Palestinian-American journalist Sam Husseini is known for his press conference confrontations and willingness to hold power to account. He recently went viral for confronting Chuck Schumer at an anti-corruption event over Israel's genocide in Gaza, and during the Biden administration, suffered injuries after being hauled out of a State Department briefing where he confronted Antony Blinken. Now, as DSA candidates win elections and quickly distance themselves from the DSA platform, the independent journalist has announced his campaign to run as a Green Party candidate in Maryland's 4th Congressional District. He breaks down the limits of DSA Democratic Party entryism, and how he plans to win. 0:00 Sam Husseini launches Maryland congressional campaign 1:19 Why South Africa inspired an independent run 4:00 Democrats consolidating the national-security state 6:13 Testing progressive Democrats on Palestine 7:44 El-Sayed and the filibuster problem 9:24 Mamdani, the ICC, and symbolic politics 12:16 Mamdani’s reversal on policing 14:01 Criticism, left unity, and the Green Party campaign 15:43 Challenging Glenn Ivey in a deep-blue district 17:39 Press Club ban after confronting Schumer 19:38 Biden’s Gaza legacy and Hunter Biden’s comments 22:36 Hunter Biden calls Israel’s actions genocide 25:42 Rewriting the Biden administration’s record 28:34 How the U.S. undermined ICJ orders 34:05 Confrontational journalism and the Press Club ban 35:49 Health consequences of confronting Blinken 36:59 Challenging Schumer at a Public Citizen event 39:26 Losing access to State Department and Press Club briefings 42:19 Maryland’s 4th District and campaign strategy 44:21 AIPAC money and Glenn Ivey’s record 47:19 Building an activist Green Party campaign 53:12 Flyers, voter outreach, and Medicare for All 57:04 Data centers, AI, and the politics of science 58:41 Data-center opposition as a campaign issue 1:00:02 Technology, militarism, and corporate power 1:03:19 COVID origins and biological warfare claims 1:05:30 Fauci hearings and limits of Republican scrutiny 1:07:40 Ebola, lab-origin narratives, and scientific coverups 1:11:17 Biological weapons oversight and pandemic politics 1:15:14 Electoral coalition and independent campaign prospects 1:16:17 Seeking DSA, union, and youth support 1:19:43 AI concerns among younger voters 1:22:21 Turnout targets and the challenge ahead 1:26:27 Reaching Black, Latino, and Christian communities 1:28:53 Campaign links and closing remarks