Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner and a member of Mothers of the Movement, talks with Rachel Maddow about what the guilty verdicts in the […]
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Bravery Of Witnesses Made The Difference In Chauvin Trial | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Rachel Maddow looks at how the murder of George Floyd would have slipped through the cracks had it not been for the witnesses who spoke […]
Continue readingMoment Of Reckoning As Corporate America Is Forced To Confront GOP War On Democracy | Rachel Maddow
Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, talks with Rachel Maddow about why the Republican threat to U.S. democracy means American […]
Continue readingDaunte Wright Is Killed By Police As Trial In Killing Of Floyd Continues | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Rachel Maddow shares portions of the testimony in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, which is happening now in the context of […]
Continue readingProtesters Skeptical Of Taser Mistake Explanation In Police Killing Of Daunte Wright | Rachel Maddow
A protester in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota explains why she does not accept the explanation from police that Daunte Wright was killed by accident when a […]
Continue readingWhat Happens When We Can’t Vote? Beto On Why Politics Is Personal In A Democracy | Rachel Maddow
Former Congressman Beto O'Rourke points out that beyond the abstract arguments over the health of democracy in the United states, there are real world, individual […]
Continue readingNRA: From Power Broker To Broken? Gun Safety Activists See Opportunity In NRA’s Downfall
Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, talks with Rachel Maddow about the waning political power of the NRA as it falters under corrupt leadership, […]
Continue readingCorporations Have A Responsibility: GA Firms Pressed To Stand Up For Voting Rights | Rachel Maddow
LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, talks with Rachel Maddow about a new campaign to pressure corporations based in Georgia to make good on […]
Continue readingAbrams Calls On Congress To Pass Voting Rights Bills | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
Stacey Abrams, voting rights activist, talks with Rachel Maddow about the Republicans' frantic fight to restrict voting rights in the wake of their 2020 losses, […]
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