Ali Velshi -
civil discourse

Ali Velshi is a cosmopolitan television correspondent and economics journalist. A longtime field journalist for NBC News, he previously held posts at CNN and Al Jazeera America. He is the author of books and magazine columns on financial well-being, as well as the host of the MSNBC news program Velshi. In this episode of The Civil Discourse, Velshi and Host Paula Marantz Cohen delve into the role of journalists to bear witness and hold to account those in power in a democratic society, particularly during the COVID-19 global pandemic and uprising over systemic racism and civil injustice.

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 42 seconds

Episode Number: 107

About Civil Discourse:

The Civil Discourse is an interview series featuring high-profile and renowned guests in conversation across difference.

Building on the legacy of over 15 years of The Drexel InterView, this reimagined series explores controversial topics in the spirit of civil discourse, respectable intellectual debate, and greater cultural understanding.

Join high-profile and renowned guests in discussion with Host Paula Marantz Cohen to explore a spectrum of opinion and experience.

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