Amel Ahmed

4 days ago | msnbc.com | Amel Ahmed |Allison Detzel

This is an adapted excerpt from the May 24 episode of “Velshi.”In the wake of Donald Trump’s second term, more and more Americans are asking a critical question: “What can I do to defend democracy in America?”That question marks a shift away from the comforting illusion that courts, politicians or institutions will save America’s democracy on their own. They won’t.

3 weeks ago | msnbc.com | Amel Ahmed |Allison Detzel

This is an adapted excerpt from the May 10 episode of “Velshi.”Donald Trump is trying to sell a vision to the American people. As his chaotic tariff rollout continues to prove both damaging to the U.S. economy and unpopular among voters, the president has frequently brought up the hardships Americans will face, like his recent remark that children might have “two dolls instead of 30” this Christmas.

1 month ago | msnbc.com | Amel Ahmed |Allison Detzel

This is an adapted excerpt from the May 4 episode of “Velshi.”You might think the end of Roe v. Wade, which returned the issue of abortion to the states, marked a pretty conclusive victory for the anti-abortion movement’s 50-year legal fight. But you’d be wrong. As legal historian Mary Ziegler makes clear in her new book “Personhood: The New Civil War Over Reproduction,” states’ rights was never the endgame.

1 month ago | msnbc.com | Amel Ahmed |Allison Detzel

This is an adapted excerpt from the April 19 episode of “Velshi.”Let’s be clear: Donald Trump’s so-called economic “plan” is not a plan — it’s not even a “concept of a plan.” Trump’s rampant tariffs — which he's implemented and revised at whiplash speed — are a wrecking ball aimed squarely at working-class Americans and the small businesses that keep this country running.

Nov 19, 2024 | yahoo.com | Amel Ahmed

This is an adapted excerpt from the Nov. 17 episode of “Velshi.”In 1985, a young White House lawyer by the name of John Roberts issued a prescient warning. In a memo on the Reagan-era Grace Commission, which sought to reduce waste in government spending, Roberts cautioned against allowing private-sector CEOs to oversee the very agencies that regulate their businesses, calling it a “disaster” because of the inherent conflicts of interest.