Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid Podcast

On Episode 210 of The Qasim Rashid Show:We’ve got two amazing guests. Both committed to fighting fascism. Ali Partovi, a tech entrepreneur, who has built a pretty remarkable free app called Sway, which takes the power we all collectively have and applies it towards actual voting booths. And running for Illinois Comptroller—State Senator Karina Villa—if elected, would decide how our tax dollars are distributed and what contracts we’re signing. You can also watch today’s episode on YouTube. Please be sure to subscribe and support our human rights platform there as well. Thank you all for tuning in. Be sure to subscribe below and support Let’s Address This so we can continue to share these critical updates as they happen.Join my ballot initiative on Sway to demand that we abolish ICE and end this terror on our communities. Here’s what that involves:* Sign up for Sway.* Share the link for Sway: https://www.sway.co/g/4ug5naoy?ref=76ia8ofh* Post the link across your socials.* Sign up neighbors to Sway at protests, meetings, and conversations.You can copy and share this message directly:I will vote for candidates who pledge to abolish ICE. Join me and see all candidates on Sway who have pledged to defund and disband ICE: SWAYThis is how we defeat corporate money—not by matching it dollar for dollar, but by out-organizing it person to person.The Qasim Rashid podcast has surpassed 215,000 downloads! Thank you for your support. Subscribe below and help us to continue to grow. Get full access to Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid at www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

On Episode 209 of The Qasim Rashid Show:Rep. Summer Lee of Pennsylvania’s 12th District has led the charge for the release of the Epstein Files. In my conversation with her she shares the behind the scenes strategy to successfully subpoena the DOJ—even with Democrats in the minority—to force their release. We also discuss the failure of corporate Democrats to sustain effective blockades to Trump’s extremism, and the critical need to get corporate money out of politics.Finally, I ask Rep Lee about her pick for 2028.You can also watch today’s episode on YouTube. Thank you all for tuning in. Be sure to subscribe below and support Let’s Address This so we can continue to share these critical updates as they happen.The Qasim Rashid podcast has surpassed 209,000 downloads! Thank you for your support. Subscribe below and help us to continue to grow. Get full access to Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid at www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

NOTE! Before diving into today’s show, a reminder that TikTok is quickly becoming a right wing tool of disinformation. While I will remain on that platform for now, I’m also doing my best to diversify my video content options. Please take a moment to subscribe to my YouTube channel. Why YouTube? Studies show that YouTube is the #1 social media video platform globally. It is critical we have a sustained presence there. I hope you’ll click below and join me.With that, let’s dive into this week’s podcast!On Episode 208 of The Qasim Rashid Show:I’m joined by civil rights lawyer Jazz Hampton, Esq. who is based in Minneapolis. Jazz and I discuss the ground realities in Minnesota and the steps we must each take to protect ourselves and our neighbors from the onslaught of ICE fasicm.And just wait until you learn who the Whipple Federal building is named after, and what he believed about Black and brown people.Thank you all for tuning in. Be sure to subscribe below and support Let’s Address This so we can continue to share these critical updates as they happen.The Qasim Rashid podcast has surpassed 205,000 downloads! Thank you for your support. Subscribe below and help us to continue to grow. Get full access to Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid at www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

NOTE! Before diving into today’s show, a special thank you to our listeners for helping our podcast exceed 200,000 downloads! What a brilliant milestone, all made possible by your trust and support. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Let’s continue to build to 300K, 500K, 1M, and beyond! If you have not yet, do join us as a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe to Let’s Address This with Qasim Rashid. Let’s dive into this week’s podcast.On Episode 207 of The Qasim Rashid Show:On THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali, I share reflections from my weekend protesting the ground in Minneapolis, where I witnessed both the deep trauma communities are living with under ICE terror and the powerful resilience they are building in response. I detail why Minnesota has become a target for the Trump regime, and what its organizing model teaches us about confronting fascism with collective power across race, faith, and class. I also lay out why accountability of Republicans and corporate Democrats alike, abolishing ICE, and rejecting genocide abroad are not radical demands but the absolute floor for justice at home.Be sure to watch, subscribe (including on YouTube) and share with your networks.Thank you all for tuning in. Be sure to subscribe below and support Let’s Address This so we can continue to share these critical updates as they happen.The Qasim Rashid podcast has surpassed 200,000 downloads! Thank you for your support. Subscribe below and help us to continue to grow. Get full access to Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid at www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

