Mehdi Hasan: Disrupting democracy’s decline | The Take | TheBriefWire
Mehdi Hasan: Disrupting democracy’s decline | The Take
Published 29 June 2026 · politics
Mehdi Hasan has had a front seat to US and UK politics for decades. With the UK facing yet another change in prime minister a
Mehdi Hasan has had a front seat to US and UK politics for decades. With the UK facing yet another change in prime minister a decade after Brexit, and the US looking ahead to its next vote with the midterm elections in November, we get his take on this moment and why independent journalism is needed more than ever.
In this episode Mehdi Hasan, Editor-in-Chief, Zeteo Episode credits This episode was produced by Sonia Bhagat and Alexandra Locke, with Tamara Khandaker, Spencer Cline, Jana Dabliz, and our host, Malika Bilal.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.
Published: June 29, 2026 • 9:39 PM IST · Updated: June 29, 2026 • 10:40 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Mehdi Hasan has had a front seat to US and UK politics for decades.
With the UK facing yet another change in prime minister a decade after Brexit, and the US looking ahead to its next vote with the midterm elections in November, we get his take on this moment and why independent journalism is needed more than ever.
In this episode Mehdi Hasan, Editor-in-Chief, Zeteo Episode credits This episode was produced by Sonia Bhagat and Alexandra Locke, with Tamara Khandaker, Spencer Cline, Jana Dabliz, and our host, Malika Bilal.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan.
Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem.
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