Ali Velshi On Target

U.S.

Campaign finance lawyer: ‘We spend nowhere near enough’ on elections

Critics say super PACs are perverting US politics, but campaign lawyer Dan Backer says we should spend more on elections

Topics:: Campaign Finance; U.S.

U.S.

Should terror suspects have the right to buy guns?

The real problem are not guns but these watch lists themselves says civil rights attorney Cathy Gellis

Topics:: Terrorism; ISIL; ISIS; U.S.; Gun Violence; Gun Laws

U.S.

Politics of fear to combat terror

Igniting fear after San Bernardino risks leading to “fascistic, totalitarian regimes” says James Whitehead

Topics:: Terrorism; ISIL; ISIS; U.S.; Media; Social Media

International

An alternative path to peace in the Middle East

Naftali Bennett, leader of the far-right Jewish Home Party, outlines his plan

Topics:: Israel; Middle East; International

International

‘Erdogan has turned more authoritarian’

Turkey’s internal and external fights are straining its relations with the West, says Suat Kiniklioglu

Topics:: Turkey; Russia; Syria; International; Syria's War

U.S.

Students nationwide are protesting microaggressions

Ali Velshi explains student outrage in the context of free speech

Topics:: College; Universities; Race & Ethnicity; U.S.

U.S.

Courts flooded with mentally ill

A Miami-Dade County judge’s mission to stop making the nation’s jails and prisons America’s new asylums

Topics:: Mental Illness; Police; Law & Justice; U.S.

U.S.

GOP Presidential hopefuls getting the economy wrong

Ali Velshi gets the facts where GOP Presidential hopefuls did not

Topics:: Republican Party; U.S.; Presidency of the United States

U.S.

Why surveillance laws haven’t changed under Obama

Obama’s 'lawyer-ly' administration, unlike Bush’s, created legal structure around previous laws, says Charlie Savage

Topics:: Barack Obama; George W. Bush; Presidency of the United States; U.S.; Sept. 11 Attacks; National Security; Law & Justice

U.S.

Dave Zirin: NCAA built on exploiting black labor

Without college players, ‘multibillion-dollar machinery grinds to a halt,’ says Nation sports editor Dave Zirin

Topics:: Race & Ethnicity; U.S.; Sports; College; Missouri

U.S.

Ripple effects from University of Missouri football players’ action

Collegiate athlete collective actions are making athletic directors nervous, Dave Zirin tells David Shuster

Topics:: Missouri; U.S.; Sports; Race & Ethnicity

U.S.

A system that fails too many American college students

Despite potential to earn a lot, even law school students can wind up with big debts

Topics:: Student Debt; College; Universities; U.S.

U.S.

Ugly fruits and vegetables are simply wasted

Grocers have cosmetic standards, rejecting unattractive produce and adding to 133 billion pounds of annual food waste

Topics:: Food; U.S.

Economy

Manhattan, America’s most unequal place to live

A short subway ride in New York shows how close the rich and the poor live, exemplifying the income divide

Topics:: New York; Economy; Transportation

U.S.

Overburdened justice system has no time for the poor

Public defenders fight large caseloads, low budgets and sometimes racist cops

Topics:: Law & Justice; Police; Crime; Militarization; U.S.

U.S.

Public defender’s office accuses police of racial profiling

Seeking justice, public defenders lead charge against cops targeting minorities in Broward County, Florida

Topics:: Law & Justice; Crime; Police; Supreme Court; U.S.

U.S.

Investigations into Chicago’s red light traffic cameras

Allegations of shortened yellow lights, a spike in rear-end collisions and charges of civic corruption spark controversy

Topics:: Chicago; Illinois; U.S.; Police; Crime

U.S.

Rising drug prices in America

Investigating Valeant Pharmaceuticals’ rise to the top by buying other drug companies and aggressively raising prices

Topics:: Medical Industry; Prescription Drugs; U.S.; Pharmaceuticals

U.S.

Richard Branson: Spaceport America is alive

Branson says he’s paying rent in New Mexico for Spaceport America, which will soon have spaceships parked there

Topics:: Space; New Mexico; U.S.

U.S.

America’s longest war: Afghanistan

Ali Velshi finds out what was really gained in Afghanistan in the 14 years since the first bombs fell

Topics:: Afghanistan; U.S.; War; International

U.S.

Richard Branson: Spaceport America is alive

Branson says he’s paying rent in New Mexico for Spaceport America, which will soon have spaceships parked there

Topics:: Space; New Mexico; U.S.

U.S.

Rising drug prices in America

Investigating Valeant Pharmaceuticals’ rise to the top by buying other drug companies and aggressively raising prices

Topics:: Medical Industry; Prescription Drugs; U.S.; Pharmaceuticals

U.S.

