Mehdi Hasan and Jamaal Bowman on Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Party

Challenging longtime incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel, Bowman speaks with Hasan about anti-racism protests and the Democratic Party’s future.

The Intercept’s Mehdi Hasan spoke with congressional candidate Jamaal Bowman about the anti-racism protests rocking the country, his progressive policy platform, and the future of the Democratic Party. Bowman was recently endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in his New York City primary fight against 16-term incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel, a powerful Democrat and foreign policy hawk who serves as the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

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