The Majority Report with Sam Seder

06/30/2011

Today we have Sam's interview of Jared Bernstein, Vice President Joe Biden's former Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser. Bernstein is a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and blogs at jaredbernsteinblog.com.

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Category:general -- posted at: 3:08pm EDT

06/29/2011

Today Max Blumenthal, senior writer for The Daily Beast & author of Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement that Shattered the Party, is on the show to talk the Israeli government's flotilla smear campaign.

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Category:general -- posted at: 1:54pm EDT

06/28/2011

Today on the program, Maryland Democratic State Senator Jamie Raskin will be joining us to talk the Supreme Court ruling in Arizona. He is also a professor of constitutional law at American University's Washington College of Law where he directs its Program on Law and Government.

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Category:general -- posted at: 1:45pm EDT

06/27/2011 

New York City just seems that much nicer today, now that same sex marriage is legal throughout the entire NY state. Joining us today is author of Why Marriage Matters; America, Equality and Gay People's Right to Marry, Evan Wolfson. He is the founder and executive director of Freedom To Marry.

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Category:general -- posted at: 2:24pm EDT

06/24/2011

The hilarious Michael Ian Black joins us on the show today! We also have our Week in Review song from Dave Benjoya & the Screaming Majority. And, some breaking news: Chris Rosen is NOT on the show today! He is at a very important press conference for the film 'Horrible Bosses'. IMPORTANT SENIOR EDITOR STUFF.

Direct download: 06-24-2011-Casual_Friday-Michael_Ian_Black-PUB.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:45pm EDT

06/23/2011

Fresh off of Countdown with Keith Olbermann last night, Matt Taibbi, Political Reporter at Rolling Stone magazine, joins us on the show to talk his Michele Bachmann article and this piece. That's not all! We also have Darius Charney, attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, co-counsel with the Sugar Law Center in Detroit on the case challenging the Emergency Manager Law in Michigan.


06/22/2011

We have Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor of Slate, on the show today, talking about the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Category:general -- posted at: 1:50pm EDT

06/21/2011

We have a great show for you today as Spencer Ackerman of Wired's Danger Room joins us to talk Never Mind the Drawdown.

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Category:general -- posted at: 1:44pm EDT

06/20/2011

One of the Majority Report’s favorite bloggers joins us today…we have Digby on the show!

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Category:general -- posted at: 2:14pm EDT

6/17/2011

Sam broadcasts live from Netroots Nation.

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Category:general -- posted at: 2:13pm EDT

6/16/2011

Live from Netroots Nation 2011...the Majority Report with Sam Seder!

You won't want to miss today's show! Sam is at Netroots Nation (audio AND video streaming!) and be talking to a number of great guests.

On the show today: David Dayen (@ddayen) of firedoglake, Chris Bowers (@ThisBowers) of Dailykos, writer Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte), Gaius Publius (@Gaius_Publius) of AmericaBlog and more!

Direct download: 06-16-2011_Netroots_Nation_Berman_Bowers_Marcotte_Tom_Tomorrow_more.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:30pm EDT

06/15/2011

Sam fills in for Thom Hartmann on Thom Hartmann's radio show!


06/14/2011

You can bet Sam has something to say concerning last night's Republican debate, but more importantly we have Allison Kilkenny of Citizen Radio joining us today to talk USUncut. We also have a special guest, near Senator Katherine Harriss...

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Category:general -- posted at: 2:39pm EDT

06/13/2011

Sam has plenty to talk about on today’s show including, but certainly not limited to tonight’s Republican debate! This is the first of the debates to include “actual legitimate 2012 Republican candidates”…and Michelle Bachmann.

Direct download: 06-13-2011-The_GOP_Clowncar-PUB.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:18pm EDT

06/10/2011

Todd Barry (@toddbarry) is on the show today! Of course, also joining us today is our new Friday staple, Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter). Today is also momentous as we find out whether Chris Rosen (@42inchtv) has caught Battlestar Gallactica on Netflix…his Weekend Movie Reviews segment hangs in the balance! That’s not all either as we have another Week in Review song EACH from Jimmy Reefercake (@JimmyReefercake) and the Screaming Majority. A jam packed Friday show from the Majority Report to kick off your weekend.

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Category:general -- posted at: 3:06pm EDT

06/09/2011

Executive Director of the National Security Network, Heather Hurlburt, joins us today to talk about what’s happening in Yemen.

Direct download: 06-09-2011-Heather_Hurlburt-War_Number_4-PUB.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:28pm EDT

06/08/2011

While we take a tech day, we offer you this never-before-heard interview with Chrystia Freeland of Thomson Reuters on the global elite.

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Category:general -- posted at: 12:19pm EDT

06/07/2011

Sarah Vowell talks about her new book, Unfamiliar Fishes, about the colonization of Hawaii

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Category:general -- posted at: 2:13pm EDT

06/06/2011

John Amato of Crooks and Liars joins us to talk about Delta Airlines' unionbusting strategies.

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Category:general -- posted at: 2:01pm EDT

06/03/2011

More Majority Report than you bargained for. Bobby Kennedy joins us to discuss his upcoming documentary, The Last Mountain, about the fight for a symbol of Labor pride in West Virginia. Cliff Schecter joins us to discuss the week in news, we have new Week in Review Songs, and Chris Rosen fights for his very survival.

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Category:general -- posted at: 1:53pm EDT

06/02/2011

Today we have author Jeff Madrick. discussing his latest book, Age of Greed, The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970-Present. And we couldn’t get through to him yesterday (international calls are tricky, folks), but we have him today! Independent reporter, Ryan Gallagher joins us to talk the New Spanish Revolution.

Direct download: 06-02-2011-Jeff_Madrick-Ryan_Gallagher-Greed_and_Revolt-PUB.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:07pm EDT

06/01/2011

Guy Lawson from Rolling Stone magazine joins us to talk about the two Florida kids who armed Afghanistan.

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Category:general -- posted at: 2:18pm EDT

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