Academy Award-Nominated documentary “The ABCs of Book Banning” has brought together 2 key members of the #VelshiBannedBookClub: 101-year-old book banning activist Grace Linn and author of the inaugural feature “All Boys Aren’t Blue” George M Johnson. #Velshi https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/new-documentary-the-abcs-of-book-banning-underscores-who-is-being-affected-by-book-banning-efforts-school-children-204418629667
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"All they can do right now is try to scare the hell out of voters," says Max Rose of GOP attacks on George Santos' replacement Tom Suozzi. Suozzi didn't ignore those attacks & won because he chose to "take them head on. That's the lesson here." #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/taking-gop-attacks-head-on-carried-tom-suozzi-to-victory-says-fmr-rep-max-rose-204443205624
Buckle in for a trip to Donald Trump’s America — a dark future that is not only possible, but promised, if he rises to power again. #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/velshi-when-trump-says-the-quiet-parts-out-loud-believe-him-205337157648
Louisiana women are undergoing unnecessary C-sections instead of getting standard abortions, as doctors fear criminal prosecution. “It’s real life,” says Michele Goodwin. “It’s no longer science fiction.” #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/unnecessary-surgeries-instead-of-abortion-it-s-real-life-it-s-no-longer-science-fiction-207555141706
Congress "came together on a bipartisan basis to get our infrastructure bill done," says Secretary Pete Buttigieg of the divided Congress debating federal funding for MD. "They can cooperate to help America and Baltimore deal with this tragedy." #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/buttigieg-bureaucracy-can-never-be-a-barrier-to-getting-this-work-done-in-baltimore-208036933600
'He sounds nuts': Why Trump’s post-conviction rhetoric is so disturbing w/ Molly Jong-Fast and Jen Rubin. #Velshi
The GOP have spent decades pitting low-income Americans against each other for political gain. Rev. Dr. William Barber III says if the 30 million Americans living in poverty united and voted, they would be "the largest potential swing vote in the country." #velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-racist-tropes-block-americans-from-seeing-full-poverty-picture-rev-william-barber-iii-217396805671
#Project2025’s plan for the Department of Education ends programs for low income & disabled students. “It really takes away opportunity from every child who doesn't come from a rich family,” says Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers. #velshi #InsideProject2025
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-only-the-rich-can-have-those-choices-project-2025-s-plan-to-dismantle-the-department-of-education-217396805644
In overturning #Roe, #SCOTUS has ushered in a new period of "Jane Crow," says Michele Goodwin. "When you take people’s ability away to be able to care for themselves, you affect every aspect of their life." #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/the-jane-crow-era-why-the-abandonment-of-morality-by-scotus-is-a-matter-of-democracy-217923141536
If you ban abortion, you ban healthcare for women. That has always been true. And the people behind the anti-abortion movement -- the people who worked for decades to overturn Roe v. Wade have always known it. #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/if-you-ban-abortion-you-ban-healthcare-for-women-218825285769
Louisiana is about to make it harder for doctors to access a lifesaving drug that stops women from bleeding out post-labor. Why? Because that drug can also be used to induce an abortion. It's "intellectually dishonest," says Dr. Joia Crear-Perry. #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/abortion-drugs-and-procedures-are-part-of-lifesaving-treatments-because-abortion-is-healthcare-219873349818
The true American dream isn't what happens to the immigrant who becomes a citizen, but rather what happens to this country when immigrants choose America. This is a better, stronger nation thanks to immigration. #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/velshi-citizenship-is-a-muscle-that-weakens-if-you-don-t-use-it-219893317936
Fact check: “abortion after birth” isn’t a thing. But the lie is as dangerous as it is ludicrous. For years, anti-abortion extremists have been inciting violence by equating abortion - which is healthcare - to murder #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/the-abortion-after-birth-lie-is-as-dangerous-as-it-is-ludicrous-219368517734
"There is no such thing as a perfect democracy," says Yale Prof. Jason Stanley. A healthy democratic society requires competing ideas, and he adds, "If you're not having that struggle, you're in an authoritarian state." #Velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/how-the-gop-s-war-on-public-schools-creates-the-basis-for-authoritarianism-219393605836
It is increasingly evident that Trump is running a shadow foreign policy. At the same time, Trump’s shadow looms large over several international elections, including in the country of Georgia. #Velshi
It's the first presidential election in post-Roe America, & abortion is a top issue. "I don't think it's poll-able," says Rachel Maddow. People don't "know how viscerally & gutturally this is affecting people’s understanding of what’s at stake here." #Velshi
Rachel Maddow joins me to share her closing argument for the election.
“Not only are Americans voting to preserve democracy – we’re voting...for these women. And for every other woman who these bans are going to kill and maim.” #Velshi