Investigation into pro-Sanders super PAC

Cary Lee Peterson tells Ali Velshi why he runs a super PAC for the one candidate who doesn’t want one

Topics:: Campaign Finance; Bernie Sanders; Election 2016; U.S.; Economy

International

Proving who’s to blame in the Volkswagen scandal

John Malcolm, the director of Heritage Legal Center, says someone at VW approved emissions test software fraud

Topics:: Auto Industry; Volkswagen; International; Crime; Environment

U.S.

‘I felt like a terrorist’

Ahmed Mohamed is the 14-year-old who was arrested in Texas over a clock he built to impress his science teacher

Topics:: Islam; Texas; Police; Public Schools; U.S.; Religion, Spirituality & Ethics

Economy

America’s two economies and the Federal Reserve’s role

Mary Snow explains why the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision matters

Topics:: Economy; Federal Reserve; Jobs & Unemployment; U.S.

International

Israeli diplomat: No Syrian refugees in Israel

Danna Ayalon tells Ali Velshi why Israel shouldn’t be involved in Syrian refugee crisis solution

Topics:: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict; Israel; Syrian Refugees; Syria; Syria's War; International; Refugees

Economy

Do lower taxes actually help low wage workers?

Ali Velshi challenges former Reagan economic adviser Art Laffer’s opinions

Topics:: Economy; Federal Reserve; U.S.

Economy

America’s homeless veterans

In Sacramento, California, veterans homeless for years finally find hope

Topics:: California; Veterans; Department of Veterans Affairs; Homelessness; Low-wage Workers; Economy; U.S.

Economy

Urban institute Senior Fellow: Government shouldn't refinance student debt

Matthew Chingos says creating a government program to refinance federal student debt will not help average Americans

Topics:: Student Loans; Student Debt; Economy; U.S.; College; Universities

U.S.

Former CIA Director: ' Iran nuclear deal puts US at risk of attack'

James Woolsey says Iran's leaders are "genocidal imperialists" who threaten the existence of the United States

Topics:: Iran; Nuclear Weapons; U.S.

Economy

Is Poseidon Water profiting from California’s drought?

Critics say the private water company hooks California counties on expensive desalinated water

Topics:: Water; California; Economy

U.S.

America’s Arctic blunder

The US is the only Arctic nation that’s not party to UN Law of the Sea

Topics:: U.S.; Alaska; United Nations; Congress; Russia; Politics; Washington D.C.; Commerce & Trade; Cold War

Economy

The movement to help get ex-cons work

‘Ban the box’ is a growing effort to help people with criminal records get jobs, make money and stay out of prison

Topics:: Prison; Working in the U.S.A.; Low-wage Workers; Economy; U.S.; Crime

Economy

The flawed argument around China’s currency manipulation

Calls to scrap free-trade deals solely because of China’s recent currency moves lack factual basis

Topics:: Economy; U.S. Financial Crisis; U.S.; International

U.S.

Does Amazon represent America’s new work culture?

Controversy over the company's work culture has hit a nerve over work-life balance at Amazon and elsewhere

Topics:: Amazon; Working in the U.S.A.; U.S.

Sports

Scott Walker’s Milwaukee Bucks Arena to cost taxpayers millions

Public share of construction is $250 million, plus significant interest payments on bonds

Topics:: Wisconsin; Sports; Taxes; U.S.; Economy; Milwaukee

U.S.

Miami’s quest to keep the mentally ill from falling through the cracks

Miami-Dade County project helps mentally ill get needed treatment, trains police to de-escalate encounters

Topics:: Mental Illness; Police; U.S.; Militarization

U.S.

Philly’s black barbershops shape up voters in 2016

Sharp Insight receives Knight grant to educate stylists and their customers on candidates, issues and voting rights

Topics:: Voting; Election 2016; Philadelphia; Race & Ethnicity; U.S.

Sports

Taxpayer dollars funding football stadiums

On average, 57 percent of stadium construction costs come from state and local governments

Topics:: Sports; Economy; Minnesota; Taxes; U.S.

U.S.

Black conservative group leader: ‘The talk gives bad advice’

Horace Cooper of the National Center for Public Policy Research on black families’ discussing race and authority

Topics:: Race & Ethnicity; U.S.; Children; Police; Prison

Economy

Money for nothing: How taxpayers foot the bill for pro sports stadiums

Over $6 billion in state and local tax revenue has been spent on the construction of pro sports stadiums since 1995

Topics:: Economy; Sports; Minnesota; Business & Finance

Technology

Is your car secure against a hack?

