Mon, 30 September 2024
Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speaks with Manisha Sinha, Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut, to discuss her recent book The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on the major death toll coming out of Lebanon, the sending of US forces and aid to support Israel, US airstrikes in Syria, Hurricane Helene’s death toll and destruction, presidential polling, Gavin Newsome’s pro-Private Equity and Big Tech moves, labor news, Eric Adams’ legal woes, and the passing of Kris Kristofferson, before reading a message from Matt Strackbein AKA The Letterhack on the devastation of Hurricane Helene. Professor Manisha Sinha then joins, diving right into the major expansion of the typical Reconstruction time frame in her work, with the 1865-77 period failing to incorporate the initial challenge for interracial democracy in the South or the decades of challenges to the progressive project of Reconstruction that were required to overthrow this effort fully, and exploring the mythologizing of this era as an abject “failure” and the “Lost Cause” revisionist history that plays into. Expanding on the importance of understanding the project to unwind Reconstruction, Professor Sinha tackles the role of the Gilded Age and the late 19th Century revolution in Industrial Capitalism in pushing a shift in the Republican Party from Lincoln to anti-labor, laisse-faire liberal Republicans aligned with southern capitalists, all but abandoning the abolitionist project, stepping back from the South as domestic racial terror campaigns and targeted political violence ran wild. After touching on the particular crackdown on the public and civic institutions in the South – via both state and vigilante violence – and expanding on the role of economic populism in bolstering the white supremacist project against Reconstruction, Manisha walks Sam and Emma through the direct relationship between the anti-Black and anti-democratic violence of the era and the then-ongoing project of imperialist expansion and the genocide of Native Americans. Wrapping up, Professor Sinha tackles the glaring parallels with today’s fight for democracy and against White Supremacy, particularly regarding party politics and the Supreme Court, and centers the importance of knowing what you’re fighting against.
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Fri, 27 September 2024
It's Casual Friday! Emma speaks with Ettingermentum of the "Ettingermentum Newsletter" on SubStack to discuss the state of play with just about 5 and a half weeks before the 2024 election. First, Emma runs through updates on the arraignment of Eric Adams, Harris’ polling lead, the US economy, Bibi’s visit to the UN, the rising death toll in Lebanon, Jim Clyburn’s endorsement of Lina Khan, Democratic Party funds, Trump’s legal woes, a potential censure of Clay Higgins, and an impending Kansas City rent strike, before tackling Elon Musk’s evident banning of Ken Klippenstein in a case that oddly resembles a certain #TwitterFiles. Ettingermentum then joins diving right into the misconceptions about the upcoming US Presidential election, particularly when it comes to polling, first stepping back to assess what pundits got wrong about the development of the US electorate over the last eight years – particularly in terms of solid Dem performance in the Sunbelt and Midwest – before diving deeper into why Kamala Harris’ floor and ceiling in these major swing states are significantly higher than Trump (despite her performance also somewhat raising Trump’s floor). After expanding on Harris’ commitment to the Democrats’ well-ossified campaign strategy of cozying up to corporate elites, Ettingermentum and Emma tackle the likelihood of a strategic or policy shift by Harris once in office and unpack the gap that still exists in the polling for her and other major Democratic candidates in swing states. Ettingermentum then gives us a greater review of polling across the Electoral College and explores what a potential escalation of conflict in the Middle East could do to change that, wrapping up the show with some fun musings on the state of political polling. Follow Ettingermentum on Twitter here: https://x.com/ettingermentum Check out the "Ettingermentum Newsletter" here: https://www.ettingermentum.news/ Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityrep ort Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today’s sponsors: Sunset Lake CBD: Sunsetlakecbd is a majority employee owned farm in Vermont, producing 100% pesticide free CBD products. Use code Leftisbest and get 20% off at http://www.sunsetlakecbd.com. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/ |
Thu, 26 September 2024
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! Emma speaks with Jeff Schuhrke, assistant professor in labor studies at SUNY Empire State University, to discuss his recent book Blue-Collar Empire: The Untold Story of US Labor's Global Anticommunist Crusade. Then, she speaks with Seamus Malekafzali, freelance writer and journalist, proprietor of the Seamus Malekafzali newsletter on SubStack, to discuss the recent Israeli offensive into Lebanon. First, Emma runs through updates on the indictment of Eric Adams, Netanyahu’s visit to the UN, Israel’s devastating offensives in Lebanon and Gaza, election spending, the GOP’s anti-Haitian attacks, US-Israel aid, Harris’ cozying up to crypto, Lina Khan vs. AI, Mark Robinson, and Hurricane Helene, before parsing a little deeper through the beautifully idiotic actions outlined in the fed’s Adams indictment. Professor Jeff Schuhrke then joins, diving right into the history of the AFL-CIO’s internal cold war and the havoc it wreaked on the institution’s organizing capacities, stepping back to outline the start difference in organizing