.@benandjerrys announced last year they were ceasing sales of their ice cream in the occupied-Palestinian territories. Their independent board is suing parent company Unilever for selling its products to a local licensee.
@MehdiRHasan breaks down the latest developments.
“What would Jesus do? Jesus wouldn’t be playing a glorified game of ‘hot potato’ with babies… literal babies,” @MehdiRHasan says of the vile, racist efforts by self-proclaimed Christians Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis to ship unwanted minority populations across the nation. WATCH:
What would @SenWhitehouse say to those who describe Judge Cannon’s bizarre pro-Trump rulings as flawed, bias, partisan and even corrupt?
“All of that is correct,” he tells @MehdiRHasan.
As likely 2024 contender Donald Trump takes meetings from golf courses, and Ron DeSantis flies planeloads of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Joe Biden's trying to govern and avert a rail strike that could've paralyzed the nation.
@mehdirhasan's commentary: youtube.com/watch?v=DlrnTC5G…
The president took a "hands-on approach" with rail workers, whose current contracts don't allow for paid sick leave. (via @MaddowBlog) on.msnbc.com/3xt96Mr
The U.S. does business with countries like Egypt and Saudi Arabia despite their many human rights abuses — a move @ChrisMurphyCT says “does particular damage to our credibility.”
@mehdirhasan asks: What about Israel? WATCH:
The nation may have averted a rail strike, but what's taken so long for workers to see more benefits as companies see more profits?
“That’s the story of the American economy,” @petersgoodman tells @mehdirhasan. “Shareholders are gratified, and the rest of us pay the price.”
A check-in on today's top 2024 contenders, per @mehdirhasan:
Trump: Holding meetings on golf courses while facing a criminal probe.
DeSantis: Effectively trafficking two planeloads of migrants and dumping them in Martha’s Vineyard.
Biden: Governing.
It’s true: @mehdirhasan pronounces words incorrectly from time to time. But none of those flubs come even close to that of hard-right Rep. Lauren Boebert at a church event last Friday. WATCH:
The U.S. is moving forward with giving Egypt aid that was supposed to be conditioned on improving its human rights record. @mehdirhasan asks: Was that a lie?
@ChrisMurphyCT: “I think this is a real big missed opportunity to stand up for human rights.”
Dems rightly slammed Trump for his apparent love of dictators such as Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. But Trump isn’t the only American leader to give him a pass.
In fact, @mehdirhasan points out, Egypt has gotten U.S. aid for decades — and it still is under President Biden:
.@MsLaToshaBrown calls new GOP-led voting laws "anti-democratic":
"It is one thing to fight at the ballot box around what party gets power," she tells @mehdirhasan. "It is another thing that you’re now using that power...to give your party an unfair advantage."
With nearly a third of local election officials saying they know people who left their jobs in part over safety concerns, it’s no wonder election offices are struggling to find workers.
Who do we have to thank for that? Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans, @mehdirhasan says:
The U.S. has a longstanding relationship of pumping billions of dollars into Egypt’s economy and military, despite its disgraceful record on human rights.
Lawmakers like @ChrisMurphyCT want Biden to block those funds — and he joins @mehdirhasan to discuss on @MSNBConPeacock.
It’s the job no one seems to want…but democracy can't function without them.
@MsLaToshaBrown & former GA election official Richard Barron join @mehdirhasan to discuss how MAGA Republicans are making it harder than ever to retain key election workers. Watch on @MSNBConPeacock.
.@ChrisMurphyCT says Dems boosting far-right candidates "feels very high-stakes." But if it works, he says, "a lot of skeptics...are going to see this as a pretty wise strategy."
He talks w/ @mehdirhasan about elections, U.S. aid to Egypt and more on @MSNBConPeacock — tune in!
A reminder of Lindsey Graham's utter shamelessness, opportunism, hypocrisy, and constant flip-flopping, courtesy of me and the @MehdiHasanShow team.
Enjoy:
"The truth is we in America are not alone. Fascism, whether 'semi' or not, is a global problem."
My @MehdiHasanShow opening monologue, on fascist and neo-fascist parties winning and winning, from Italy to Sweden to France, and why it should matter to us: