The Majority Report with Sam Seder

The New Republic's Noam Scheiber explains the structural inequities in the legal system, how Enron fraudster Jeffrey Skilling ended up with such a light sentence, how the legal system is stacked against the poor, the history of legal aid, the limits of legal aid, the role of the  Great Society and public law, what is legal Medicare? How the rich can buy better treatment under the law, why we need to socialize law, how it should be done, why we need to limit what the wealthy can on lawyers and how socialized law will help reform the entire criminal justice system.

On The Fun Half: the American hunger crisis and the implications of the Food Stamp cuts, how Reagan and Clinton cuts set the stage for the modern hunger crisis, what happens to the unemployed after unemployment runs out, Rush Limbaugh's bizarre inner struggle over Michael Sam, Ron Paul talks about "honest rape", Random Rush and your calls and IMs.

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Dave Zirin explains why sports and politics have a hit a tipping point, why the Sochi Olympics is essential for understanding sports in today's world, why the Sochi Olympics are particularly bad, the foundational problem with the Sochi games, the Circassian genocide, what will happen to the LGBT community after the games? The corruption of the IOC, why companies love to "sin wash" during the Olympics, the relationship between sports and propaganda,why we need to understand athletes as workers, what has been shocking about the response to Michael Sam and are college athletes about to get unions?

On the Fun Half: Volkswagen wants its Tennessee workers to have a union but state Republicans fight to keep the south's poor labor standards, homophobic reactions to Michael Sam from NFL players, WSJ Editor says women who drink and get raped share share responsibility, and your calls and IMs.

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Firedoglake's Kevin Gosztola explains the case of the NATO3, how 2 undercover Chicago cops entrapped 3 young protesters, the state of Illinois and the FBI targeting protesters attending the NATO protests and charged them with terrorism, and how the state couldn't convince a jury to the activists were terrorists.

Radio show host and activist Bob Kincaid explains the ongoing public health threat to the southeast United States from the Freedom Industries chemical spill, how West Virginia politicians are owned by coal interests, the deadly toll of coal mining and what we can do to save Appalachia.

On The Fun Half: Silicon Valley tycoons conspire to keep down wages, Fox News whines about evil CEO  in the new Lego Movie,  AOL CEO blames cutting health benefits on "distressed babies", how NSA metadata is used in America's drone program and your calls and IMs.

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Political strategist Cliff Schecter explains the importance of AIPAC backing down on the new Iran sanctions bill, why AIPAC backed down, Republicans kill unemployment insurance again, why unemployment insurance helps people find work, immigration dead again? The Bill Nye Ken Ham debate and even Pat Robertson thinks creationism is crazy.

Film Guy Matthew Weiss is shocked Sam is watching the Walking Dead, Matthew's new project, Matthew and Sam debate documentaries and Matthew suggested the movieEscape From Tomorrow.  

We hear from a real job creator on how Obamacare helped her business, Sam has another session of the "Sam Seder Libertarian Learning Annex",  A Text From Jon Benjamin, Duke Energy releases coal ash into North Carolina's Dan River, Scott Brown rents his email list to anti vaccine conspiracy theorists and your IMs and calls.

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Author and University of California Berkeley Boalt School of law professor Ian Haney Lopez author of the new book Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class explains the cynical calculation that drove George Wallace's racist politics, what "state rights" really means, how the Republicans adopted the southern strategy, political uses of race by the Republican Party, why "strategic racism" explains Republican race baiting, the evolving nature of racism and the smart way to confront racism in modern America.

On The Fun Half: Laura Ingraham unleashes an unhinged attack on Justice Sonia Sotomayor for not using the word "illegal" and gets legal and geographic lessons from Sam, dog whistle politics and immigration, debunking more anti minimum wage increase myths, does CVS not selling cigarettes have implications for other industries? Fox's Gretchen Careslon wants to know if CVS is allowed to not sell cigarettes? and Your calls and IMs.

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Hey folks, today is a Members only show, but we still wanted to give you Freebies a teaser from today's show. Enjoy our epic mockery of Sean Hannity and remember! Members make the Majority Report possible. Please join us by becoming a MEMBER. You can also show your support by clicking thru to the DONATE button for a one-time donation. Thanks!

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Gabriel Sherman author of the unauthorized biography of Fox News chief Roger Ailes, The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News--and Divided a Countryexplains what motivated Roger Ailes to build Fox News, how Ailes created Fox in his image, why Roger Ailes and Glenn Beck have the same extreme politics, the paranoia of Roger Ailes, why Fox is a cult of personality, why do other journalists defend Fox? And why we are in the decline era for Fox News.

On the Fun Half: the Republicans new debt default threats, Sam has an epic debate with a southern Libertarian, why Libertarians oppose the Civil Rights Act and your calls and IMs.

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David Wildstein charges that Christie new about lane closures on the George Washington Bridge, new investigations against the Christie Administration's political use of the Port Authority, Christie releases a memo attacking David Wildstein, new questions about Chris Christie's use of Sandy relief funds, the time Chris Christie almost sued his High School baseball team and why the Governor is heading to CPAC.

Cred Action, Senior Campaign Manager Elijah Zarlin explains the oil industry friendly firm that wrote the State Department's Keystone Pipeline report, were the State Department's ethics guidelines violated? Why Elijah is optimistic about John Kerry's role in Keystone and the huge amounts of grassroots support for fighting Keystone.

On the Fun Half: more signs of a disappearing middle class, Random Rush, conservatives freak out about Coca-Cola's Super Bowl ad and your calls and IMs.

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Cliff Schecter explains President Obama's State of the Union address, how Obama is standing strong on Iran negotiations, why President Obama is so unwilling to draw contrasts with the Republicans, why Obama can clearly hold Republicans responsible without losing his temper, Harry Reid comes out against Fast Track, new movements for reform of drug sentencing laws, Congress moves closer to immigration reform and new Chris Christie scandals and when will he go to jail?

Isabel Gillies tries to explain Valentines Day to Sam, Isabel wants her son to master the Bagpipe, why Isabel liked American Hustle, Amy Adams will play Isabel Gillies in a movie version of her book! And Isabel suggests the movie Flight on Netflix.

Howard Dean shills for the MEK and opposes diplomatic breakthrough with Iran and your calls and IMs.

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In studio Janeane Garofalo explains the real record of Julius Ceaser, why animals aren't treated well on movie sets, Peter Schiff goes on the Daily show and makes an ass of himself again, why cynics and suckers explain the conservative movement and new lies and crimes committed by Freedom Industries in West Virginia.

On the Funnier Half: Harry Reid comes out against Fast Track trade authority, one Republican admits that race is why so many Republicans don't want immigration reform, why conspiracy theories help the elite and your calls IMs and phone calls.

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