Why Is This Happening?

Chris Hayes speaks with Ned Resnikoff, policy director at California YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard), about homelessness and the need for more affordable housing.

Chris Hayes speaks with Olga Khazan, a staff writer at The Atlantic, about her findings on why people are acting so bonkers nowadays.

Chris Hayes speaks with Connie Walker, journalist and host of “Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s," about a deeply personal story of intergenerational trauma.

Chris Hayes speaks with Georgetown University assistant professor and author Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò about the origins of identity politics and how elites have co-opted the language of social justice to serve individual interests.

Chris Hayes speaks with former firearms executive and author Ryan Busse about his experience in the gun industry, why he chose to leave and what's at stake for the future of American democracy.

Chris Hayes speaks with political scientist and author Francis Fukuyama about the state of liberalism and its role in American democracy and global relations.

Chris Hayes speaks with anthropological geneticist, associate professor and author Jennifer Raff about using genetic data to learn more about the first inhabitants of the Americas.

Chris Hayes speaks with Thomas Saenz, president and general counsel at the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF), about what's going on at the US-Mexico border and the effects of Title 42 enforcement.

Chris Hayes speaks with author and journalist Elie Mystal about the potential overturn of Roe v. Wade and his book, "Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution."

Chris Hayes speaks with emergency medical physician and author Thomas Fisher about serving his community through endless trauma.

Chris Hayes revisits a conversation on climate change with screenwriter Adam McKay and novelist Omar El Akkad.