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Much as we already knew that. but in revealing the depth of callousness and hostility that this white house has towards issues of civil rights, towards people of color, towards gender issues. thats a real problem. >> leah wright rigor, thank you for joining us. assistant professor of public policy at harvard university. on to some news, nbc news has confirmed that peter strzok, the senior fbi official that sent text messages criticizing then president trump has been officially been fired. he s...

Replaced a senior african-american in the white house. heres what she said when we asked about that. >> right now there is no african-american senior staffer in the white house, and there are issues that face this community that cant be ignored. theyre making decisions about us without us. and i knew that if i left that this community would suffer. and in fact to this day, stephanie, there is no one serving in the white house in a senior administration position and they dont even care. they have...

African-americans during a rant this week. the trump and kanye bromance shows no signs of slowing down with kanye doubling down on his support and trump looking to host kanye at the white house, his own version of a beer summit, which trump and his adviser reportedly envision chance the rapper, colin kaepernick, and other celebrities who take part in a, quote, race summit. someone really wants to be around famous people like president obama was. daniel moody mills and sche scherrmichael singleto...

Crow, massachusetts. they were inspiration for others that followed in their fool steps from student protesters to the more recent youth led moments like the dreamers crusade and the young activist declared black lives matter in protest against police protest when a new generation steps forward. joining us now, leah wright and philip agnew and kione mcgee and karim john pierre. i want to come to you first, leah. they have been called too young and they cant vote. they shouldnt be leading the mov...

Jumping into the fray and started discord, you know, engaging in all kinds of battles, unnecessary battles with the very agency and agencies he should be working with. its representative of an administration that really is not taking any of this seriously. but that also is giving very little oversight and attention to the real concerns. and instead has decided that this is a political -- you know, theres political capital in turning this into a fight with the very intelligence agencies that are ...

>> you know, i think she hit the nail on the head there with the fact that veterans, folks like myself who have been to iraq twice and especially families of the fallen, our gold star families among us, should not be used as political shields and its happening all too often these days. what we really need to do is slow ourselves down and really think about the sacrifice. look at the images on your screen, ari. we need to spend more time focusing on that, and the supports that presidents give to ...

Recognizing troops who weve recently lost in a surprise in africa, we went quickly to politics and i think that thats honestly a shame. >> leah, you look at this, it was an address from john mccain last night at a time that we all know is difficult for him and his family as he battles for his life. it was really rooted in history and an alternative vision of america. >> absolutely. i got to ask you, ari, where is the lie? this is what was so powerful about this speech last night which is that it...

So far, he seems to be saying to the nation, ill not a leader. i just troll a lot. and some people are tired of being trolled and want to drop out and turn away from the news or politics. experts say the key to avoiding burnout is approaching trump or all politics in a mindful way. author robert wright offering outrage feeds trump while activism can affect how he got elected. our special guest on game theory and buddhism. and leah wright, thank you, both, robert, what kind of activism do you thi...

Prevent burnout. kit make you more emotionally resilient but to leave 30th sells it short. i think being mindful, and to some extent i mean in the everyday english sense of the world. being attendant to relevant factors. being mindful on social media can help you engage in a way that is more constructive from your point of view. and if you are an point of trumps, as i am, it can keep from you being emotionally reactive in a way that feeds his narrative, and i think consolidates his base. >> you ...