MSNBC's Ali Velshi gives a special preview of the second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banning is happening more and more. Removing literature from library shelves, school syllabi, and summer reading lists isn’t just blatant censorship; it is the tip of the sword that threatens American democracy itself. In this preview, Ali reflects on why this issues is so personal for him and his family. Listen to the first two episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/vbbcs2_fdlw.

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We’re thrilled to share a mashup of our MSNBC Live: Democracy 2024 event that we recently held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The whole day was a celebration of you, our viewers and listeners. It was the first of its kind in-person, interactive experience. We so enjoyed meeting so many of you. But if you couldn’t join us in person, you’re in luck – we’re sharing key conversations in this episode. For more, be sure to check out our TV special airing Saturday, September 14th at 9 p.m. ET. For your reference, here are timecodes for the sessions included here:

Claire McCaskill, Jen Psaki, and Andrea Mitchell 0:01:30-0:31:23

Chris Hayes & Kate Shaw 0:31:36-0:51:20

Andrew Weissmann & Ari Melber 0:51:25-1:12:53

Rachel Maddow & Lawrence O’Donnell 1:13:13-1:45:45

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'An inflection point in history': Rachel Maddow and her MSNBC colleagues reflect on the DNC and Kamala Harris' historic nomination acceptance speech.

Vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz caps another raucous evening of high profile speakers at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

A powerful conclusion to the evening with speeches from Dough Emhoff and Michelle and Barack Obama