HBO's "Succession" Is a Masterful Demolition of the Absurdity and Cruelty of Our 1 Percent Overlords
“Succession” isn't directly about the Murdochs and Fox. It's about a class of super-wealthy individuals who are manifestly unfit to rule.
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How to Resist: Live With Ilhan Omar and Michael Moore
Two of America’s leading progressive voices talk to Mehdi Hasan about defeating Trumpism in 2020 and beyond.
Bounty Hunters Are a Lethal Weapon in a Justice System Corrupted by Money
A group of bounty hunters and bondsmen, in pursuit of money, killed an innocent man in Tennessee. They were mostly let off by a jury.
The Playbook for Poisoning the Earth
Though neonicotinoids are banned in the EU, a sophisticated information war has kept these insecticides — toxic to bees and birds — on the U.S. market.
How Big Tech Manipulates Academia to Avoid Regulation
A Silicon Valley lobby enrolled elite academia to avoid legal restrictions on artificial intelligence.
Who Won Last Night’s Democratic Debate?
Mehdi Hasan discusses the Atlanta Democratic debate with Intercept politics reporter Akela Lacy and Waleed Shahid of the activist group Justice Democrats.
What Happens When a Reform Prosecutor Stands Up to the Death Penalty
Prosecutors wield enormous discretion in the U.S. criminal justice system — unless they decide that capital punishment is unjust.
Nina Turner, Bernie Sanders's Campaign Chair, Led Charge for Education Reform as Ohio Legislator
Nina Turner said she’s “definitely evolved” since her time in the Ohio state Senate, but she remains proud of pro-charter policies she helped pass.
Congress and the Press Should Pick Up Where Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Left Off
The anticlimactic end of the Trump-Russia investigation is partly due to decades of bitter political battles over what powers to grant special prosecutors.
The Failed State of America
Jacobin magazine Executive Editor Seth Ackerman joins for a conversation with host Jeremy Scahill.