Security experts say the auto industry needs to do a lot of catching up to advance in its cybersecurity controls

Topics:: Auto Industry; Homeland Security; Technology; Computers; International

Economy

Inheriting debt in America: Parents defrauding their kids

Pushed to the edge by rising energy costs, some parents are racking up bills using their kids’ identities

Topics:: Debt; Economy; U.S.; Energy; Children

U.S.

Should cities employ immigrant police? (part 1)

Advocates of community policing say noncitizen officers could help strengthen relations

Topics:: Police; Immigration; Undocumented Immigrants; U.S.

U.S.

The Dark Web has become a black market Amazon

Sex, guns and even contract killings are for sale in the deep corners of the Web invisible to most of us

Topics:: Internet; U.S.; Gun Violence; Drugs; Cyber Attacks

U.S.

The potential Iran nuclear deal: A matter of distrust?

New York Post columnist Benny Avni discusses his criticism of a potential nuclear deal with the US and Iran

Topics:: US-Iran Diplomacy; Iran; U.S.; International; Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Weapons

U.S.

Former adviser to President Obama cites concerns over Iran nuclear talks

David Shuster talks to James Jeffrey, former US Ambassador to Iraq, about his fears over the nuclear talks with Iran

Topics:: US-Iran Diplomacy; Iran; Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Weapons; U.S.; International

U.S.

Verdict from the streets of Iran

Ali Velshi reports on the impact of sanctions on Iranians

Topics:: US-Iran Diplomacy; U.S.; International

U.S.

Patent trolls: Crushing entrepreneurs’ dreams one lawsuit at a time

Not inventors, patent trolls make money by buying existing patents and then suing other companies for infringement

Topics:: U.S.; Law & Justice; Technology; Innovation; Small business; Business & Finance

U.S.

Texas Republican endorses gay ‘conversion therapy’

Cathie Adams, a former chairwoman of the Texas GOP, advocates ‘reparative’ therapy for minors

Topics:: Homosexuality; Gay Rights; U.S.; Texas; Supreme Court

U.S.

Push to ban gay ‘conversion therapy’

A growing number of states are moving to ban therapies designed to turn gay teens straight

Topics:: Homosexuality; Law & Justice; U.S.; Gay Rights; Texas

U.S.

Dylann Roof and the Council of Conservative Citizens

Charleston shooting suspect’s manifesto says he was motivated by CCC website; the group’s Jared Taylor responds

Topics:: Charleston Church Shooting; Race & Ethnicity; U.S.

U.S.

Recording justice: Do policy body cameras invade individual privacy?

Body cameras can help hold cops to account, but they can also expose much more of your life than you ever bargained for

Topics:: U.S.; Police; Privacy; New Orleans; Los Angeles; Virginia

U.S.

Texas outlaws fracking bans after one city dared to ban fracking

New law shows how important oil and gas has become in Texas and just how far the balance of power has tilted

Topics:: Fracking; Texas; U.S.

Economy

Why a House Democrat from Michigan opposes Obama on trade deal

Ali Velshi makes financial argument with Rep. Debbie Dingell, who accuses Japan of currency manipulation

Topics:: Economy; Currencies; Commerce & Trade; U.S.; Japan; China; International

U.S.

How to sleep away your unconscious racial bias

Northwestern University research shows it’s possible to reduce biases while a person sleeps

Topics:: Race & Ethnicity; Medical Industry; Universities; U.S.

Environment

Did Obama administration influence EPA fracking science?

Ali Velshi asks Josh Fox, environmental activist and director of HBO documentary ‘Gasland’

Topics:: Environment; Fracking; Oil; U.S.; Science; EPA; Barack Obama

Technology

Former Chinese diplomat: America owes the world an explanation

Ali Velshi asks Jia Xiudong if China knew anything about cyberattacks on US targets

Topics:: China; Technology; Computers; U.S.

U.S.

Hacking America

Less than halfway through 2015, there have been 107 million cyberattacks against the US, already surpassing 2014’s total

Topics:: Cyber Attacks; Russia; Department of Homeland Security; Privacy; U.S.

U.S.

Economist says the Federal Reserve did not increase inequality

Josh Bivens of the Economic Policy Institute does not think the Fed’s actions widened the income gap

Topics:: U.S.; Federal Reserve; Finance; Economy

U.S.

Risks in transporting oil by rail in Philadelphia

Public agencies are scrambling to contain the growing danger on American rails

Topics:: Oil; Transportation; U.S.; Philadelphia

U.S.

The Ferguson effect: A rise in lawlessness

Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute says anti-cop rhetoric is making cities more unsafe

Topics:: Flashpoint Ferguson; U.S.; Police; Militarization; Crime; Law & Justice

U.S.

