Velshi

The Government Shutdown in the Shadow of the Election

Episode Summary

Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Co-Chair of NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s Transition Team Lina Khan, Editor-in-Chief of Investopedia Caleb Silver, Professor of Economics & Public Policy at University of Michigan Justin Wolfers

Episode Notes

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) discusses how the government shutdown is really a two-tiered system; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) discusses ICE’s increasingly inhumane tactics in his state; the co-chair of NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team Lina Khan explains exactly how Mamdani plans to govern; plus, there is a very dark cloud lurking over the stock market which could mean trouble in the future for the American economy.