Human Rights Lawyer • Author • Dad Jokes • Creator of Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid
I join Wajahat Ali to unpack what I witnessed in Minneapolis and why abolishing ICE is the bare minimum response to a system built on terror NOTE! Before diving into today’s show, a special thank you to our listeners for helping our podcast exceed 200,000 downloads! What a
Honored to stand alongside faith leaders representing diverse backgrounds and religions, coming from all different states around the country Today I stood in -20 degree temperature to bear witness and stand alongside interfaith leaders and community members united together in solidarity to demand that ICE stop terrorizing Minnesota. While it
Just 1 day in Minnesota has improved my outlook on hope for the future of this country--but we need Corporate Democrats to stop betraying us I’ve been in Minnesota for just one day, protesting ICE alongside community members, faith leaders, parents, and neighbors. And already, two things are crystal
Silence is not an option, and we must continue to do everything in our power to counter fascism This week I am traveling to Minnesota to stand in interfaith solidarity with our neighbors who are under siege from federal immigration enforcement operations. Operations that have brought ICE agents into communities
Right wing media is outraged at Mayor Mamdani's mention of bidets in Gracie Mansion Last week NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani was asked an innocuous question, “Will you make any changes to the Gracie Mansion?” The Gracie Mansion, of course, is the permanent residence of the Mayor of NYC.
And how, as usual, I'm doubling down on my human rights advocacy to build a stronger community committed to absolute justice This week, Let’s Address This hit a milestone with our 700th published article. I am truly grateful to each of you for making that happen. Meanwhile,
Bringing the receipts to expose Corporate Democrat complicity and right-wing propaganda Gavin Newsom is the Democratic Governor of California and leading the very early polls as the 2028 Democratic Nominee for President. Ben Shapiro is a right wing propagandist funded by billionaires with tens of millions of social media followers.
The truth behind this devastating bill to advance Trump's fascist agenda Last week, the House passed H.R. 7006. While framed as a standard appropriations measure, it advances core elements of Donald Trump’s extremist agenda—especially on abortion, public health, and foreign policy. Worst of all, 153
An interview with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal on stopping ICE and Maine Gubernatorial Candidate Nirav Shah on protecting our public health On Episode 206 of The Qasim Rashid Show: I invite two amazing guests to the show. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal returns to discuss the work her and other Democratic leaders are
How Republicans broke healthcare, Big Tech monetized the damage, and why AI medicine is not the answer Periodically, Let’s Address This hosts scholars and experts in their respective field of human rights. Today’s piece is a guest post from public health experts Pari and Eve. They are the
Read and share as communities across the United States rise up against ICE raids and state violence Peaceful protest is enshrined in the Bill of Rights. Americans have exercised this right throughout our nation’s history to protest government overreach, tyranny, and injustice. Today, that right is once again being
Documenting the corporate bought politicians standing with ICE, even as they kill dozens of our neighbors Anyone with a conscience is rightly outraged at ICE’s cold blooded murder of Renee Good last week in Minneapolis. Since doing so, ICE in Minnesota has also arrested four members of Oglala Sioux