Why the latest jobs numbers are bad, the revised jobs numbers are even worse, and Trump’s desired fix could make inflation worse; Rep. LaMonica McIver discusses being targeted by Trump’s DOJ and defeating a Republican House censure move against her; plus, the dangers of Trump and RFK Jr. 's anti-vax agenda; Gov. Bob Ferguson discusses how states are working around the collapsing federal public health system. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on ...
Sep 06, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25090610
President Tump's goals for the Fed are 'very dangerous,' warns Fmr. Fed Chair & Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen. The financial system is “like the plumbing in your house,” says Yellen. “You don’t think about it most of the time. It’s important that it works,” but you're very “aware of it when it’s broken.” To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our c...
Aug 31, 2025•42 min•Ep. 25083112
We look at the small and big and crucial ways Americans are fighting for democracy. Plus, there is a strategy behind Donald Trump's attacks on science, research, and institutions of higher learning. We talk about the consequences of these attacks and what the President might have to gain from the anti-intellectual environment he's creating. And President Trump's failed attempts at securing a ceasefire in Ukraine will have major consequences for that country and beyond. To listen to this show and...
Aug 31, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25083111
A number of Democrats are distinguishing themselves as they fight back against Donald Trump's power grab. From Govs. JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom, to Sen. Chris Murphy and more - these Democrats’ roles in battling Trumpism may also double as auditions to lead their party out of the wilderness; Chinese President Xi Jinping is hosting this year’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. The focus of the talks will be President Trump's trade war, that now seems to be driving some American allies c...
Aug 31, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25083110
The tightening of Donald Trump's authoritarian grip on power is in evidence this week in a series of legally dubious firings of top officials. We'll talk about the state of these standoffs and the one guardrail that will be hardest for Trump to break past; Dr Jennifer Layden, one of the top officials that resigned in protest from the CDC this week, speaks out about how the recent chaos at the agency will endanger public health; and this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club meeting features “Rebecca” b...
Aug 30, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25083012
With the Republican Party simply being a vessel for Trump and his authoritarian inclinations, it’s more important now than ever that the Democratic Party rise up and defend our democracy. But whether its national leadership is unwilling, or simply unable, to do so, they are largely not meeting this moment; the chaos unfolding at the CDC is a flashing red warning about the politicization of public health in America. But there is a critical lesson we can learn from recent history; and as the war i...
Aug 30, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25083011
The tightening of Donald Trump's authoritarian grip on power is in evidence this week in a series of legally dubious firings of top officials. We'll talk about the state of these standoffs and the one guardrail that will be hardest for Trump to break past; Dr Jennifer Layden, one of the top officials that resigned in protest from the CDC this week, speaks out about how the recent chaos at the agency will endanger public health; we’ll look at President Trump's record on violent crime as he threat...
Aug 30, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25083010
Tea Party Republican turned Never-Trumper turned Democrat Joe Walsh on his plan to shape his new party into an opposition party capable of stopping Donald Trump’s authoritarian rise; former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on finding the political will in the Western world to fight unfolding famines in Gaza and Sudan, and Jared Bernstein on what could happen if the Trump administration brings "alternative facts” to economic data collection. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts wi...
Aug 24, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25082412
What it’ll take for the Democratic Party to effectively challenge Donald Trump’s authoritarian rise, Lydia Polgreen on why Gaza has become the deadliest war for journalists in modern history, and the story of the ready-made indoctrination program the Trump administration is eyeing after defunding PBS. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our colle...
Aug 24, 2025•42 min•Ep. 25082411
A crucial survey of how far down the authoritarian slide Trump has already taken the country, the real takeaway from the Ghislaine Maxwell interview tapes, and lessons in standing up for your neighbors against ICE. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Aug 24, 2025•39 min•Ep. 25082410
How the FBI’s search of John Bolton’s home fits into the context of a President who promised retribution; Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California discusses Democrats’ redistricting strategy in California; the myth of trickle down economics and how the American economy is working against working people To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and...
Aug 23, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25082312
Democratic Representatives Pete Aguilar of California and Lloyd Doggett of Texas discuss Democrats redistricting plans in the face of the GOP’s extreme partisan gerrymandering efforts; how President Trump is not a peacemaker, despite his insistence he has ended at least 7 wars; Aiden Thomas’ “Cemetery Boys” is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz ...
Aug 23, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25082311
How the FBI’s search of John Bolton’s home fits into the context of a President who promised retribution; member of the House Oversight Committee Rep. Summer Lee discusses what we have learned, and what we didn’t, from the government’s release of the transcripts from Ghislane Maxwell’s interview with the DOJ; how Trump’s new review of the Smithsonian and comments about slavery are more than a whitewash of America’s original sin…it’s a hallmark of an authoritarian regime To listen to this show an...
Aug 23, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25082310
Former President of Estonia weighs in on how Monday’s meeting between President Trump and President Zelenskyy has grown in size and stakes; Bishop William Barber describes exactly why Trump’s criminalization of the homeless is so heartless, and so dangerous; Michael M. Grynbaum dishes on the changing landscape of modern media in America. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswiz...
Aug 17, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25081712
Bill Browder and Vladimir Kara-Murza weigh in on the risks of negotiating with Russian president Vladimir Putin; a deep dive into how Donald Trump and his family are personally profiting from the presidency; RFK Jr. has canceled $500M in grants that go toward mRNA vaccines research, despite its importance in developing a vaccine for COVID-19. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.a...
Aug 17, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25081711
Multiple European leaders now say they will take part in the important White House meeting between President Trump and President Zelenskyy; former Metro D.C. police officer Michael Fanone, who was attacked at the Capitol on January 6th, reacts to Trump’s attempt to take over local law enforcement in DC; Bishop William Barber describes exactly why Trump’s criminalization of the homeless is so heartless, and dangerous. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Pr...
