that, who doesn t live in community with someone like that, and has a perception of who we are based on falsehoods and lines. it is a win-win situation across the board when they get it right, as you pointed out. have a great rest of your evening, alicia. great to see you. same. tonight on the mehdi hasan show, a major, major victory tonight for the democrats and for our planet. the senate have passed inflation reduction act, capping of a historic week for the presidents joe biden, former white house chief of staff mick john podesta is here to explain what this all means. plus, disinformation wars. alex jones finally paid the price for his years of dangerous, toxic lies. but what about his gop enabling enablers? and covid, monkey pucks, and now polio? how these illnesses expose the fault lines and our unequal society? a powerful new book breaks it down. plus, my take on the latest violence in gaza. good evening. i am mehdi hasan. we begin tonight with brea
this afternoon, vice president, kamala harris cast the tie breaking vote in the evenings senate for the inflation reduction act. it now heads to the house, which returns to its summer recess on friday. if passed, the i.r.a. would invest 369 billion dollars to help save our planet from climate change. it would also help ease inflation lower prescription drug costs collect taxes from corporations and reduce the deficit. here s senate majority leader, chuck schumer, on the passing of legislation. this bill will kickstart the era of affordable clean energy in america. it is a game-changer. it is a turning point. it has been a long time coming. to americans who have lost faith that congress can do big things? this bill is for you. two seniors who face the indignity of rushing medications or skipping them altogether, this bill is for you. no senate republican voted in favor of this bill but, gop senators to block one big key provision a cap on insulin costs at $35 a month for p
latina. it is a thought-provoking dinner party with some of the latina trail blazers shaping american culture. we promised not to replace them. that is all the time i have for today. i am alicia menendez. i will see you back here, next weekend, at 6 pm eastern, four more american voices. but for now, i handed over to mehdi hasan. hi, this mehdi. a, at least. yeah so interesting to usa to be able to watch elect you know superhero with your kid. because it meant so much to my two daughters to watch ms. marvel racing plea on disney+. amazing. huge. what it did give me a thrill as a proud new jersey. yeah, i mean, people just don t get it until it happens. that, for me, is it fundamentally. when you see it happen, a lot happens. i was gonna say, it s important for what it means to you. but it s also important for what it means to everyone else who has never seen someone like