to our freedoms
By Ali Velshi
Ali Velshi Asks Can Meta Ever Be Trusted?
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member speaks with two third-party fact-checkers formerly working with Meta about the real threats facing social media in this new era.
By Ali Velshi