Best of the Week

Welcome to the new and improved MSNBC Daily. [View in browser]( [Image]( October 17, 2020 [A circle with Trump backgrounded in red overlaps with a circle of Biden backgrounded in blue] Welcome to the new and improved MSNBC Daily, featuring a collection of essays, analysis, and opinion from a select group of expert columnists. It's been an amazing first week — so much so that we wanted to highlight some of our favorite work published over the past few days. UNDERSTANDING THE NEWS [Alternate text] Top perspectives and analysis from our MSNBC columnists [Alternate text] [A drawing of a militia member wearing a red bucket hat reading ''Make America Great Again'' and a red gaiter that makes the bottom half of his face look like a skull. He holds a gun and there are armed militia members in shadow standing behind him.]( [Ali Velshi]( [What happens when Trump sides with enemies of the state? America may find out.]( With President Donald Trump failing to distance himself from racists, white nationalists and conspiracy theorists, the lines between a militant fantasy and reality are getting awfully blurry. [Alternate text] [A photo of Rudy Giuliani in profile, holding his hand in his chin. To the right is another smaller photo of Hunter Biden, turned slightly toward the viewer]( [Hayes Brown]( [Rudy Giuliani is the boy who cried Ukraine]( In trying to con the public and media into making “Bidengate” a thing, Giuliani has let himself get played time after time. [Alternate text] [A Black mom holds a baby and bags of groceries and holds onto two older children as a man in a business suit walks by staring into a phone.]( [Anne Helen Petersen]( [Covid-19’s feminist nightmare: If you're not seeing it, you haven’t been paying attention]( Covid-19 is driving an unprecedented number of women out of work and back into the role of homemaker. [Alternate text] [A black and white image of Trump walking away, his back to the viewer, from other images of Black people protesting for civil rights]( [Rev. Al Sharpton]( [We are all tired of trying to convince Trump racism is real. We have to keep trying.]( When it comes to Trump, the argument isn’t how to fight systemic racism; it’s how to get him to admit that it even exists in the first place. WATCH NOW [Alternate text] [Deadline White House]( [Chuck Rosenberg on Rudy Giuliani: ‘Vladimir Putin has pulled the pin on that grenade’]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Alternate text]( [Rachel Maddow]( [Georgia's Perdue mocks name of his own Senate colleague, Kamala Harris]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Alternate text]( [All In]( [Hayes: We’re in a third Covid-19 spike, and Trump and the GOP ‘are willfully getting people killed']( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Alternate text]( [Deadline White House]( [White House photographer Pete Souza: Every emotion Obama felt, ‘I experienced it with him’]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Alternate text]( LISTEN NOW [Alternate text] [Alternate text]( [Into America]( Into intimidation at the polls Trymaine Lee looks back at voter intimidation in the 1981 NJ gubernatorial race. Could the same thing happen in 2020? [Alternate text]( [Kamala: Next In Line]( TestedJust months after Kamala Harris is sworn in as San Francisco district attorney, a police officer is shot and killed and Harris faces her toughest test. MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] [Image] Tune in tonight for an encore presentation of "The Way I See It," a new documentary presented by Focus Features and MSNBC Films, from director Dawn Porter. The film offers an unprecedented look behind the scenes at two of the most iconic presidents in American history, Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan, as seen through the eyes of renowned White House photographer, Pete Souza. [Image] President Donald Trump and Joe Biden face off at the next and final presidential debate on Thursday. NBC News’ Kristen Welker will moderate and MSNBC hosts Brian Williams, Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid and Nicolle Wallace will help bring clarity to a night that could reshape the election. Join us for special coverage starting at 8PM Eastern. [Image](nbcnews.com/planyourvote) This year, how you vote is as important as who you vote for. Our interactive state-by-state ["Plan Your Vote"](nbcnews.com/planyourvote) guide has everything you need to know about casting a ballot in the 2020 presidential election, whether it's in person, by mail, or via early voting. See where your state stands on voting regulations and read up on deadlines, restrictions and more. Tell us what you think. [Drop us an e-mail.](mailto:msnbc.digital.editors@nbcuni.com?subject=MSNBC Daily) Check out ["The Day That Was,"]( our primetime video recap. Were you forwarded this email from a friend? [Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily here](. Follow MSNBC [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( Check out the MSNBC channel on Apple News Download the NBC News Mobile App and watch MSNBC [Listen live to MSNBC on TuneIn]( [Image] [Image] [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)