Let's Address This—Weekly Recap

Your recap on this week's content (plus our obligatory Dad Joke)

Happy Black History Month!

This week on Let’s Address This, we announced a major expansion into state level power and elections, interviewed leaders building real alternatives to corporate control, challenged unconstitutional anti boycott laws, confronted Trump’s escalating war on the press, and examined the historical roots of systemic racism in our legal system.

Let’s dive into our weekly recap of Let’s Address This with Qasim Rashid.

Important Call to Action

Ramadan began this week—the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. For 1.9 billion Muslims worldwide—including millions here in the United States—Ramadan is a time of reflection, community, and giving. It’s a month where we fast from dawn to sunset, not just as an act of devotion but to cultivate gratitude, self-discipline, and empathy for those in need.

During this time, I’ll publish pieces on Ramadan specifically on my platform Islam Today. The newsletter I created to combat the rise of anti-Muslim hate and Islamophobic disinformation with facts and receipts. Join us as a free or paid subscriber.

This Week’s Articles & Interviews

• Sunday — It’s Time to Elevate Let’s Address This: In the coming months, we are expanding to better cover state-level power, policy, and elections.

• Monday — The Qasim Rashid Show Episode 210: Interviews with Ali Partovi from Sway and Illinois State Senator Karina Villa on building power and protecting our tax dollars.

• Monday — It’s Time For Democrats to Embrace ABOLISH ICE and Reject AIPAC: An interview with Wajahat Ali from THE LEFT HOOK.

• Tuesday — Illinois Made It Illegal to Boycott Israel: How you can help Illinois rectify a Constitutionally indefensible error committed by 39 states, and repeal its anti-BDS legislation

• Wednesday — Interview with Andrew Yang: Breaking down the coming AI job shock, why UBI is becoming unavoidable, and why he built Noble Mobile.

• Thursday — The War on Media and How to Fight Back: Donald Trump’s attacks on the free press have escalated into an all-out war on independent journalism. How do we respond to blatant government censorship?

• Friday — February 19 A Reminder That None of This Is New: Two moments in history expose the systemic racism embedded in America’s legal system.

Dad Joke of the Week

My Mexican Muslim friend invited me over for Iftar tomorrow—they’re having inshalladas. :D #DadJokes