The Majority Report with Sam Seder

3/25/2011

Listener Wes Cheek reports in from Japan, Chris Rosen gives his weekly movie picks, and comedian Andy Kindler joins to talk about politics and the media with Sam.

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3/24/2011

There's a class war happening. And we're losing. 

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3/23/2011

Today, Sam Seder had an on-air tax policy debate with conservative John Nolte of Andrew Breitbart's BigHollywood.com. Enjoy.

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3/22/2011
 
Today, Kevin Baker, author of Dreamland discusses the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 and how it lead to the transformation of the labor code in New York State.
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3/21/2011

Executive Director of the National Security Network Heather Hurlburt joins us to talk about the shiny new war in Libya

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3/18/2011

Today, Spencer Ackerman, reporter for Wired.com's Danger Room.

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3/17/2011

On the show today, Linda Perlstein, Public editor for the Education Writers Association, former staff writer for The Washington Post, and author of Tested.

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3/16/2011

Greg Mitchell of The Nation on the Age of Wikileaks and the plight of Bradley Manning

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3/15/2011

Today, Edge of Sports writer Dave Zirin discusses the labor battle currently being fought in the NFL, and we discuss the latest news out of Japan

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3/14/2011

Author and Journalist Yves Smith joins us to discuss the Anonymous leak of Bank of America documents, and Sam reports back from his trip to Wisconsin.

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3/11/2011

While Sam is en route to Wisconsin to report on the labor battle, we're podcasting this interview with Lucy Walker, director of Wasteland.

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3/10/2011

Everybody Loves Chris! Chris Hayes, that is. The Nation’s D.C. Editor joins Sam on the program today to talk about how everyone does not love Wisconsin governor Scott Walker right now

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3/9/2011

Harvard Law rofessor Lawrence Lessig explains the influence of money on American politics.

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3/8/2011

Attorney Peter Mougey joins us to discuss Americans taking Wall Street to court.

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3/7/2011

Matt Taibbi joins us to talk about why Wall Street isn't in jail.

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3/4/2011

Bill McKibben - author, educator, and environmentalist joins us to talk about Timothy DeChristopher and the changing tactics of the environmental movement.

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3/3/2011

Investigative journalist David Cay Johnston joins us to talk about the media's coverage of Wisconsin and the American inequality of wealth.

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 3/2/2011

Today, Chris Hedges, columnist with Truthdig, joins us to talk about the American liberal class. Also, updates on Wisconsin and Libya.

 

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3/1/2011

Tom Tomorrow, cartoonist behind This Modern World, joins us. Also, we discuss Hydro-fracking in Pennsylvania and New York, and talk abotu new concerns from genetically modified organisms.

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2/28/2011

Today, an update from Wisconsin with David Dayen of Firedoglake.

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2/25/2011

An interview with Eugene Jarecki, director of Reagan, on the myth of Reagan.

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2/24/2011

TECH DAY TODAY!

Enjoy this interview with Naomi Klein.

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2/23/2011

Today, Investigative journalist Lindsay Beyerstein who blogs at Big Think/Focal Point, as well as the Faux-Koch phone call to Governor Walker. 

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2-22-2011

Today, more from Wisconsin with Josh Orton and Sam reviews Gaddafi’s insane speech today.

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2-21-2011

Today, AlterNet’s Washington bureau chief Adele Stan discusses Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s Koch brothers connections.

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2/18/2011

Doug Benson calls in for Casua Friday's film reviews, and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich joins us with his new tax plan.

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2/17/2011

Jesse Russell, Producer for Workers Independent News, talks to us about the on-the-ground situation of the unfolding Wisconsin union struggle.

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2/16/2011

Heather Hurlburt Executive Director of the National Security Network and former Clinton speechwriter, comes back to talk about the future of Egypt.

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2/15/2011

The Nation's William Greider talks about the Financial Comission report. Marc Maron and Sam Seder have an emotional reunion.

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2/14/2011

Glenn Greenwald joins us to talk about the US Chanber of Commerce spying on liberals, and Dan Froomkin talks about the budget and the age of austerity.

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2/10/2011

We say good-bye to Hosni Mubarak, but hello to Chris Rosen and Ross Brockley on today's Casual Friday edition of the Majority Report.

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2/10/2011

On today's show, consumer advocate Jamie Court of consumerwatchdog.org and author of the book, "The Progressive Guide to Raising Hell."

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2/9/2011

We speak to Katherine Gallagher, attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, on the CCR's indictment against George W. Bush on grounds of torture.

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2/8/2011

Author Stephen Elliot joins us to discuss his new book, Donald, a "high-wire allegory" about everyone's favorite ex-Secretary of Defense.

 

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2/7/2011

We talk about the future of Egypt, and listen to Rush Limbaugh try to defend Ronaldus Magnus.

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2/4/2011

We continue to follow the revolution in Egypt, Chris Rosen joins us for more movies-on-the-cheap, and Sam proselytizes for Battlestar Galactica.

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2/3/2011

Will Bunch, author of the book The Backlash: Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters, and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama and blogger at Attytood joins Sam to discuss how the TV News is prepping for the Reagan 100 year birthday “love-in” and busts many of the Reagan myths that will be spouted by talking heads during this time.

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2/2/2011 

Fresh from Davos, The Nation’s Chris Hayes joins us, and Michael Stark has breaking news on Boehner's alleged infidelities. 

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2/1/2011

Heather Hurlburt, former Clinton speechwriter and Executive Director of the National Security Network, joins us to talk about Egypt's future in the days to come.

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1/31/2011

Sam is back from his D.C. adventure and will be discussing the uprising in Egypt.

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1/28/2011

Live from the road, Sam talks to Thom Hartmann and corporste PR watchdog Wendell Potter. As usual, Chris Rosen of Movieline joins us to recommend good flicks on the cheap. Tune in at 11:30am EST.

 
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1/27/2011

Sam interviews Jane Hamsher on her detention while protesting the treatment of Bradley Manning.

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1/26/2011

Eric Alterman joins us, and we talk about the State of the Union and Michelle Bachmann's insane response.

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1/25/2011

Digby of Hullabaloo joins us to talk about the upcoming State of the Union address.

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1/24/2011

Professor Juan Cole joins us to discuss the revolution in Tunisia, and it's coverage in American media.

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1/21/2011

In which we continue shitting on Joe Lieberman, and Chris Rosen gets his own theme song.

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1/20/2011

Sam continues his jihad against Social Security cuts with Professor Eric Kingson of Syracuse University

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 1/19/2011

we say au revoir to our bete noire.

 

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1/18/2011

Economist James Galbraith joins us today to talk about Social Security and national debt. 

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1/17/2011

MLK Day compilation of 3 audio clips- MLK at Ebenezer Church, CBS News report of his assassination and Nina Simone singing "Why"

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1/14/2011

Medicare austerity in California, and the problem with charter schools.

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1/13/2011

Wikileaker detained, Sam reminisces about the conservative occupation of AAR

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1/12/2011

Josh Fox joins us to talk about hydro-fracking and his documentary Gasland, and we take our first conservative caller of the new Majority Report, who debates Sam on the violence of political rhetoric.

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1/11/11

Alex Pareene of Salon's War Room talks false equivalency and violent rhetoric. 

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Arizona Rep. Farley on the state of political rhetoric. 

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Casual Friday and a WikiLeaks rundown.

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Brian Beutler joins us to talk about the new congress.

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Death Panels: now more alive than Cheney.

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Americans say, Tax the rich!

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The grand bargain is a great rip-off: the GOP prepares to take more hostages

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