The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Cliff Schecter explains why the Democrats may not keep the Senate, the possible 50/50 Senate split, Mitch McConnell's war against the minimum wage and self enrichment, what Mitch McConnell thinks his job is, will McConnell's campaign manager face criminal charges, why Democrats might keep the North Carolina Senate seat,could Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu win the Democratic primaries in New York state? The competing narratives of Isis and what was the Neo-con strategy in the Middle East?

Film Guy Matthew Weiss explains the changing nature of Astoria, Weird Al Yankovic and the problem with modern comedy, the problem with the "sharing" economy, promoting Teachers Lounge and Matt shills for Jim Norton, Sam's evolving view of Continuum and Matthew suggested everyone watch the movie Ishtar.

More on the Project For A New American Century, And your calls and IMs.

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Journalist Patrick Cokburn explains how Isis developed out of Syria and Iraq, the origins of Isis in Al Quada in Iraq, Sunni repression in post Saddam Iraq, what Hillary Clinton misses about arming moderate rebels in Syria, what regional powers support Jihadi fighters, the strategic miscalculation with the Assad regime, the Sunni community and Isis in Iraq, the brutality of Isis, what accounts for Isis's power and military capacity, how Isis uses social media, Iran's hatred of Isis, the Kurdish strategy, why a Kurdish group considered a terrorist organization is most effective in fighting Isis, the choice between Assad and Isis, how fast is Isis growing? And how much of a global security threat is Isis?

On The Fun Half: Iowa State Senator admits to taking bribe to switch his support from Michele Bachmann to Ron Paul, Mitch McConnell's campaign manager implicated by the bribery story, the New York Times endorses Tim Wu for NY LT governor, Ben Stein explains that all tall young black men are armed and your IMs.

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Journalist Dana Goldstein author of the new book The Teachers Warsexplains why teachers are held responsible for the American inequality crisis, if we want teachers to make a broader impact why we need structural policy solutions, the gendered dynamics of teaching, why we can't support teaching in the age of austerity, the policy implications of merit pay, how the Obama Administration helped create the standardized test hysteria, what tests are meant for, the historical roots of the Teach For America model, what we can do to support teachers and what really harms inner city schools.

On The Fun Half: nine year old given Uzi and accidentally kills shooting instructor, New York Times declines to endorse Andrew Cuomo, why poverty is always the issue in education, President Obama's ambitious new global climate push, Random Rush and your calls and IMs.

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Professor William Lazonick explains how companies have turned from employment security, how corporate leadership structures are hurting the entire economy, what stock buy backs, how stock buy backs are different from traditional stock purchasing, how Ronald Reagan deregulated the stock market, why the FCC can't monitor buybacks, why stock rewards have become more and ore popular, the similarity between stock buybacks and pump and dump schemes, how these schemes keep wages down, the real story behind executive pay, why Reagan economic policies failed to put money in the economy, why real wages used to track productivity growth, the 1980s focus on stock price and the destruction of wages and the radical financial reform that is needed.

On the Fun Half: respectability politics and protesting police killing, Fox pundit Andrea Tantaros says Eric Holder is running the Justice Department like the Black Panthers, and your calls and IMs.

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Demos Senior Policy analyst Catherine Reutschlin explains how markets the libertarian myth of a color blind free market, how markets can perpetuate racism, private prisons, why the "sharing" economy is not color blind and how race and inequality cannot be separated.

D. Brian Burghart, editor of the Reno News & Reviews, explains the Fatal Encounters project, creating the only database of deadly police shootings in the nation, what he's learned since starting this crowdsourced national database project, how the local, state, and federal government doesn't want you to know the data behind police shootings and what you can do to help.

On The Fun Half: how ISIS uses social media, how progressives can respond to real security threats, Dinesh D'Douza compares Ferguson protesters to ISIS, new disclosures on the shooting of a young black man in Walmart in Ohio, Congresspeople taking the water bucket challenge voted to cut funding for ASL research and your calls and IMs.

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Cliff Schecter explains why the NRA isn't defending the rights of Ferguson's black community, the NRA's racism, militarized police and the African American community, where the situation in Ferguson stands now, all the issues that the crisis in Ferguson raises, the militarization of American society, the "stand your ground" culture, how the press is covering Ferguson and why we are still not getting past race in America.

