inflation reduction act. would it were that simple. another bad memory from the 1980s, the threat to kill the author sir salman rushdie, came close to being fulfilled. liberals are relieved he survived, but have they helped to fuel intolerance? to discuss all that, in the studio are maria margaronis, a documentary maker who, among other projects, has charted the crises, financial and environmental, which have afflicted greece. henry chu is part of the editorial team at the los angeles times as well as being its london correspondent. abdel bari atwan is a specialist in the politics of the middle east and runs the news website rai al youm. hello youm. to all of you and will be to have hello to all of you and will be to have un the studio with me once again. let s start with the uk. maria, you have reported on how the nation can be atomized by the extraordinary impact of rising inflation and people s efforts of the surviving dented and often because of forces well beyond their c
my first conversation with would be a part of my banned book club, and when i should talk about literature and writing and the pressures that it is under in america. let s do that another time, but thank you for being with us this morning. i appreciate it. tony kushner is a tony award winner in a pulitzer prize-winning activist. thank you so much for watching, alex witt reports begins right now. a very good day of all to you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. it is noon here on the east coast. six pm in gaza, and we begin with breaking news on the israel hamas war. here s what is new at this hour. there you hear it. israel s grinding retaliation in gaza bringing new claims of attacks on schools, refugee camps, and ambulances. and new calls for humanitarian pauses. israel s military temporarily shut down a main highway to allow evacuations in gaza, but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says a big no to secretary o
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