Supreme Court grapples with free speech and violent intent

High court rules that speech is protected unless there is criminal intent to commit violence

Topics:: U.S.; Facebook; Twitter; Social Media

Economy

The cost of unpaid maternity leave

40 percent of US households rely on income from working mothers, making paid maternity leave important

Topics:: Economy; Family & Relationships; Children; U.S.; Business & Finance; Finance; Personal Finance

Economy

Who should set maternity leave rules?

Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron says companies should decide, not the government

Topics:: Children; Economy; Business & Finance; Finance; Personal Finance; U.S.

U.S.

US clout is declining internationally

Ali Velshi talks to Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, who sees no capable leaders to help regain US influence

Topics:: Foreign policy; U.S.; International; Europe; Asia-Pacific

U.S.

The payoff of running for president

Even a failed long-shot presidential bid is lucrative for candidates

Topics:: Presidency of the United States; U.S.; Election 2016; Economy; Campaign Finance; Personal Finance

U.S.

GOP presidential candidates on same-sex marriage

Republicans running for president in agreement on key social issues

Topics:: Republican Party; Presidency of the United States; Election 2016; U.S.; Same-Sex Marriage; Women's Rights

U.S.

Freedom of food choice vs. fighting teen obesity

Texas plans to return the freedom to choose fried food to kids in schools

Topics:: Children; Texas; Food; Food Insecurity; U.S.; Dallas; Public Schools; School Systems

U.S.

Killed by police in America, and no one is tracking

The Department of Justice does not know how many civilians police officers have killed

Topics:: Police; U.S.; Crime; Gun Violence

Environment

Texas law removes local bans on fracking

Todd Staples, President of Texas Oil and Gas, debates Ali Velshi on the merits of negative environmental drill reports

Topics:: Fracking; Environment; Texas; U.S.; Oil; Earthquake

U.S.

Can judges remain impartial after taking money for campaigns?

Can state Supreme Court judges remain impartial after legally receiving money to fund their campaigns?

Topics:: U.S.; Law & Justice; Supreme Court; Alabama; Campaign Finance; Pennsylvania

U.S.

Dangerously close – Oil by rail risks (part one)

Ali Velshi investigates the speeding Amtrak train, which crashed just yards from tankers used to carry explosive cargo

Topics:: Oil; U.S.; Environment; Transportation; Department of Transportation; Disasters

U.S.

Osama bin Laden’s killing: A Pakistani version

Ali Velshi gets answers from a former head of Pakistan’s intelligence agency

Topics:: Osama Bin Laden; Pakistan; U.S.; International; War; Al Qaeda; Terrorism

U.S.

Free speech versus hate speech (part one)

Provocative political ads are now banned in New York subways. Is it common sense or censorship?

Topics:: Transportation; New York; U.S.; Advertising; Religion, Spirituality & Ethics

U.S.

Cops for hire

Almost anyone can hire a cop in full uniform with a gun, but it comes with lots of gray areas

Topics:: Police; Gun Laws; U.S.

U.S.

America’s police: Race and hiring criteria

To attract recruits, Sarasota, Florida, police department is lowering educational requirement

Topics:: Race & Ethnicity; Florida; Police; Jobs & Unemployment; U.S.

Economy

2016 Presidential Race & Politics of the Economy

Fmr. Rep. National Committee head, Ed Gillespie and Ali Velshi spar over jobs, wages and labor force participation rates

Topics:: Economy; U.S.; Jobs & Unemployment; Barack Obama; George W. Bush

U.S.

How the internet divides America

Census data finds 1 in 5 American households have no regular internet access

Topics:: Internet; U.S.; Jobs & Unemployment; Real Estate Market; International; Education; Computers

Economy

Greek Tragedy: You’d never believe the biggest tax evaders in Greece

Ali Velshi visits Athens and discovers the deep-rooted and rampant tax evasion in the struggling European Union country

Topics:: Greece; Economy; International; Taxes

Science

Radical technology that alters the sky to cool the planet

Duarte Geraldino reports on technology that fights global warming by reducing the amount of sunlight absorbed

Topics:: Science; Natural Disasters; U.S.; Climate Change

Economy

US port cities to benefit as the Panama Canal expands

The Panama Canal expansion triggers billions in U.S. port spending

Topics:: Economy; U.S.

Economy

Undocumented entrepreneurs: No Social Security number, owning a business

By some estimates, hundreds of thousands of American small businesses are owned by undocumented immigrants.

Topics:: Immigration; Small business; Business & Finance; Economy

Economy

The speed of money: High frequency trading

Technology is irreversibly changing the way Wall Street trades

Topics:: Economy

Economy

What you need to know about student debt collection

Missing your student debt payment may mean reduced wages, trouble getting future loans or even trouble getting a job

Topics:: Debt; Economy; Personal Finance; Education; Taxes; Jobs & Unemployment

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