good evening, i m mehdi hasan. let us be clear what happened. a democratic president was elected to office in the midst of a once in a generation crisis, he entered into the white house with a mandate for the american people, a clear authorization for the president to push ahead with eight ambitious legislative agenda. but, a major obstacles hands in his way. a right wing, reactionary supreme court, with very little public legitimacy. sound familiar? this week, the supreme court wrapped up one of its most controversial terms in modern american history, scaling back decades of progress in the matter of near weeks. we ve actually been here before, following a landslide victory 1936, president franklin d. roosevelt was elected to a second term in office. securing what was, at the time, the largest popular vote tally in american history. fdr s victory sold out of not only a personal win, but a decisive victory for his signature legislative agenda, the new deal. despite the progra
of a once in a generation chrysler. santa or the white house with a clear authorization for the president to push ahead with unambitious legislative agenda but a major obstacle stands on his way, a right-wing reactionary supreme court with very little public legitimacy. some familiar? this week discipline court wrapped up an immense most controversial terms in american history. scaling back decades of progress in the matter of mere weeks. we ve actually been here before. following a landslide victory in 1936, president franklin d. roosevelt was elected to a second term in office. securing what was, at the time, the largest popular vote tally in american history. fdr s victory sold out of not only a personal win, but a decisive victory for his signature legislative agenda, the new deal. despite the program s popularity amongst the american people, it faced some serious opposition at the nation s highest court, over the years, fdr watched as the supreme court, led by a group
movements. it s one organized, conscientious citizens come together based on principle. go to jail, put pressure on moderates. go back to the 1960s with martin luther king junior. moderate democrats. black folks still living in jim crow. we wanted to abolish it. the abolition was viewed as for radicals. let the motorists take care of it, martin. let the moderates take care of the fanny loop. no, my tradition is, hit the street, go to jail, tell the truth, bear witness. love justice. this is not revenge and hatred. this is not demonizing others, its citizens coming together. the future of american democracy depends on the moral and spiritual awakening of everyday people and citizens who put pressure to bear on corrupt elites, no matter what color leads, gender leads and are critical of the military and some of the empire and
who bring pressure from the outside. i come from a school of thought that believes that the best of america is found in its social movements. it s one organized, conscientious citizens come together based on principle. go to jail, put pressure on moderates. go back to the 1960s with martin luther king junior. moderate democrats. black folks still living in jim crow. we wanted to abolish it. the abolition was viewed as for radicals. let the motorists take care of it, martin. let the moderates take care of the fanny loop. no, my tradition is, hit the street, go to jail, tell the truth, bear witness. love justice. this is not revenge and hatred. this is not demonizing others, its citizens coming together. the future of american