Cathy O’Neil, author of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy, explains how data can be bias. Who Defines success and algorithms. Big data hype and being “beyond morals”. Data and the war on teachers. Targeting teachers through data. Data-driven models to predictive policing and sentencing. The myth that numbers don’t mislead and algorithms and job discrimination.
Fri, 6 January 2017
1502 - Cliff Schecter: Will Republicans Implode Over Obamacare? & Judy Gold's Epic KellyAnne Conway Impression
Chris Cuomo and Kellyanne Conway battle on CNN and we hope they are both wrong. Cliff Schecter on why the Democrats should try to make Trump pay for the wall. Tom Cotton, says Republicans need a replacement for Obamacare before it is repealed. The Obama Administration's failure to brand Obamacare. Why poor and conservative states rely on Obamacare. Approval of Obamacare depends on what you call it. How many Republicans need to be picked off in the Senate. The media's failures. North Carolina's smart new Democratic Governor. A Trump supporter who needs Obamacare explains why he voted for Trump and the hearings for Trump's crazy cabinet. Judy Gold talks about Trump's twitter tirade about Arnold Schwarzenegger's low apprentice ratings. Why Judy hates Kellyanne Conway. Arnold wants Trump to learn from Lincoln. Why no major entertainers will perform for Trump. Are people getting more political? Why Mike Pence is the worst. More KellyAnne Conway and Sean Hannity owns Joe Scarborough. Why Trump skips intelligence briefings. James Woolsey no longer advises Trump and your calls and IMs You can give a Majority Report subscription as a gift now! Go here for details https://majoritygift.com
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Thu, 5 January 2017
Political theorist and author Michael Walzer, explains the historical context of our present crisis. What the Left needs to do now. Why the Left is in crisis globally. The importance of defending social democracy. The three things the Left needs to do. Why we need to see the rise of the Right globally. The practical politics of the moment. Why the Left needs to articulate an aggressive Left message and build alliances to defend Constitutional Liberty. The difficult balancing act of today's politics. What cities need to do and the Left and Democrats. On The Fun Half: Tucker Carlson gets destroyed by a writer from Teen Vogue. Mentally disabled white man beaten and tortured. Alex Jones goes to war against Glenn Beck. Republican contradictions over repealing the ACA heighten. Marsha Blackburn's Obamacare driven social media fail. Bernie Sanders knows how to fight Trump and your calls and IMs. You can give a Majority Report subscription as a gift now! Go here for details https://majoritygift.com Check out today's sponsor! http://blueapron.com/majority Check out Michael’s website: http://www.michaeljamalbrooks.com Members make the Majority Report possible. Please join us by becoming a MEMBER. Go to https://majority.fans.fm/memberships/new. You can also show your support by going to http://majority.fm/about/donate-to-the-majority-report/ Thanks! |
Wed, 4 January 2017
President Obama tells Democrats not to rescue Republicans on healthcare. Brooklyn College Professor and author Corey Robin explains the problem with the politics of fear and why the Left needs not to engage in fear based politics. The right position to fight Trump from. The Democrats confused response to Trump. How Trump and the Republicans are vulnerable. Why Hillary Clinton going to Trump's inauguration is a failure of leadership and strategy. Is Trump more dangerous than mainstream Republicans. Is splitting Trump from Republicans dangerous? Is trade policy an opportunity for the Left under Trump? Is Donald Trump like Jimmy Carter? Trump's conflict with the security establishment and Trump's political vulnerabilities. On The Fun Half: Megan Kelly's parting shot at Fox News. Remembering the great Bob Beckel. Bill O'Reilly calls out something called "reverse McCarthyism". Trump's mob connected buddy Joey no socks Cinque and Jeffrey Lord has a great defense of Trump. Bernie Sanders celebrates Andrew Cuomo's new proposal to provide free college education in New York State and Cuomo is still a snake. What kind of Minority Leader will Chuck Schumer be? The Trump team is getting worried about getting rid of Obamacare. KellyAnne Conway sends mixed messages on healthcare on Morning Joe and your calls and IMs. Check out today’s sponsor! http://harry’s.com: enter code [MAJORITYREPORT]
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Tue, 3 January 2017
Protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline hit the NFL at a Bears vs Vikings game. Republicans move to gut House Ethics. How the independent ethics panel worked. Trump pretends to oppose undermining ethics. Paul Ryan and the Republicans plan for unified Government. The strategy for fighting Trump and the Republicans. All the ways Republicans plan to destroy America and give money to rich people. On The Fun Half: Donald Trump promises to get rid of Obamacare to a room full of disgusting people on New Years eve. How to get involved with local politics. Ronald Raygun calls in. The Editor of the Wall Street Journal will basically not call out Trump's lies. Trump and Ford lying about job creation. John Kerry says Israel must choose between land and democracy. Israeli elites and Palestine and your calls and IMs. Buy your friends a Majority Report gift membership: https://majority.fans.fm/gifts/new Check out today’s sponsors! Texture: Texture.com/majority, Blue Apron: http://www.blueapron.com/majority, https://www.ziprecruiter.com/majority |
Mon, 2 January 2017
1498 - Best of 2016: Ronny Kasrils: The Secret War Against Apartheid, Ted Cruz Meets Trump Supporters, Meet John Miller, and 'Bitter-Clinging Proud-Clingers'
