Media and politics these days and leads to real world violence and murder. Ill talk about it an author. Good evening. Im mehdi hassan. Since this show launched in october ive been warning about the crisis of democracy that has been engulfing this nation. And im sorry to have to report this to you. But the past week has brought even more confirmation that the crisis continues to get worse. In texas despite the slight reprieve republicans remain determined to pass a bill that would enact new and horrific restricts on voting. Governor greg abbot says the bill will be back in november. Its one of nine bills to restrict voting now in the lone star state. Texas republicans were fully prepared to sign the measure into law at the end of may had House Democrats not successfully staged an 11th hour walkout to block the measure. Republicans are being shamed to make the bill better. A provision to take away early voting on sunday to hinder church goers, absolutely not. One of the bills architects
Media and politics these days and leads to real world violence and murder. Ill talk about it an author. Good evening. Im mehdi hassan. Since this show launched in october ive been warning about the crisis of democracy that has been engulfing this nation. And im sorry to have to report this to you. But the past week has brought even more confirmation that the crisis continues to get worse. In texas despite the slight reprieve republicans remain determined to pass a bill that would enact new and horrific restricts on voting. Governor greg abbot says the bill will be back in november. Its one of nine bills to restrict voting now in the lone star state. Texas republicans were fully prepared to sign the measure into law at the end of may had House Democrats not successfully staged an 11th hour walkout to block the measure. Republicans are being shamed to make the bill better. A provision to take away early voting on sunday to hinder church goers, absolutely not. One of the bills architects
ali describes what happened to the afzaal family, the same story with a different cast. he has been sound alarm bells. he wrote a landmark investigative report called fearing, identifying and categorying the network of well funded players in the islamophobia industry. the forthcoming book go back to where you came from and other helpful recommendations on how to become american joins me now. your gronkowski report was released a decade ago. would you say islamophobia in that period has gotten better or worse? it s been mainstreamed. it s been weaponized. it s been manufactured by the right wing and has been globalized and inspired wright wing movements from here to europe and inspired right wing extremists, terrorists, because the hate is not cross cream. talk to a 9-year-old who lost his family, his family in
politicians especially but not only on the right have spent years churning out islamaphobic talking points. and the human cost of that rhetoric, as a writer puts it bluntly in a new piece for the daily beast, more murdered muslims. ali describes what happened to the afzaal family, the same story with a different cast. and he s no stranger to this issue. has been been sounding alarm bells on islamaphobia for a decade. he wrote a landmark investigative report called fearing, identifying and categorizing the network of well funded players behind the quote-unquote islamaphobia industry. the forthcoming book go back to where you came from and other helpful recommendations on how to become american joins me now. your groundbreaking report was released a decade ago. would you say islamaphobia in that period has gotten better or worse? it s been mainstreamed. it s been weaponized.