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BREAKING NEWS: Ten Britons Accused of War Crimes in Gaza. Mehdi Speaks to the Lawyer Behind It Apr 07, 2025

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Ten British nationals are now facing allegations of war crimes over their service in the Israeli military and its war on Gaza. To respond to this groundbreaking news, Mehdi interviews one of the lawyers behind this report: renowned human rights barrister Michael Mansfield KC.

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'We Are Governed by Morons': Mehdi and Molly Jong-Fast on Trump, Tariffs, and Terrible People Apr 06, 2025

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Mehdi was in New York this past week, and he was joined in the studio for a fascinating and wide-ranging conversation by none other than Molly Jong-Fast, acclaimed author, host of the 'Fast Politics' podcast, and a special correspondent for Vanity Fair.

You might find this to be a cathartic conversation as Mehdi and Molly unleash on the idiocy of the Trump tariffs - and the Trump administration in general. The two of them also address the deficiencies in the modern, cautious, elderly Democratic Party.

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The US Is 'Certainly Not the Greatest Democracy on Earth' Mar 31, 2025

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The United States Constitution was written nearly 240 years ago, laying the foundations for an independent, successful, democratic country. But, like most of the nation's laws, it was written by and for wealthy white men. To put it simply, the US legal system today feels, in some ways, both outdated and discriminatory – especially when it's either under attack or weaponized by Donald Trump. It's this exact issue that Elie Mystal, lawyer, author, and justice correspondent at The Nation magazine, tackles in his new book, Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America. Mehdi speaks with Mystal about US democracy, voter suppression, and the Trump administration.

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A Georgetown Scholar Is Facing Deportation for His Pro-Palestine Views. Mehdi Speaks to His Lawyer. Mar 26, 2025

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In this segment of Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi interviews the lawyer for a Georgetown scholar who is facing deportation for his pro-Palestine views.

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US Embassy Tells US Doctor in Gaza 'Not Our Role' to Protect Them From Israeli Bombings Mar 25, 2025

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With the sun setting over Gaza's skyline and warplanes flying overhead, trauma surgeon Dr. Feroze Sidhwa and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Perlmutter huddle in front of their webcam at Nasser Hospital in the south of Gaza to describe some of the horrors they have seen over the last week.

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'Weaponizing Celebrity Gossip': MAGA, Misogyny and Blake Lively Mar 23, 2025

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In this segment of Mehdi Unfiltered, culture commentator Taylor Lorenz talks about the 'Misogyny Slop Ecosystem' and how Republican influencers are using pop culture to funnel women into the right-wing pipeline.

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'Murder the Truth': Investigative Journalist on Trump's Assault on the First Amendment Mar 22, 2025

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In this week's episode of Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by New York Times business investigations editor David Enrich to discuss his new book, 'Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful.'

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'He Has No Shame': Injured Police Officer Slams Trump for Jan. 6 Pardons Mar 18, 2025

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Trump is once again trying to reassert himself as the law and order president. During his recent joint address to Congress, the president called for a mandatory death penalty for anyone who kills a police officer. This of course comes less than two months after Trump himself pardoned more than 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters, including over 300 who pleaded guilty to either assaulting or obstructing law enforcement.

One of those law enforcement officers who was assaulted on Jan. 6 was former Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell, who tells Mehdi that he "had to laugh" last week when Trump tried to claim he's on the side of law enforcement. Sgt. Gonell tells Mehdi that he was assaulted by more than 40 rioters that day and had to undergo two surgeries as a result. When asked what his reaction was when Trump pardoned those rioters on his first day back in office, Gonell told Mehdi it was like a "stab in the heart."

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'A Dick, A Jerk, A Threat to Democracy': Dem Senator Unloads on Elon Musk Mar 16, 2025

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Elon Musk gets called a lot of names by a lot of people, but not many elected officials find the courage to call him a "dick" without fear of the DOGE bros coming for them, unless you're Senator Tina Smith that is, the Democrat from Minnesota who sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Mehdi in her office on Capitol Hill.

The senator's harsh words are not exclusively reserved for Musk and Trump though, as the Minnesota senator is just as unfiltered in her criticisms of the Democratic Party to which she belongs, a party that she describes today as being "too cautious."

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