Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and author, ‘Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future’, Dr. Jason Stanley, MSNBC Daily Columnist and author of, ‘The Dean’s Report’, Dean Obeidallah, host of MSNBC’s ‘The Weekend’, Michael Steele, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D- Michigan), Senior Correspondent for Vox and author of, ‘The Reactionary Spirit: How America’s Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept The World’, Zack Beauchamp, Professor of...

Ali Velshi is joined by author of, ‘Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir’, Mary Trump, Michigan Secretary of State and author of, ’Secretaries of State: Guardians of the Democratic Process’, Secretary Jocelyn Benson, Professor of Law at University of Michigan Law School, Leah Litman, New York Times bestselling author of, ‘REVENGE: How Donald Trump Weaponized the Department of Justice Against His Critics’ and ‘Disloyal: A Memoir’, Michael Cohen, newest member of Congress and youngest Black...

MSNBC's Ali Velshi gives a special preview of the second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banning is happening more and more. Removing literature from library shelves, school syllabi, and summer reading lists isn’t just blatant censorship; it is the tip of the sword that threatens American democracy itself. In this preview, Ali reflects on why this issues is so personal for him and his family. Listen to the first two episodes now and follow the...

Harris & Trump prepare for their first meeting on the debate stage, Inside Project 2025’s assault on LGBTQ+ Rights, Kentucky highway shooter remains at large, and more

Ali Velshi is joined by Political Strategist and Campaign Manager, Maya Rupert, MSNBC Columnist and author of ‘The Dean’s Report’, Dean Obeidallah, Latorya Beasely, Kris Brown, MSNBC Political Analyst, Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Fmr. Republican Congressman, Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh , Professor of Economics at Harvard University and Author of ‘The Curse of Cash’ (2016), Kenneth Rogoff, and author of ‘Heroine’ (2019), Mindy McGinnis

MSNBC's Ali Velshi brings you a second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banning is happening more and more. Removing literature from library shelves, school syllabi, and summer reading lists isn’t just blatant censorship; it is the tip of the sword that threatens American democracy itself. Featuring critically acclaimed and culturally impactful literature – including work by Tim O’Brien, Roxane Gay, Lois Lowry, and Stephen Chbosky – the second season of the “Velshi Banned Book...

Ali Velshi is joined by award winning journalist and Author, ‘White Fear: How the Browning of America is Making White Folks Lose Their Minds’, Roland Martin, author of ‘The Conspiracy to End America: Five Ways My Old Party is Driving Our Democracy to Autocracy’ (October 2023) and ‘It Was All A Lie: How The Republican Party Became Donald Trump’, Stuart Stevens, Marine Veteran and Gold Star Widow, Kait Wyatt, author of ‘Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black...

Ali Velshi is joined by the Executive Director of the Advancement Project, Judith Browne Dianis, Founder of the New South SuperPAC, Nsé Ufot (JD), Fmr. Asst. Secretary of State for Oceans Environment and Science, Monica Medina, Fmr. US Attorney and Best-selling author of ‘Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America’, Barbara McQuade, Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and author of ‘We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For’, Dr. Eddie Glaude,...

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Decision 2024, the Middle East, Project 2025, and more

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Decision 2024, post-Roe America, the Foam Pillow Salesman, and more

Ali Velshi is joined by Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution Andre Perry, Staff Writer for The Atlantic Anne Applebaum, President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten, Michigan Secretary of StateJocelyn Benson, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, NBC News’ Mike Memoli, former U.S. Secretary of Labor in the Obama Administration Tom Perez, President and Senior Lecturer at Repairers of the Breach Rev. Dr. William Barber II

Ali Velshi is joined by MSNBC’s Steve Benen, Lead Plaintiff of the Texas Abortion Ban lawsuit, Amanda Zurawski, President & CEO for the Center for Reproductive Rights, Nancy Northup, Co-Founder of Elevation Partners and author of, ‘Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe’, Roger McNamee, Rep. Katie Porter, Rep. Summer Lee, National Book Award-Winning & New York Times Bestselling Author of ‘Far From the Tree’, Robin Benway

Ali Velshi is joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders, NBC’s Mike Hixenbaugh, Law Professor Melissa Murray, Slate Columnist Zachary D. Carter, Bloomberg’s Bobby Ghosh, The Atlantic’s Caitlin Dickerson, and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist Lynsey Addario.

