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With democracy on the wane in the UK and US, Mehdi Hasan is making the case for independent journalism.
Mehdi Hasan has had a front seat to US and UK politics for years. As Britain faces yet another change of prime minister after a decade of Brexit and the US awaits the next vote and mid-term elections in November, we get his thoughts on the moment and why independent journalism is needed more than ever.
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This episode was created by Sonia Bhagat and Alexandra Locke, with Tamara Khandaker, Spencer Cline, Jana Dabliz and our host, Malika Bilal.
Our sound engineer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is the executive producer of The Take.
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Updated on 29 Jun 2026
