The Mehdi Hasan Show - October 17, 2021

This week, Mehdi opens his show discussing the latest threats to American democracy, from attacks on voting rights to Republican gerrymandering with President of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee Kelly Ward Burton. Former President Trump's lawsuit against his niece Mary Trump with Mary Trump's attorney and First Amendment lawyer Ted Boutrous. For Mehdi's "60 second rant" he shines a light on President Biden's supreme court commission that was tasked with rebalancing the court. Then, actor Kumail Nanjiani joins us to talk about his upcoming film 'The Eternals', his role as the first South Asian superhero, and he weighs in on President Biden's immigration crisis. Mehdi take a look inside a teacher training session in Texas who is being told to explore historical issues from "diverse and contending perspectives".....including the holocaust. Mehdi ends the show with a chat with fellow MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin about Jon Stewart's recent comments criticizing the media.