The Killing Machine: Legalized Torture, Propaganda, and Endless War in the Time of Trump
Journalist Allan Nairn, Dr. Jeffrey Kaye, Syrian journalist Marwan Hisham, and artist Molly Crabapple are this week's guests.
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The CBS Interview With Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman Was a Crime Against Journalism
In a softball interview with "60 Minutes," the Saudi crown prince was not asked hard questions about Yemen, beheadings, or arrests.
Pundit Ralph Peters Is Leaving Fox News Because It’s Too Gross Even for Him. That’s an Extremely Low Bar.
The summit of Peters’ philosophizing is “Blood Borders,” a 2006 article in which he hid his hate and contempt for the people of the Mideast in plain sight.
“I Refused to Secretly Spy” — An Iranian-American Turned Down the FBI and Wound Up With a Prison Sentence
The prosecution of Ahmad Sheikhzadeh suggests his real crime was not picking a side.
Will the U.S. Ever Give Up Its Nukes?
Beatrice Fihn, the director of the ICAN, and former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry join Mehdi Hasan to discuss America’s nuclear arsenal.
U.S. Moves Forward With Multibillion-Dollar “Smart Bomb” Sale to Saudi Arabia and UAE Despite Civilian Deaths in Yemen
Coalition airstrikes have targeted food sources, water infrastructure, markets, and even schools and hospitals.
Why the Democrats Can (and Should) Impeach Trump
Donald Trump’s actions are “exactly the kind” that were declared impermissible in Nixon’s articles of impeachment.
Military Brass Tells Congress It Has No Idea What Saudi Arabia Is Doing With U.S. Bombs in Yemen
In a surprising admission, the head of U.S. Central Command said that CENTCOM does not closely track U.S.-supported Saudi bombing missions in Yemen.
Under Trump, U.S. Still Leads World's Arms Exporters — and Yemenis Are Still Paying the Price
Despite legal questions about the sales, Saudi Arabia was the top purchaser of American weapons in 2017.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the New Left
The Intercept’s Senior Politics Editor Briahna Gray spoke with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at SXSW about debates around identity, race, and class.