Comedian and New York gubernatorial candidate Randy Credico explains his recent unjustified arrest, why Randy faces years in prison for getting abused by the police, Randy's rival for the Democratic Party nomination Zephyr Teachout, why to vote for Credico or Teachout in the Democratic primary, is Andrew Cuomo vulnerable? And why to vote for Randy for Governor.

Random Rush, could Andrew Cuomo actually lose? And your IMs.

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8/21/14

Citizen journalist Mariah Stewart explains the tension between the police and the African American community in Ferguson, the culture of police harassment of the black community in Ferguson, how Mariah began covering the Ferguson protests, the generational differences in the Ferguson protests, the difference between daytime and nighttime protests, is Ferguson calming down? the role of local schools and churches in Ferguson, why police are not wearing badges in Ferguson, the time Mariah was tear gassed and where the community goes from here.

On The Fun Half: Missouri Highway Patrolman threatening to kill a protester caught on tape, Don Lemon surprised to learn that a member of the National Guard in Missouri used the N Word, Missouri City Councilman blames his posting racist pictures on Facebook for being a Republican, St. Louis Police kill Kajieme Powell and your calls and IMs.

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Princeton's Eddie Glaude Jr. explains the larger meaning of the crisis in Ferguson and the murder of Michael Brown, "conflict porn" and why we don't get to the bottom of race in America, why white supremacy is the disease that undermines America, white supremacy can be practiced by anyone, the politics of respectability, President Obama's reluctance to engage on Ferguson is a expression of our racism, why shouldn't African Americans expect more from President Obama? the Police culture of abuse and harassment of African Americans, how Ferguson challenges the African American establishment, the intersection between race and poverty and why treating populations as disposable blocks America's democracy.

On The Fun Half: John Gibson uses the Michael Brown tragedy to remind everyone of what a complete idiot he is, Fox Radio host Todd Starnes says President Obama is behind "Michael Brown tragedy", Rick Perry indicted, James Foley beheaded by ISIS, why the police are out of control in Ferguson and why there is no accountability and your IMs.

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John Nichols explains what a progressive economic plan would look like and the state of the Netroots and progressive politics in 2014. Also for Members Only! from the Air America archives an interview with "Saddam Hussain" or Fred Armisen and a conversation with Rick Perlstein.

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A collection of interviews Sam conducted at Netroots Nation 2014, including with RJ Eskow a Senior Fellow at Campaign For America's Future, progressive Senate candidate Shenna Bellows explains why she is taking on Susan Collins in the Maine Senate race and for Members only! an interview from the Air America days with the great George Carlin.

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From the deep archives of the Air America days an interview with Democracy Now's Amy Goodman on her book The Exception to the Rulersher thoughts on the Bush era and the role of a truly non-corporate media. Also for Members only! an interview with independent filmmaker John Sayles.

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Michael and Matt breakdown the problems in Hillary Clinton's foreign policy vision, why Democrats are still stuck in dead ideas, how anti immigration hysteria is fueling the growth of the Klu Klux Klan, debunking Ukraine conspiracy theories and remembering Robin Williams.

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Professor Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food and Culture)explains the politics behind the food we eat, how we can make better choices and the future of food policy in America.

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Middle East analyst and commentator Holly Dagres explains why US airstrikes against ISIS are needed, the unique threat that ISIS poses to Iraq, the failures of Nouri al Maliki's leadership, sectarian violence and Iraq's future and what are the best policy options moving forward.

Freelance journalist Dion Beary explains why race is a problem in professional wrestling, why there has never been an African-American WWE World champion, how black professional wrestlers are often portrayed as characters based simply on their blackness and and why the sport fired one its most important stars for confronting racism inside the WWE.

On The Fun Half: Sarah Palin releases her most incoherent video yet, income inequality might be even worse than thought because of tax evasion, police kill two more unarmed black teenagers, James O'keefe crosses the US Mexico border in an Osama Ben Ladan mask and your IMs.

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Political strategist and weekly guest Cliff Schecter explains why President Obama is the fourth President in a row to bomb Iraq, the human rights crisis in Iraq, the potential goals of military strikes in Iraq, why humanitarian intervention might be justified to save the Yazdi community, the austerity crisis in Cincinnati and Detroit, the Tea Party virus and local politics, defending Cincinnati's history from the Tea Party and creditors, why the right and corporations benefit from polarization and the Republican impeachment of Bill Clinton.

