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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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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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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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Why is the Opioid Crisis a Healthcare Issue when the Crack Cocaine Epidemic was Treated as a Criminal Justice Issue?

In the wake of Senator Sherrod Brown’s  (D-Ohio)  discussion with Joy Reid about why many of his colleagues on the other side of the aisle support a healthcare bill many Americans strongly dislike, Michelle Bernard joins Joy Reid and her panel to discuss  healthcare disparities and the differences in how the nation addressed the crack […]

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The Role of Polarized Media in the Partisan Divide

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Michelle Bernard, Ronald Brownstein and Brian Rosenwald  join Michael Smerconish to discuss the rise of polarized media and its role in deepening the partisan divide.   VIDEO HERE: Air Date: February 17, 2017

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First Lady Michelle Obama Slammed for “No Hope” Comment

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  First Lady Michelle Obama came under fire for saying many people are feeling ‘no hope’ now that Donald Trump has been elected. Joy Reid and her panel discuss poll numbers and more supporting Obama’s observation. VIDEO HERE: Air Date:   December 18, 2016  

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Budding Bromance between Donald Trump and Paul Ryan

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  Will Donald Trump go back on his promise to protect Medicare and other safety net programs now that he is aligning with privatizers such as House Speaker Paul Ryan? Michelle Bernard joins Joy Reid and her panel do a deep dive. VIDEO HERE: Air Date:   December 18, 2016

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The “Alt-Right” Is Just White Supremacy

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Michelle Bernard joins Joy Reid and her panel to “undress the supposed “alt-right” for what it really is – merely rebranded, old-fashioned white supremacy and white nationalism.” VIDEO HERE: Air Date:   November 27, 2016

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