The UAE’s Powerful Ambassador Is Still Hobnobbing in Washington After Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder
Yousef Al Otaiba, the UAE's ambassador to the U.S., was key in marketing Mohammed bin Salman as a reformer to Washington's foreign policy establishment.
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American Dissident: Noam Chomsky on the State of the Empire
An extended conversation with legendary American dissident and scholar Noam Chomsky. Plus, music from Dallas hip-hop artist Bobby Sessions.
In Syria, U.S.-Backed Kurdish Fighters Face Trump’s Withdrawal — and the Legacy of Their Own Mistakes
Cornered in Syria, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, known as the PKK, has relied on forced conscription and police state methods in its governance.
Whitewashing History: America’s Racist Legacy From Slavery to the War on Immigrants
Rutgers professor Chenjerai Kumanyika, The Intercept’s Ryan Devereaux, and musician Nakhane are this week’s guests.
Is Trump Trying to Start a War With Iran?
Donald Trump violated the Iran nuclear deal this week. Are we one step closer to war?
Confronting the Consequences of Obama's Foreign Policy
Ben Rhodes, Barack Obama’s deputy national security adviser, joins Mehdi Hasan to discuss Obama’s legacy and whether it has seeped into the Trump administration.
Trump Administration Siding With Former Obama Aide at U.N. to Protect Industry Profits
Trump's team is working with a former Obama adviser to hinder the U.N.'s tuberculosis declaration to license low-cost medicines to developing countries.
Leaked State Department Memo Advised Trump Administration to Push for “Islamic Reformation”
The State Department's Policy Planning Staff, shorn of expertise and stocked with ideologues, is now producing material unlike anything it has before.
The Senate Just Took a Major Step Toward Ending the War in Yemen. What Happens Now?
The Senate voted to advance a resolution withdrawing U.S. military support for the war in Yemen. What does this mean and what are the next steps forward?
After Pittsburgh Massacre, Netanyahu Faces Backlash for Endorsing Trump and Smearing Soros
By refusing to admit that conspiracy theories about George Soros are anti-Semitic, Israel's prime minister has given cover to Donald Trump's dark musings.