Book Club

The Day I Knew Israel’s ‘Aggression’ Had Turned Into a Full-Blown Genocide

Read an excerpt from Gaza journalist Plestia Alaqad’s powerful new memoir, ‘The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience.’

Oct 13 •

Israel Killed Our Storytellers, But It Can’t Kill Our Stories

In a new book, co-edited by Zeteo contributor Fatima Bhutto, writer and translator Huda Fakhreddine pens a powerful essay about the Palestinian truth…

Oct 11 •

Huda Fakhreddine

Gaza Journalist Plestia on the Importance of Recording a Genocide in Real Time

Plestia Alaqad, who became a global name in the wake of Oct. 7, talks to Mehdi about her experience reporting on the Gaza genocide which she details in…

Oct 8 •

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By the Time This New Book Was Published, Israel Had Killed Four of Its Authors

The co-editors of the heat-breaking and best-selling new book on Gaza, ‘We Are Not Numbers,’ join Mehdi to discuss Palestinian story-telling, personal…

Oct 6 •

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How Chief Justice John Roberts Rewrote the Constitution and Helped Trump Return to Power

In an excerpt from her new book, Lisa Graves, one of the leading experts on this right-wing Supreme Court, outlines how Roberts and his fellow…

Oct 5 •

EXCLUSIVE: Arundhati Roy on How Hindu Nationalism and Zionism ‘Work Together Very Easily'

Mehdi speaks to the Booker Prize-winning novelist on the rise of global fascism, India and Kashmir, Israel and genocide, and also her powerful new…

Sep 23 •

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‘Ridiculous and Disgraceful’: Robert Reich Slams Schumer and Jeffries for Refusing to Endorse Mamdani

The famous economist and former Secretary of Labor calls the Democratic Party a “financial machine,” the Republicans a bunch of “zombies,” and denounces…

Jul 31 •

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Can Syria’s New Leader Ahmed al-Sharaa Truly Deliver on His Promise of Peace?

Journalist and author of ‘Syria: Civil War to Holy War?’ Charles Glass speaks to Mehdi about the future of Syria after the fall of the Assad regime.

Jul 11 •

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‘An Ongoing Nakba’: How Israel, the Media, and the West Set the Stage for Gaza’s Genocide

Rula Jebreal joins Naomi to discuss her new book, “Genocidio” and shares her experience growing up around Israeli violence.

Jun 3 •

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How the Media Makes You More Afraid of Crime – and More Likely to Support Repression

'Copaganda' author Alec Karakatsanis speaks to Prem about the 'central myth' haunting 'all reporting on public safety in this country'

Jun 1 •

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What ‘Mean Girls’ and Republican Supreme Court Justices Have in Common

Mehdi speaks to the author of a new book on the court, who unpacks the many ways in which judges can actually hold Trump and his acolytes to account.

May 29 •

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Could Gen Z Save the Democratic Party?

Amanda Litman, Run for Something co-founder and author of ‘When We’re in Charge,’ discusses the US’s gerontocracy problem and how younger leadership…

May 26 •

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