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Stream of Consciousness-Raising

Interview with: Hasan Piker

Hasan Piker talks to Jacobin about radicalization, the Right, and his own place in socialist politics.

Photography by Max Pitegoff

Hasan Piker is one of the most watched political commentators in the United States, with nearly five million followers combined on YouTube and Twitch, the platform where he broadcasts almost every day. In recent years, the socialist streamer has been the subject of a familiar set of debates: about whether his work radicalizes young viewers […]

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Hasan Piker is one of the most watched political commentators in the United States, with nearly five million followers combined on YouTube and Twitch, the platform where he broadcasts almost every day. In recent years, the socialist streamer has been the subject of a familiar set of debates: about whether his work radicalizes young viewers […]

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Hasan Piker is one of the most watched political commentators in the United States, with nearly five million followers combined on YouTube and Twitch, the platform where he broadcasts almost every day. In recent years, the socialist streamer has been the subject of a familiar set of debates: about whether his work radicalizes young viewers […]

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Hasan Piker is one of the most watched political commentators in the United States, with nearly five million followers combined on YouTube and Twitch, the platform where he broadcasts almost every day. In recent years, the socialist streamer has been the subject of a familiar set of debates: about whether his work radicalizes young viewers […]