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Trump, the NFL, and the History of the National Anthem

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Michelle Bernard joins Joy Reid and her panel to discuss how our national anthem, written by a British slave holder, has an odd history that might change the framework of the Colin Kaepernick controversy. VIDEO HERE: Air Date: October 1, 2017

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Does Trump Have Empathy for Puerto Rico?

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Michelle Bernard joins Joy Reid and her panel discuss the widespread shock at what many see as a lack of empathy in Donald Trump’s tweets about Puerto Rico. VIDEO HERE: Air Date:  October 1, 2017

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James Alex Fields, White Nationalist Rally in Virginia Linked to Three Deaths

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Michelle Bernard joins Joy Reid and the panel to discuss white nationalist suspect James Fields who was arrested for plowing his car into a large group during Saturday’s white nationalist rally and counter-protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. Will his actions be seen and classified as a hate crime? VIDEO HERE: Air Date:  August 13, 2017

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Trump’s Initial Response to Charlottesville Draws Criticism

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Michelle Bernard joins Joy Reid and the panel to discuss the widespread outrage against Donald Trump for  blaming “many sides” for violence at Saturday’s white supremacist rally. VIDEO HERE:   Air Date: August 13, 2017

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Op-ed: “Congress Must Act: A Trump Pardon of Disgraced Sheriff Joe Arpaio will Create a Constitutional Crisis Like No Other”

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  If Donald Trump carries out his threat to pardon Arizona’s ex-Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, he will be granting the fantasy of every wannabe law enforcement officer, rogue police officer, Nazi sympathizer, Klansman, alt-right and white-supremacist ideologue in the nation: an American police state comprising self-declared Aryan peoples. The “Delusionals” as I refer to them, would […]

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Did Donald Trump Jr. Violate Federal Law through Russian Lawyer Meeting?

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Michelle Bernard joins MSNBC’s “AM Joy” to discuss the legal questions surrounding Donald Trump, Jr’s meeting with a Russian lawyer promising opposition research. VIDEO HERE: Air Date:  July 16, 2017

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Trump LawyerJay Sekulow: Distancing President Trump from Don Jr.?

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Donald Trump’s lawyer Jay Sekulow defended the president vigorously on Sunday after revelations of Donald Trump, Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer sparked controversy.  Michelle Bernard joins “AM Joy” to discuss.   VIDEO HERE: Air Date:  July 16, 2017

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“Bluexit” Should Blue States Secede from Red States?

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Michelle Bernard joins  “AM Joy” to debate Kevin Baker’s proposal first published in “The New Republic” in March 2017 that Blue States to “secede” from Red states.  Bernard argues that secession would be a cruel joke to the descendants of the enslaved people who built this nation. VIDEO HERE:   Air Date: July 2, 2017

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Nancy Pelosi, Chance the Rapper, and Jon Ossoff

Michelle Bernard joins “AM Joy” and her panel to discuss Democrats turning on leader Nancy Pelosi after the party’s special election defeat in Georgia.  Quoting Chance the Rapper, Bernard reasons that Pelosi was not responsible for the special election loss and would not have received credit if Jon Ossoff, the special election candidate, had won. […]

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Will Congress Pass the GOP’s Proposed Medicaid Cuts?

Michelle Bernard joins Joy Reid and her panel to discuss whether Senate Republicans will be able to pass their version of the healthcare bill which Bernard argue amounts to nothing more than a significant rollback to Medicaid, the nation’s largest health care provider   VIDEO HERE: Air Date: June 25, 2017

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