2/8 Ronnie Kasrils: London Recruits: The Secret War Against ApartheidOn today’s show the South African freedom fighter and former Minister of Intelligence Ronnie Kasrils joins us to talk about the new film project London Recruits and the current state of South Africa. -Using activism to break the silence of the police state. How the activists were able to maintain their cover as tourists. Denny Schecter’s expression of humanity by helping black cleaners mop up. -Smuggling pamphlets and leaflets into South Africa and using stunts to get people’s attention with messages of liberation. “London Recruits,” as a project of internationalism and the importance of the film. -Kasrils’ critique of the ANC. The achievement of toppling Apartheid. Kasrils’ belief they could have asked for more concessions especially on the economic front. The need for to challenge the current ANC from the left. Kasrils’ perspective on the Israel-Palestine conflict as reminiscent of apartheid. Palin's 'Right-Wingin', Bitter Clingin'' Support for Trump Published on Jan 20, 2016 Ted Cruz goes toe-to-toe with a Trump supporter, and loses Published on May 3, 2016 LEAKED TAPE: Trump's TREMENDOUS Spokesman, Mr. John Miller Published on May 13, 2016
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Fri, 30 December 2016
1497 - Best of 2016: Cathy O'Neil on the Perils of Big Data, Sam Debates a Libertarian Presidential Candidate, & Howard Zinn on Iraq
10/11 Cathy O’Neil: Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
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Thu, 29 December 2016
1496 - Best Of 2016: David Daley on GOP Gerrymandering, Rick Scott Publicly Shamed, & Helen Thomas on George W. Bush
8/26 David Daley: Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America’s Democracy David Daley on his new book "Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America’s Democracy." “Operation Redmap,” and the GOP’s post-2008 strategy, largely successful, in strategically redistricting and gerrymandering as a way to make it easier for Republicans to win. What Dave learned actually walking the districts. The sophistication of gerrymandering in an age of big data. The upcoming referendums to lead to independent redisticting, and the court’s conception of the “efficiency gap.” SHAMED: Fl. Gov. Rick Scott Flees Starbucks For members, from the archive: Sam and Jeanine talk with the late Helen Thomas, famed White House correspondent, on how terrible George W Bush is.
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Wed, 28 December 2016
1495 - Best Of 2016: Jane Mayer on Right-Wing Dark Money, Kasich Lectures Jews on Old Testament, & Lewis Lapham on Fascism
2/3 Jane Mayer: Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical RightThe New Yorker’s Jane Mayer author of Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right, explains and the new role of oligarchs in American politics. -The difference between now and the robber baron era. More people work for the Koch Brothers than the Republican National Committee. The Koch’s cultural project. The Powell Memo and the deep history of the American Right. -How the actual “Vast Right Wing Conspiracy” works. The war on academics and objective science. How we subsidize the Kochs and their toxic industries. Why the Kochs backed the bank bailouts. -The influence of this money in the 2016 election season on the GOP side. How Donald Trump is the only Republican who they can’t control. -Koch money and global warming denial and when the Kochs targeted Jane Mayer for a smear job. "Kasich Thinks He Schools Jewish Scholars on Bible Basics" Published on Apr 14, 2016 And for members, from the archives: Sam spoke with Lewis Lapham on the characteristics of fascism.
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Tue, 27 December 2016
6/28 Mark Blyth: Brexit & the Global Failure of the EliteMark Blyth of the Watson Institute at Brown University explains why the Brexit is the chickens coming home to roost on austerity and inequality. How Brexit and Donald Trump show the failure of austerity, Right Wing politics and Neoliberalism. Why the public does not and should not distrust the elite. Why the Euro is awful and the EU is good and why the UK had the best of both worlds. What happened to the Greek economy and the stupidity of Eurozone economics. The failure of UK’s political class. Is the UK doomed? The politics of Europe. Where is the positive agenda. What’s disturbing about the Hillary Clinton candidacy and is there a positive agenda for the future? Fox 'Meets the Trumps': The ULTRA-LUXURIOUS D.C. Hotel TourPublished on May 27, 2016 3/15 Amanda Taub: Donald Trump & the Rise of American AuthoritarianismHow do you measure authoritarian attitudes? The four parenting questions that reveal the authoritarian mindset. The Republican Party’s anxiety about social change and what voters that appeals to. How crisis can activate the authoritarian value society. Vox’s polling and fear of threats from foreign sources. Race and measuring response to authority. How many Democrats are authoritarian and what do we do about authoritarian politics? And for Members: Sam talks with Thomas Frank (who joined us in 2016 to talk about his book "Listen, Liberal") to talk about his book "What's the Matter with Kansas?"
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Mon, 26 December 2016
8/16 Carol Anderson: White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial DivideCarol Anderson a Professor of African American Studies at Emory University and author of White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide,explains the roots of the racial crisis in Milwaukee. The history of progress and blowback against African American human rights. The “Black Codes” the laws against the Great Migration. Racism South and North. How White Rage works. How states responded to Brown v Board of Education. Public school funding and property taxes and what that tells us about race. The legal structure of second class citizenship for African Americans. Why class and race are connected but not the same issue and why the Right wants America to look like Apartheid South Africa. Then, Jeb's son George, the current Texas land commissioner, endorses Donald Trump at an event. Published on Aug 9, 2016 And from the archives for members only, Sam and Jeanine talk to Jared Diamond on his book, "Collapse."
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