that the senate s stalled police reform bill may finally start to move. the key player in all of these senate negotiations continuing to be west virginia senator joe manchin. who along with senator amy klobuchar and other senate democrats is pushing what they hope is a voting rights bill that can attract republican support. who at the very least, withstand their sabotage. all of that tonight on politics nation. along with a special treat, as we take an intimate look at the greatest. filmmaker ken burns joins us tonight to share his new film on the life, strife, and legacy of mohammad ali five years after the death of the people s champ. but first, politics. joining me now, senator amy klobuchar, democrat of minnesota, and chair of the senate rules committee. senator klobuchar, getting right to why we wanted you with us tonight, what is the status of negotiations on this compromised voting rights bill, the freedom to vote act. you know we ve rallied, marched, been involved o
the biden administration has taken as they affect more than 100 million americans. of course in that 100 million many of those workers have likely already been vaccinated. but the response from the right erases any doubt at all the gop is in this thing together with the rest of us. the health and safety of residents of gop-led states a matter of personal choice, it would appear, in their view. texas governor greg abbott calling the mandates, quote, an assault on private businesses. said the state is, quote, already working to halt this. gordon said he asked his state s ag, quote to stand prepared to take all actions to oppose this administration s unconstitutional overreach of executive power, end quote. south carolina governor henry mcmaster promised to battle biden to the gates of hell. president biden today equally forceful response. have at it. look, i am so disappointed that particularly some republican governors have been so cavalier with the health of these kids. so
politicsnation with al sharpton. before we begin tonight, i just want to thank you, the audience, who has followed me throughout the years, and the different time slots. you stayed with me. i assure you that every one of us here at politicsnation strives to bring you the most profound insight that we can. of course, it starts with our guests. as always, we have a stellar group of voices tonight, the right voices, to articulate where our current political life affects us all, yet understanding that the black community remains the epicenter of our nation s oldest and most recent traumas, case in point t covid 19 pandemic, which continues to generate disparate outcome for black people, even amid the plague that no socializing american can escape this labor day weekend as the biden administration finds itself beset with a crisis of every kind, the backlash of the covid surge and afghanistan s collapse reflected in president biden s approval ratings while his signature infrast
good evening, and welcome to this very, very special edition of politics nation. tonight s lead, tenth anniversary. right now i m a mix of emotions because in the last in the midst of last week s news of every kind, i celebrated my tenth year as the host of this program, politics nation with al sharpton. and before we begin tonight i just want to thank you, the audience, who has followed me throughout the years and the different time slots. you stayed with me. i assure you that every one of us here at politics nation strives to bring you the most profound insight we can. of course, it starts with our guests. and as always, we have a stellar group of voices tonight. the right voices to articulate where our current political life affects us all. yet understanding that the black community remains the epicenter of our nation s oldest and most recent traumas. case in point, the covid-19 pandemic, which continues to generate disparate outcomes for black americans. as the bi
sonia sotomayor called the court s order stunning. but while the texas law and the court s decision might have stunned us with this brazenness, we cannot be surprised. the current court with five of its nine members appointed by republican presidents who did not win the popular vote. while they ve shown nothing but disdain for the fundamental rights of america s most marginalized people, this court has continuously disregarded not just the right to choose but also the single-most right of citizens in a so-called democracy. the right to vote and choose their own leaders. the two are inextricably in connected. both fundamental issues about the right to self-determination. in a truly free society, people should get to decide whether and when to become parents without interference from the government. just as we should have guaranteed access to the ballot box without fear of intimidation, suppression, or retaliation. that s why we marched on the capitol last saturday, last week t