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 was painful to see interfaith leaders being arrested for peacefully protesting, I am grateful that I bore witness to this moment in history. I was struck by three things that I want to share with you all. Let’s Address This.* People are traumatized but they are not paralyzed. A community that has endured so much violence and loss, yet Minnesotans continue to lead with joy and humanity more than anything else. It is deeply inspiring. * These are American tax dollars that could be spent on the critical necessities that our communities are actually in need of. Americans need housing, food, shelter, clothing, healthcare. But instead, our tax dollars are being wasted on a police state. * Minnesota is showing us what all of us could be doing as organizers nationally. If leaders all around the country can manage to organize together and actually stand up to these ICE fascists, then we could have a meaningful chance—in fact, I believe a probability—of stopping them. It’s important to learn from what these community members are doing in Minnesota and lead by example within our own communities around the nation and push back. I’d also like to take note that the majority of leaders here today at Minneapolis Airport putting themselves out on the line, getting arrested, were white faith leaders. This is what using your white privilege looks like to protect your neighbors of all faiths and all colors and backgrounds. As always, thank you all for tuning in to Let’s Address This. Be sure to subscribe and share so we can continue to build this platform for justice and humanity. My human rights platform ensures you have timely facts on the human rights issues that impact you. Always paywall free. Join us in standing up to fascism in the United States. Get full access to Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid at www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

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 doing to meaningfully counter ICE fascism—especially as ICE escalates violence in Minnesota.Dr. Nirav Shah joins from Maine, where his campaign for Governor has him in the lead. Dr. Shah is a public health expert, a principled progressive, and is running an inspiring campaign to center public health and the needs of working families.Be sure to watch, subscribe (including on YouTube) and share with your networks.Thank you all for tuning in. Be sure to subscribe below and support Let’s Address This so we can continue to share these critical updates as they happen.The Qasim Rashid podcast has surpassed 194,000 downloads! Thank you for your support. Subscribe below and help us to continue to grow. Get full access to Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid at www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

On Episode 205 of The Qasim Rashid Show:Midterms are upon us, and I will be spending much of my time making sure we elect true public servants focused on working people—not corporate interests. On this week’s show, I interview two exciting and powerful candidates for U.S. Congress. They are Pennsylvania State Rep. Christopher Rabb, who is running for Congress in PA-3 (the bluest district in the country). And, lawyer and entrepreneur Zeeshan Hafeez, who is running for Congress in TX-33, one of the bluest districts in Texas.Both face stiff opposition of corporate funded and AIPAC funded opponents. This is our opportunity to activate, organize, and ensure we send two more people funded candidates to Congress.You can also watch this interview on YouTube:If we want leaders who fight for working families, this is where we put our support into action. I encourage everyone who is able to donate to these campaigns:Thank you all for tuning in. Be sure to subscribe below and support Let’s Address This so we can continue to share these critical updates as they happen.The Qasim Rashid podcast has surpassed 191,000 downloads! Thank you for your support. Subscribe below and help us to continue to grow. Get full access to Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid at www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

On Episode 204 of The Qasim Rashid Show:You’ve seen me advocate for robust primaries, and to reject the “vote blue no matter who mantra.” Instead, we need to send our best representatives to the general election in November—and that’s especially true in deep blue seats that will remain blue no matter what in November. Melat Kiros is an attorney running for Congress in Colorado District 1 against a 30-year-incumbent who is nothing more than an extension of AIPAC and major corporations. Dylan Blaha is a member of the National Guard who refused Trump’s illegal orders to occupy Illinois, and is running against a corporate Democrat who is likewise a corporate puppet.Melat and Dylan are both powerful leaders and we need to help them win their primary elections. Listen and understand their vision first hand—and let’s get to work to protect our democracy.You can also watch this interview on YouTube:Thank you all for tuning in. Be sure to subscribe below and support Let’s Address This so we can continue to share these critical updates as they happen.The Qasim Rashid podcast has surpassed 188,000 downloads! Thank you for your support. Subscribe below and help us to continue to grow. Get full access to Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid at www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

In today’s robust discussion Wajahat and I discuss my time at the inauguration for Mayor Mamdani, what is it about him that makes the 1% so afraid, the inevitable spike in anti-Muslim bigotry and Islamophobia — and what each of us need to be prepared to do to stand up and fight back against that hate. Be sure to subscribe and support our advocacy so we can continue to push forward on this narrative of justice and human rights. Subscribe here: https://www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Thank you Nick Paro, Caro Henry, Story Carrier, Beth Cruz, and many others for tuning into my live video with THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali!Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid at www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

On Episode 203 of The Qasim Rashid Show:This week on The Qasim Rashid Show I share my interview with NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani, and I recap our top shows of 2025. A trip down memory lane where we discuss the good times, the sad times, and what hopes for the future we hold for 2026.You can also watch this interview on YouTube (where I encourage you to subscribe so we can build our platform there too):Thank you all for tuning in. Be sure to subscribe below and support Let’s Address This so we can continue to share these critical updates as they happen.The Qasim Rashid podcast has surpassed 185,000 downloads! Thank you for your support. Subscribe below and help us to continue to grow! Get full access to Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid at www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe