Episode 81

How President Trump's claims of rampant ‘radical left violence' are hurting America's democracy; a live report from Tel Aviv, just hours before the expected hostage-prisoner exchange with Gaza; how the government shutdown is affecting the finances of everyday Americans right now.
How the Trump administration is trying to seize power from states and is actively trying to consolidate those powers within the executive branch; Brandy Zadrozny breaks down her new reporting on how entire offices at the CDC have been wiped out and why one former CDC employee says the agency "is over"; Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield discusses his lawsuit against the Trump administration for violating the state's sovereignty; Rev. Al Sharpton describes what will happen if the Supreme Court upends what remains of the Voting Rights Act.
The dangers posed by President Trump tying dissent to violence, weaponizing federal investigations, and throwing around dangerous and baseless accusations against his political opponents; the latest on the ceasefire in Gaza, and an expected hostage-prisoner exchange, acclaimed filmmaker Alex Gibney discusses his latest documentary "Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5" in this week's meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club.
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