j.lo, and for a bit of holiday cheer jose feliciano s police navidad. congressman castro told axios that i want for the contributions of our artist to be recognized and celebrated in the way they deserve, because they have made a mark in america. ciara pulitzer prize-winning playwright behind hits like in the heighten my broken language, you ve seen her on the show. she introduced me to the concept of cultural records of quality. at the idea that, when communities tell our own stories on the page, in the stage, in song, it is way of saying to the world that we are here, we matter, and our existence cannot be denied. that is exactly why these songs belong in the library of congress s national recording registry. more american voices after the break. at the top of the hour, don t miss the mehdi hassan show with ruth ben-ghiat miracle truman, they connect the dots between the rise in antisemitism and former president trump s support of white supremacists.
on specific issues in a democracy, you have to understand the existential dimension of what we are up against now. when you hear, in our own country, people advocating violence as they did on january 6th and attacking our own capitol or refusing to concede an election making up crazy, untrue stories about it being stolen. those are the tools of a autocracy. there s of the tools of authoritarian leadership. we need to stop that united states and stand up to it around the world. secretary clinton, thank you. great to talk to you. if you are watching yesterday, i know you were, then you know that that was just a small portion of our interview with secretary clinton. we spoke about preserving democracy in the fight for women s rights here at home. you can hear more of it on the american voices show page, on msnbc.com. well, it didn t take long for elon musk s changes to make twitter hate speech
will not allow russian and belarusian players to compete this year because of russia s unprovoked aggression in ukraine. the decision has drawn immediate praise but also some pretty harsh condemnation from the sports world. in an op-ed on msnbc.com, sports writer dave writes this. this is horrible. even indefensible politics and one hell of a slippery slope, banning individual players because of the actions of their governments is a path rife with hypocrisy and pitfalls. and dave zirine is joining us now. great to talk to you. thanks for joining us on this. let me read for you a statement from wimbledon, saying, it was their, quote, responsibility to limit russia s global influence and avoid world war iii. that s paraphrasing it a bit, but nonetheless, what do you make of that? well, it s wrong for so many reasons, and let me please break down the most important one. and that s the fact that there are anti-war russian tennis players so you look at number
me and put her knee in my back to. [inaudible] didn t know what happened next and if they were going to take it farther. you can t catch more of joyce s interview on msnbc.com. coming up next, california pivots on the pandemic. doctor jay blackstock is here to talk about their approach. at the top of the hour, people in ukraine are on high alert tonight. president biden will meet with his national security council tomorrow after a day of saber-rattling, what is russia going to do next? do next a quote today. we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum i ve got moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. now, there s skyrizi. 3 out of 4 people achieved 90% clearer skin at 4 months, after just 2 doses.
alison lundgren grimes has released a political ad targeting mitch mcconnell. this is don disney from cloverlake, kentucky, and he has a question for senator mcconnell. senator, i m a retired coal miner. i want to know how you could have voted to raise my medicare costs to $6,000. grimes is facing heat for the ad. several political fact-checkers are saying mcconnell didn t actually vote for the measure mr. disney is referring to. on msnbc.com, a new study links oklahoma earthquakes to fracking. evidence that fracking may cause earthquakes is mounting. the magazine science outlines a strong link between the placement of fracking wastewater in underground disposal wells and increased seismic activity. and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. so, right now i am joined by washington post reporter ed o keefe. good morning, ed! good to see you, betty. let s talk about president obama. he s going to be in texas today for fund-raisers and to talk border security