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The Truth About Biden’s Economy, Protests Unfold Across Israel, the Double Standard Surrounding Claudine Gay’s ouster

The 14th Amendment, Heroes of January 6th, and Democracy in Danger

Guest host Charles Coleman Jr. is joined by Rep. Jim Clyburn, Rep. Bennie Thompson, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, former Rep. Joe Walsh, Republican strategist Rina Shah, labor union president Sara Nelson, Vanity Fair’s Molly Jong-Fast, radio host Dean Obeidallah, Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick, Vox’s Ian Millhiser, historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss 

Guest host Charles Coleman Jr. is joined by former Rep. David Jolly, The Bulwark’s Tim Miller, Watergate Assistant Prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks, The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, independent journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, Mini Timmaraju from Reproductive Freedom for All, Dr. Uche Blackstock, Dr. L. Ebony Boulware, Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice, and criminal defense attorney Danny Cevallos.

Ali Velshi is joined by Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, Joe Walsh, Fmr. Republican Congressman, Avner Gvaryahu, Executive Director of Breaking the Silence, Molly Jong-Fast, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair, Dean Obeidallah, Host of SiriusXM’s ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’, Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State, José Andrés, Co-Founder of the World Center Kitchen, and Elizabeth Price, Mother of Hisham Awartani

Ali Velshi is joined by Noah Bookbinder, President & CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney for Michigan, Sarit Michaeli, International Advocacy Lead for B’Tselem, Judge J. Michael Luttig, Fmr. Federal Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Aaron David Miller, Sr. Fellow for the American Stagecraft Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Bill Browder, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, and Oleksiy Goncharenko, Ukrainian Parliament Member

Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett (D) U.S. Virgin Islands, Noga Tarnopolsky, Independent Journalist, Leslie Reagan, Author of ‘When Abortion was a Crime: Women, Medicine, and Law in the United States, 1867-1973’, Michele Goodwin, Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law, Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney in Michigan, Ryan Reilly, Justice Reporter for NBC News, and Bill McKibben, Contributing Writer at The New Yorker

Ali is joined by Lisa Rubin, MSNBC Legal Analyst, Andrew Kirtzman, President of Kirtzman Strategies, Amb. William B. Taylor, Fmr. U.S Ambassador to Ukraine, Steven Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East & Africa Studies at Council on Foreign Affairs, Michelle Goldberg, Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist at The New York Times, Robin Marty, Operations Director at West Alabama Women’s Center, Tara Palmeri, Senior Political Correspondent at Puck News, Melissa Redmon, Fmr. Fulton County Deputy District Attorney, Amb. Michael McFaul, Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow at Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy & International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, and Dara Lind, Senior Fellow at American Immigration Council

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Jasmine Crockett discuss threats to American democracy, Trump's alignment with dictators, and the importance of defending constitutional values. They also highlight Elise Stefanik's hypocrisy and Texas' restrictive abortion laws. The chapter explores the experiences of women affected by these laws and emphasizes the need for congressional action. The seriousness of the political situation, Trump's plan for autocracy, and the commitment to justice within the American Jewish community are discussed. The chapter concludes with an introduction to XPRIZE's HealthSpan competition that targets biological aging to improve health and well-being.

Explore the concerning threat Trump poses to democracy, his plans for an unrestrained second term, the interconnectedness of global politics and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the rift between the U.S. and Israel, the importance of protecting democracy, the dangers of a second Trump term, the upcoming election's significance, and controversial book topics as warning signs for democracy.