The Majority Report with Sam Seder

On today's best of show an interview with journalist on Jeremy Schahill on his book and documentary Dirty Wars now available on Netflix!

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Comedian and former Majority Report host Janeane Garofalo explains why she isn't going back to the Catholic Church, why Janeane's father is a conservative, racism and the Republican Party, the real reasons there are problems in healthcare, responded to listener emails, Sean Hannity does a stunningly stupid segment on the Iran deal, breaking down the three conservative archetypes and your calls and IMs.

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Attorney Marvin Ammori explains why net neutrality is in danger, how the Obama Administration FCC failed to insure Internet neutrality, why the Internet is not a luxury, how rolling back net neutrality will hurt small business, the upcoming court decision that would end net neutrality and why the public might still be able to save the open Internet.

Adam of the Progressive Campaign Change Committee explains why expanding Social Security is on the table, how increasing Social Security benefits is starting to become mainstream, why progressive economics are overwhelmingly popular and how progressives can save healthcare reform.

In The Better Half: The Supreme Court agrees to hear an Obamacare contraception case, large retail chains forcing more and more workers to work on Thanksgiving and your IMs.

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Trita Parsi President of the National Iranian American Council explains why the deal between the P5+1 and Iran is historic, what the deal means, the difficulties of a long term agreement, What rights does Iran have under the NPT, why the French held up the deal, why Saudi Arabia and Israel both oppose the deal so strongly, why congress needs to back President Obama on negotiations and the larger strategic implications of a deal with Iran.

On The Better Half: a Grand Jury indicts school official in the Steubenville rape case, Mitch McConnell votes against fair pay for women bills, the ACA works well in Kentucky, Steve Doocey claims timing of the Iran deal is "curious" and your IMs.

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Political strategist Cliff Schecter explains the importance of Democrats exercising the nuclear option, the Republicans extreme obstruction, how Republicans are subverting democracy, why Republicans would eliminate the filibuster if they ever came back to power, does the nuclear option hurt Chris Christie? And JFK's relationship with the National Security State.

Comedian Jimmy Dore talks about why he loves Diane Raritch so much, predicts the Democrats will cave on filling all judicial appointments even after the nuclear option, why does John Boehner want to be speaker of the House? And Jimmy suggested Killing Me Softly.

Rush Limbaugh victim of an incredible prank call, a sociopathic Democratic State Rep in Hawaii smashes homeless peoples shopping carts and local news gives positive coverage and students at an Iowa High School bully a kid with aspergers and the community supports the bullies and North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory says he isn't doing voter suppression he has "just compacted" the early voting schedule.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr, explains why John F. Kennedy's political legacy has been distorted by the right, his secret battle with the military industrial complex, his deep distrust of the intelligence community, how the military worked to undermine his foreign policy and JFK's plans for a exiting Vietnam.

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Educational historian and author of Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools Diane Ravitch explains why the education crisis is a myth, where our schools are in real trouble, why poverty drives educations problems, the problems with the Common Core, the real point of education, how obsessive testing regimes impact teachers and students and the real ways to help students that are in trouble.

Anonymous hack reveals connections and planned  between Ron and Rand Paul and the American Neo-Nazi movement in the past two years. Senate Democrats finally getting serious on filibuster reform?

On The Better Half: activist Reverend Billy threatened with a year of prison time for protesting at Chase Bank, Sam takes a Libertarian to the learning annex and your IMs.

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Mother Jones reporter and New Republic contributing writer Mariah Blake explains the origins of the Sun Myung Moon cult, Moon's influence in the rise of the American right, his funding for grassroots conservative activists and proxy wars in Latin America, the ideology of the Moonie cult, the Moon's mass weddings, the Moon's business interests and Moon's influence on North American and Latin American politics.

David Pakman turned the mic on Sam and they discussed the poverty wages paid by Wall Mart and McDonalds, did President Obama lie about his health care plan and your calls and IMs.

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The Cheney sisters fight over Liz's opposition to marriage equality, astroturf Fix the Debt austerity organization caught plagiarizing, why Fix the Debt would raise student interest rates, Washington Post publishes absurd Social Security editorial, poverty spikes among elderly women, how the long term jobless are not getting hired and Sheldon Adelson makes the "moral" case against online gambling.

On The Better Half: Jeremy Hammond's draconian prison sentence, Wall Mart organizes a food drive for its own employees, why we need to offer a public option now and your IMs.

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On today's Casual Friday political maestro Cliff Schecter explains why healthcare reform can still succeed, why the problems in Obamacare are neo-liberal and right wing problems, the Chris Christie fraud and why the future of the Democratic Party is a progressive one.

Writer and Reproductive Justice activist Katie Klabusich explained the state of emergency for women's health and rights in Texas and how activists are fighting back.

Film Guy Matthew Weiss debated comic movies with Matt, explained the finer points of Zombie movies, told us why he likes Boardwalk Empire and suggested the films Spring Breakers and Zombi 2.

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Roosevelt Institute Fellow, Mike Konczal explains the problems with implementing Dodd Frank, distinct approaches to financial reform, why the last useful financial innovation was the ATM machine, Where President Obama's financial reform record has been successful, where regulators have failed, how interconnected regulations are, why Wall Street complexity is a problem for most Americans and urgent is the threat of another systemic financial collapse?

On The Better Half: President Obama explains new tweaks to the ACA, white supremacist finds out he has African ancestry on live television, Rush Limbaugh says more disgusting things about single women, a moving statement from the Philippines climate change representative and a disgusting commentary from Fox News hack and your calls and IMs.