Ali Velshi is joined by former Montana Governor Steve Bullock, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, GA State Election Board member Sara Tindall Ghazal, Georgetown Law Chair in Taxation Dorothy Brown, syndicated radio host Thom Hartmann, Vanity Fair Special Correspondent Molly Jong-Fast, The New York Times’ Nikole Hannah-Jones and author Anthony Doerr

Ali Velshi is joined by Senator Chris Van Hollen, producer of ‘The Rachel Maddow Show’, Steve Benen, former Homeland Security, Counterterror and Intelligence Official, Olivia Troye, President and CEO of Center for American Progress, Ambassador Patrick Gaspard, MSNBC Political Contributor, Errin Haines, Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University, Timothy Snyder, MSNBC Political Analyst, Juanita Tolliver, and Representative Jasmine Crockett

Ali Velshi is joined by Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair MollyJong-Fast, co-host of MSNBC’s ‘The Weekend’ Michael Steele, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign William Browder, Executive Director and Founder of the James Madison Project Mark Zaid, host of ‘Mornings with Zerlina’ on SiriusXM Zerlina Maxwell, former Chief Media Advisor to George W. Bush & John McCain Mark McKinnon, NBC News’ Jon Allen, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan, NBC News’...

Ali Velshi is joined by Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA), NYU law professor Melissa Murray, former Ohio Democratic Party chair David Pepper, Georgetown Law’s Michele Goodwin, and The Nation Justice Correspondent Elie Mystal.

Ali Velshi is joined by MSNBC’s Symone Sanders Townsend, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, union leader Sara Nelson, President and Founder of Futuro Media Maria Hinojosa, author Erik Larson, and a special report by NBC’s Trymaine Lee

Ali Velshi and is joined by MSNBC’s ‘The Weekend’ host, Michael Steele, Founder & Chief Impact Officer for 1063 West Broad, Alencia Johnson, author of ‘Un-White: Appalachia, Race, and Film’, Dr. Meredith McCarroll, NBC News correspondent, Yamiche Alcindor, Associate Professor of Political Science at University of Dayton, Dr. Christopher Devine, Senator Gary Peters, Senior Correspondent for Vox, Zack Beauchamp, and award-winning author of ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’, Dr. Emily M....

Guest host Charles Coleman Jr. is joined by Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley, NY Times columnist Charles Blow, SiriusXM host Zerlina Maxwell, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), former FL State Attorney Monique Worrell

Charles Coleman Jr. is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Republican Political Strategist, Rina Shah, political journalist, Michael Shure, Professor of Practice and Director of the M.S. Program in Nonprofit Management at Columbia University School of Professional Studies, Dr. Basil Smikle Jr., Former Criminal Division Deputy Chief for the Southern District of New York, Kristy Greenberg, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), Host of MSNBC’s ‘The Weekend’, Michael Steele, Professor of History at NYU, Dr....

Ali Velshi is joined by President & CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Noah Bookbinder, Professor at the University of Chicago Law School Alison LaCroix, Chair in Law and Professor of Political Science at the UCLA School of Law Richard L. Hasen, Co-Host of ‘The Weekend’ Symone Sanders-Townsend, Political Strategist and Campaign Manager Maya Rupert, Lawyer and Legal Scholar Matthew Seligman, President & CEO at National Constitution Center Jeffrey Rosen, Host of...

Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of Constitutional Law at University of Pennsylvania Law School Kermit Roosevelt III, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), Democratic Strategist Basil Smikle, Fmr. Rep. Max Rose (D-NY), Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University Akhil Reed Amar, Editor-in-Chief at Investopedia Caleb Silver, President of German Marshall Fund Heather Conley, NBC News’ Josh Lederman, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Staff Writer at The New Yorker Susan...

Ali Velshi is joined by Principal Deputy Campaign Manager for the Biden Campaign Quentin Fulks, Senior Adviser to The Lincoln Project Stuart Stevens, Staff Writer with The Atlantic Mark Leibovich, Independent Journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, Founder, CEO, & Editor-in-Chief of Zeteo Mehdi Hasan, President and Founder of Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer, Professor of Constitutional Law Emeritus at Harvard Law School Laurence Tribe, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent at HuffPost Akbar Shahid Ahmed, author...