Marc Maron explains the difference between Sam's radio voice and his normal voice, the best ways to deal with anxiety, what's bothering Marc, why Maron does not listen to the Majority Report, Sam's latest mishap in terrestrial radio, the latest on the podcast troll lawsuit, Adam Carolla fights the good fight on podcast trolls, what Marc is gonna do in Tampa and will Sam ever be on Marc's podcast or TV show?

Victoria Jackson loses her bid for a County Commissioner in Tennessee, the distinction between military action in Iraq and Syria and your IMs.

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Historian Rick Perlstein author of The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reaganexplains "wacky packages" and the cultural politics of the 1970s, the rights absurd plagiarism charges, the role of terrorism in left politics in the 1970s, Nixon and the beginning of elite impunity, what was good about the 1970s, the 1970s and questioning institutions, right wing politics and the division backlash, Goldberg, Nixon and Reagan and the tree phases of conservative backlash, the Exorcist and Reaganism, the complex political legacy of Jimmy Carter and and what really drives the conservative movement.

On The Fun Half: Matt's apology, ISIS in Iraq possibly on the verge of mass ethnic cleansing, supporting the Kurds against ISIS, conversations between Palestinians and Jewish teenagers, the debate within the Jewish community, Peter Beinart shames the odious Ben Shapiro and your calls and IMs.

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Greg Mitchell author of Atomic Cover-up: Two U.S. Soldiers, Hiroshima & Nagasaki explains why the history of the United States dropping nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki matters, the stunning civilian death toll from Hiroshima, the examples we are still living from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, why dropping a nuclear weapon had no strategic justification, why Hiroshima was picked as a target, the cover up of the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan's current nuclear policy and its history, how we are still distorting the history of Hiroshima, President Obama's shift in policy toward Hiroshima and the dangerous legacies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

On The Fun Half: Right Wing Mandela swings by, Random Rush, why voter fraud should be treated like climate denial, the CIA redacts a Senate report on its torture practices, Rand Paul's lame excuse for fleeing from a dreamer, Israeli memories, President Obama is not exceeding his authority on immigration and your calls and IMs.

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Journalist Rafia Zakaria explains the brutal track record of the Taliban and ISIS in attacking women, the all female ISIS brigade that monitors women, medieval imagery, Islamic insurgencies, the Orientalist imagination and how to address global human rights systemically.

Congressman Mo Brooks says there is a "war on white people"

On The Fun Half: Congressman Steven King confronted by two Dream Act young adults, a former Israeli General says there are no civilians in Gaza, Stephen Colbert owns anti public education spokesperson, a children's Open Carry book, the myth of the "fake" geek girl, Fox ignores the Benghazi report and your IMs.

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Daniel Levy the Director of the Middle East Program at the European Council on Foreign Relations explains the strategy behind Israel's attack on Gaza,why Benjamin Netanyahu is a both a risk averse and ultra right wing Prime Minister, Netanyahu's Greater Israel strategy, how Palestinians could practice more effective politics, grassroots organizing and Israel/Palestine and why the Palestinian movement must fight anti semitism.

Breaking down the Benghazi commission report.

On The Fun Half: President Obama acknowledges we tortured people, but still no accountability for the CIA, Rula Jebreal calls out Fox for having o Arab news anchors, Eric Garner's death ruled a homicide and Jon Voight's crazy Israel column and your IMs.

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Cliff Schecter explains the outbreak of Ebola, the policy failures of the United States in public health and infrastructure, why neo-liberalism is endangering our public health, Congress fails to act on the humanitarian crisis at the border, the Republicans attack on child refugees, why Republicans are pushing impeachment and Democrats can take advantage of them on it, the CIA spies on the Senate, will the Intelligence services ever be held accountable? And calling out deregulation.

Isabel Gillies explains her love of her Majority Report theme song, Isabel's upcoming book, Isabel's son likes his Mom's theme song, Sam does a Hugo from Bob's Burgers for Isabel's son , Isabel suggests the movie Chef , playing in theaters and Sam and Isabel's movie memories.

On The Fun Half: debunking Gaza myths, Cory Booker the new Evan Bayh?And your calls and IMs.

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