Mehdi Hasan Progressive
Progressive commentator
Broadcaster and journalist, former MSNBC and Al Jazeera host, founder of Zeteo.
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Pro-Israel Groups Want You to Believe That Israel’s National Security Minister… Doesn’t Represent Israel
Parts of the pro-Israel lobby are calling for the far-right Itamar Ben-Gvir to be ousted from government, after he called for the mass murder of Palestinians. So what will they do when he isn’t?
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The Death of Mainstream Media? Ex-CNN and CBS Journalists Weigh In
Scott MacFarlane of MeidasTouch, formerly CBS and NBC, joins Zeteo's John Harwood, ex-CNN and CNBC, to unpack the editorial and economic failures of legacy media outlets in the Trump era.
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First Draft – EXCLUSIVE: Voters Oppose Netanyahu-Led Scheme to Integrate U.S. and Israeli Militaries
Poll shows a plurality believes Israel has too much influence over U.S. foreign policy and a majority believes Israel benefits more from the relationship. Also, Jon Ossoff gets under Trumpers' skin.
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Who is Natalie Harp? The Trump Aide Dominating the Headlines Right Now
Here are seven things you need to know about the 35-year-old woman who is always next to Trump, and whose own brother calls their relationship ‘unhealthy.’
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SCOOP: Trump’s Iran War Has Burned Through Well Over 90% of Key Long-Range Missiles
Sources tell Zeteo the percentage of critical long-range missiles that the Trump administration has depleted in its failing war is in ‘at least the high nineties.’
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Is a New, Expanded Progressive 'Squad' Coming to Congress in 2027?
Justice Democrats’ Usamah Andrabi discusses the recent primary upsets, his left-wing organization’s relationship with the DSA, and how Dem candidates have successfully stood up to corporate PAC money.
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First Draft: 💰 A Bank Closed Trump Accounts for ‘Anti-Money Laundering Reasons.’ So Now He's Giving Himself… a Bank?
It’s a measure of the president's staggering corruption that preliminary approval of an application for a charter by Trump’s crypto firm is just another story. Also, Hakeem Jeffries finds a new low.
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How ‘Psychopath’ Trump’s Mayhem Will Backfire in 2028 for Republicans
Steepening gas prices, Medicaid cuts, war with Iran... Norm Ornstein joins John Harwood to dissect how Trump's chaotic reign will far outlast him once he goes.
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Did COVID-19 Actually Come From a Lab? Two Top Scientists Debate Its Origins
Anti-science Republicans are once again asserting that COVID-19 came from a lab. But does the 'lab leak' theory have any actual scientific merit? Doctors Angela Rasmussen and Ashish Jha discuss.
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Is a New, Expanded Progressive 'Squad' Coming to Congress in 2027?
In this week's segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by Justice Democrats' communications director Usamah Andrabi to discuss the recent primary upsets, his left-wing organization's relationship with the DSA, and how Dem candidates have successfully stood up to corporate PAC money.
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AIPAC Exposed: Mehdi Speaks to Authors of New Book on the Israel Lobby
In this week's segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by co-authors of the new book 'Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power,' to discuss the lobby's changing and destructive influence in the U.S. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https:…
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DEBUNKED: Why This Pro-Israel NYT Columnist Is WRONG About Gaza
Mehdi brings receipts to rebut Bret Stephens's viral argument and explains why Israel is undeniably committing genocide in Gaza.
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Are AIPAC and Haley Stevens... Working Together?
Mehdi explains in this video why it's no coincidence that AIPAC's ads look exactly like what pro-Israel candidate Stevens has been asking for, despite campaign finance laws banning any coordination.
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This Congressman Went From Republican to Independent. But How "Independent" Is He?
In this interview, Mehdi challenges U.S. Congressman Kevin Kiley on his decision to leave the Republican Party, specifically asking him whether it was because he is now running for re-election in one of the five California districts Governor Gavin Newsom gerrymandered in favor of Democrats.
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'Logical' That Iran Might Now Want Nukes, Says Biden's Former Envoy to Iran
In this week's segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by Joe Biden's Former Envoy to Iran to discuss the escalating war between the U.S. and Iran, why Israel is now choosing to sit on the sidelines, and his former colleagues who now express regret over their role in fueling the genocide in Gaza.
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'Five-Alarm Fire': Top Senate Democrat on 'Corrupt' Elections, AIPAC Funding, and Ending the Iran War
In this episode of 'Mehdi Unfiltered,' Mehdi challenges Virginia Democratic Senator Mark Warner, the pro-Israel vice-chair of the Senate Intel Committee, on why he won't say genocide, the future of ICE, and whether the Dems should be the 'antiwar party.' SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unf…