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Author Isaac William Martin explains his new book Rich People's Movements: Grassroots Campaigns to Untax the One Percent, the roots of the plutocratic backlash against taxation, the role of the income tax in reactionary politics, the connection between far right populism and plutocracy, how the center gets pushed to the right, who is JA Arnold his role in creating the modern right, what exactly is the Tea Party and why the next Tea Party mass freak out will be on immigration.

On The Better Half: Rand Paul warns that Obama is after your doughnuts! the propaganda campaign against Social Security,  and your calls and IMs.

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Columbia University neuroscientist Carl Hart author of the new book High Price: A Neuroscientist’s Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Societyexplained how we demonize people on welfare, his life experience and academic work, why not all users of Crack Cocaine are addicted, the Rat Park study, the variety of reasons people fall into drug addiction, who benefits from the War on Drugs and who pays the highest price and how we use drugs to avoid addressing poverty and unemployment.

On The Better Half: Gun nuts terrorize a meeting of a local gun safety group, Rob Ford out of control, more fallout from Sam's epic debate and your calls and IMs.

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University of Notre Dame Professor, Benjamin Radcliff  author of the new book The Political Economy of Human Happiness: How Voters’ Choices Determine the Quality of Lifeexplains the importance of studying happiness in politics, what countries are the most happy and why, why more social safety nets and strong labor movements means more satisfied people, why policies that help people in the short term are also vest for the long term the delusions of austerity and why the Welfare state makes you more free.

On The Better Half: Iran negotiations continue despite a French led setback, Libertarian radio show host challenges Sam to debate Sam says yes and host keeps saying Sam won't debate him, Sam has a epic debate with a Libertarian radio host, Random Rush and your calls and IMs.

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ournalist Guy Lawson, explains the federal governments case against Hedge Fund fraudster Steven Cohen, why the big Wall Street criminals never go to prison for there many crimes, why fraud still pays off for Wall Street, the head of the New York FED says that big banks have criminal cultures, the problem with the culture of money worship, Food Stamp cuts and the American abuse of the poor and why food needs to be a right.

The Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi explained his classic Daily Show segment with the racist Republican county chairman Don Yelton in North Carolina, the importance of covering voter suppression, Aasif suggested the movie Today's Special.

George W Bush speaks at a Jews for Jesus convention, listener Kim suggested the documentary Terms And May Apply and your IMs and your calls.

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MIT American history professor Craig Steven Wilder author of the new book Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America’s Universitiesexplains the role of American university institution building and the slave trade, how college pursued wealth in the slave trade, how universities were a weapon of colonization, how early American universities fundraised by claiming to evangelize Native Americans, the links between the ideas that justified the slave trade and the destruction of Native Americans and the strong connection between northern and southern intellectual cultures in justifying slavery.

On The Better Half: The New York Times endorses its own imagined TPP trade deal, the 20th anniversary of NAFTA, Ron Paul calls for armed insurrection, Rand Paul gets a new column at Breitbart, Guns & Ammo editor fired after readers freak because he called for modest gun control, Chris Christie's horrible record on Sandy relief and your calls and IMs.

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RH Reality Check Washington Correspondent Adele Stan explains why the Koch Brothers fund radical anti choice policies, why plutocrats need to feed social resentment and radicalism, the theology of free market fanaticism, how the Kochs funnel anti choice money, why extremist right wing politics is so profitable and how progressives can combat the ongoing War on women

On The Better Half: NYC repudiates Bloomberg, Senate progressives start going on the offense on Social Security, what really matters about Rand Paul's plagiarism, Frank Gaffney's insane new Obama voter conspiracy and your IMs and phone calls.

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11/5/13

Sam Seder, explains what's at stake in local elections across the country, Washington States push for GMO labelling, New Jersey voters will vote on a ballot measure to increase the minimum wage, progressive candidates across major city races look poised to win, the Senate moves to pass the ENDA, how conservatives are still fighting for the right to discriminate, insurance companies lie to customers about the affordable care act and more "brilliance" from Ted Cruz's father.

On The Better Half: Toranto's Mayor admits to smoking Crack, General Boykin says lots of military guys would like to "take out" President Obama, Random Rush and your calls and IMs.

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Salon contributing writer, Eric Stern explains Sean Hannity's stunningly dishonest health care panel, how Fox gets away with systemic lies, fact checking people who claim to be victims of Obamacare and how healthcare will be covered in mainstream media moving forward.

On The Better Half: the case for Edward Snowden clemency, Mike Bloomberg says the MET can charge an entrance fee, GOP lawmaker wants more conservative judges like "the black one" a police chief threatens arrest over a Facebook comment and your calls and IMs.

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Weekly Majority Report guest and political strategist Cliff Schecter, explains the wave of Republican obstruction, the unprecedented nature of the Republican blocks on Obama Administration nominees, why its time for the nuclear option in the Senate, why healthcare needs serious liberal reform, debunking new Obamacare lies, the gun crisis goes on and the arms industry blocks reform, how many lives would have been saved with gun control, the zombie "Grand Bargain" and why the answer is more Social Security.

Isabel Gillies is on her way to LA and explains why, Isabel explains why she does not like Halloween, the Red Sox beards and she recommended the movie Now You See Me.  

Rush Limbaugh says women's healthcare is welfare and Ted Cruz's father says President Obama is a marxist who should go back to Africa and your IMs.

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