For those who can’t get enough of the revolutionary message of the British comedian-turned-populist figure Russell Brand, The Huffington Post UK hosted an hourlong interview last week in East London with journalist and broadcaster Mehdi Hasan.

Brand made a splash in previous weeks when he guest edited a revolution-themed issue of the London-based New Statesman and energetically defended his views in an adversarial interview with the BBC’s Jeremy Paxman. In late October, Brand was Truthdigger of the Week.

— Posted by Alexander Reed Kelly.

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