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Mehdi Hasan

Mehdi Hasan

The Guardian

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5. Donald Trump ushers in a new era of kakistocracy: government by the worst people

21.01.2025 20

New Statesman

Mehdi Hasan

Joe Biden had one job. And he failed

Joe Biden had one job. And he failed
19.01.2025 60

The Guardian

Mehdi Hasan

Donald Trump didn’t win by a historic landslide. It’s time to nip that lie in the bud

Remember the “big lie”? In 2020, Donald Trump lost the presidential election so Republicans just brazenly lied and insisted he won. In 2024, we...

03.12.2024 60

The Guardian

Mehdi Hasan

Is Donald Trump a foreign policy dove? If only

“If Kamala wins, only death and destruction await because she is the candidate of endless wars,” declaimed Donald Trump at a rally in Michigan, on...

13.11.2024 40

The Guardian

Mehdi Hasan

Israel is a rogue nation. It should be removed from the United Nations

Over the past year, Israel has launched attacks on multiple countries and occupied territories: the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria,...

15.10.2024 50

The Guardian

Mehdi Hasan

4. The rise of Qatarphobia

30.09.2024 10

New Statesman

Mehdi Hasan

Biden’s Gaza policy is a liability for Kamala Harris. She must break with Biden now

The sitting Democratic president is not running for re-election. His vice-president has inherited his campaign – and refuses to disown an unpopular...

19.08.2024 2

The Guardian

Mehdi Hasan

Why Kamala Harris should pick Tim Walz as her running mate

Have you seen the touching images from March 2023, of Minnesota governor Tim Walz being hugged by a group of elementary school kids after signing...

29.07.2024 20

The Guardian

Mehdi Hasan

Blue Maga: we need to talk about the cult-like turn of the Democratic party

Is the Democratic party, the self-proclaimed party of liberal values and scientific data, morphing into a Maga-like cult in front of our eyes? Over...

15.07.2024 200

The Guardian

Mehdi Hasan