Aug 17, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25081710
Just hours after the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms he’s heading to White House for a meeting with Trump; how President Trump’s DC takeover has reignited the debate over DC statehood; and Velshi Banned Book club veteran, author Angie Thomas, discusses the importance of a rare legal win against the book banning epidemic in America. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simpl...
Aug 16, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25081612
President Trump’s take over of DC’s law enforcement is an experiment to see how far he can push American cities with federal intimidation; amid Trump’s trade war, newly released data shows wholesale inflation is on the rise, which means consumers could soon see higher prices in stores; some Democrats are resorting to fighting “fire with fire” as Republicans move ahead with their extreme gerrymandering plot ahead of next year’s midterm elections To listen to this show and other MS podcasts withou...
Aug 16, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25081611
Russian pro-democracy leader Garry Kasparov reacts to Trump and Putin’s summit in Alaska and news that Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy is now set to visit the White House on Monday; President Trump’s DC takeover has reignited the debate over Washington, DC statehood. Ali digs into the history of that debate and what it would mean if it came true; and renowned presidential historian Jon Meacham weighs in on the Trump Administration’s new war on the Smithsonian and its threat to remove any content t...
Aug 16, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25081610
Former Executive VP of the Trump Organization explains why it’s so dangerous to shrug off Trump’s recent peculiar behavior; State Rep. Rafael Anchia (D-TX) discusses the high stakes of the redistricting fight in Texas; and longtime activist and Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream co-founder, Ben Cohen, digs into why the U.S. government should invest more in its citizens and less in weapons and war. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Ho...
Aug 10, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25081012
The erosion of the Justice Department’s independence from the White House is on full display, after VP Vance met with DOJ brass to strategize about the Epstein files. Not only is this not normal, it’s dangerous for America; Trump’s latest round of Tariffs took effect on August 1, but how exactly will they affect everyday consumers? Defense Attorney Abbe Lowell weighs in on the DOJ’s probe of his newest client, New York Attorney General Letitia James. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts ...
Aug 10, 2025•42 min•Ep. 25081011
Why Americans should be concerned with President Trump’s ongoing unusual behavior; Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) digs into the growing shift within the Democratic Party on selling weapons to Israel; Pulitzer-prize winners Anne Applebaum & Lynsey Addario discuss their new, important highlighting the evolving catastrophe in Sudan. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for i...
Aug 10, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25081010
As Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton vows to punish the state’s Democratic lawmakers for fleeing the state, Congressmen Lloyd Doggett, Jasmine Crockett, and State Rep. Ann Johnson discuss the threats to democracy posed by the Texas gerrymandering push; former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes discusses Trump’s upcoming in-person meeting with Vladimir Putin and the consequences of the war in Ukraine; and ‘The House on Mango Street’ by Sandra Cisneros is the subject of this week’s Velshi...
Aug 09, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25080912
On the campaign trail Trump promised his supporters he would be their retribution, and now he is following through; the president of a key Jewish-American lobbying group is now speaking out about Israel’s conduct in Gaza; and on the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Ali has an important conversation about how America’s use of atom bombs changed the course of history, and why the world is now much closer to nuclear warfare than we’ve been in decades To listen to this show and ot...
Aug 09, 2025•42 min•Ep. 25080911
Texas State Representatives Gene Wu and Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos address the Texas Attorney General’s pledge to punish Democrats who fled the state in protest of Trump’s redistricting push; Ben Rhodes weighs in on Trump’s announcement that he will host Vladimir Putin in Alaska next week; the Trump Administration is building its own police state in America as it ramps up recruitment for ICE employees. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple P...
Aug 09, 2025•39 min•Ep. 25080910
Could a new resistance change the course of Trump’s battle with Harvard University and higher education? Plus: signs that Democrats are moving toward jumping into a political arms race with Republicans over Trump’s gerrymandering plan; and an official with a prominent Israeli rights group explains why they are now calling Israel’s conduct in Gaza a genocide. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz co...
Aug 03, 2025•43 min•Ep. 25080312
What’s behind a complicated but crucial piece of Trump’s strategy for reshaping the judiciary; Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz explains why Trump firing the BLS head is ‘like driving a car with no odometer'; and how Trump’s targeting of immigrants, science, health, and universities is causing a brain-drain that history tells us could have generational impacts on American progress. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Host...
Aug 03, 2025•39 min•Ep. 25080311
Donald Trump is turning his antipathy toward American cities into action - but his war on cities is bad for all of America; plus new moves by Democrats point to a political arms race over the president’s gerrymandering plan; and an official with a prominent Israeli rights group explains why they are now calling Israel’s conduct in Gaza a genocide. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See ...
Aug 03, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25080310
The former Commissioner of Bureau Statistics weighs in on the absurdity that is Trump’s decision to fire her successor following a weak jobs report; why a high-ranking U.S. official’s trip to Gaza may be a substitute for action and not a call to it; and Abdi Nazemian’s young-adult novel “Like A Love Story” is the subject of this week’s “Velshi Banned Book Club.” To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWiz...
Aug 02, 2025•41 min•Ep. 25080212
Donald Trump has a long history with conspiracies and those who consume them, but those same people are now turning on him. But Trump is trying to reel them back in with a new conspiracy theory; former Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) weighs in on the Trump administration’s push to revoke a landmark rule that has been critical in fighting climate change; Trump's Texas gerrymandering scheme is a dangerous escalation of an anti-democratic tactic that both major parties have used historically. But above all,...
Aug 02, 2025•42 min•Ep. 25080211