of the then-separate AFL and CIO during the union boom at the peak of the Great Depression in the 1930s, with the Congress of Industrial Organizations taking on a grassroots approach, organizing across the spectrum of the working class to improve class consciousness, including among the growing communist factions in the US, and thus rapidly and drastically expanding their base, unionizing massive corporations, and establishing many openly-communist-led unions, all nationwide, a strategy directly contrasted by the American Federation of Labor’s establishment and anti-communist tact of this era. Moving into the 1940s, Professor Schuhrke explores how the post-war period, between the overwhelming backlash to a wave of strikes in 1945, the growth of an anti-communist government-backed military industry, and the onset of the McCarthyist Red Scare, saw a complete inversion of the growing labor power of the last decade, with full-scale communist purges and the GOP’s takeover of Congress crippling both the numbers and the rights that had so bolstered labor, resulting in a decimated CIO limping to join the AFL in 1955. From here, Jeff walks Emma through the rapid expansion of the AFL-CIO’s anti-communist aims, as funding poured in from the State Department to sponsor an international effort by the labor federation fundamentally conflating anti-communist fear-mongering with labor organizing, be it through worker training or illegal, mafia-backed intimidation practices, putting any attempt to unify the working class to the side as labor took a back seat to US empire, with union rates reflecting exactly that. They wrap up the interview by tackling what we can learn from this period of corruption and degradation as the US finds itself amid a labor renaissance. Séamus Malekafzali then walks Emma through the past few weeks of Israel’s terror campaign on Lebanon, first tackling the brief retaliatory attacks from Hezbollah in late August following Israel’s assassination of commander Fuad Shukr that preceded Israel’s escalation, before diving deep into the material impact of this offensive, between the wide-scale terrorism of Israel’s rigged pagers and communications devices, to their following record-setting bombardments in South Lebanon. After stepping back to explore how Israel’s offensives in Lebanon and against Hezbollah have been central to the IDF developing their tactics of collective punishment, Séamus wraps up with how these tactics have devastated South Lebanon over the last week, pushed the population into a complete crisis, and what it means for the future of the Lebanese people and Zionist expansion. And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder as they unpack the absurd controversy developing around Chappelle Roan’s statement critiquing the Democratic Party (while still saying she’ll vote Harris), and the predictably disgusting (and unsuccessful) backlash to Bisan Owda’s Emmy nomination. Mike in Denver has some questions about Colorado’s ranked-choice referendum, Sophie from Vienna discusses organizing the Palestine Congress, Vienna, and the MR Crew tackles Clay Higgins’ decision to join in on the rest of the GOP’s anti-Haitian bigotry, plus, your calls and IMs! 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Wed, 25 September 2024
It’s Hump Day! Sam speaks with Sharon Lerner, writer covering health and the environment for ProPublica, to discuss her recent piece entitled “EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.” Then, they speak with Ari Berman, national voting rights correspondent at Mother Jones, author of Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It, to discuss the recent attempts by Republican legislatures and voting commissions to change rules ahead of the 2024 election. First, Sam runs through updates on Israel’s offensive on Lebanon, ProPublica’s report on Blinken’s coverup of Israeli war crimes in front of Congress, Harris’ polling, Senate races, the execution of Marcellus Williams, a Haitian non-profit’s case against Trump and Vance, Florida’s education bans, corruption in Eric Adams’ administration, the InfoWars auction, and the FBI report on dropping violent crime everywhere except anti-LGBTQ hate, before parsing a little deeper through Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s active coverup in front of Congress, and John Kirby’s poor attempt to address it. Sharon Lerner then joins, first stepping back to reassess her year-long coverage, beginning in 2022, of the system of management intimidation and pressure set up by the Trump Administration EPA’s “New Chemicals” department, pushing scientists tasked with assessing the impact of new chemicals on human health and the environment to overlook issues, avoid deeper investigation, and even remove notes on them from any official reports, all serving to expedite corporations’ ability to get these chemicals to market regardless of safety concerns. Lerner and Sam then look to the structure of the EPA as a whole, tracing how this active pressure trickled down from executives to lawmakers to management before looking to the recently released report from the Inspector General, outlining in broad strokes the system of intimidation and retaliation, as they unpack the slow-walking of any major change to the administration under Biden’s presidency, and how that can change. Ari Berman then sets his targets on Georgia as he walks Sam through the state GOP’s overwhelming effort to pre-emptively rig every step of the electoral system in the lead-up to the 2024 elections, with a particular focus on replacing the election boards with election-denying cronies to changes in mail-in ballot eligibility. After briefly touching on the role of RFK’s ongoing ballot shenanigans in further threatening mail-in-enfranchisement – particularly in Wisconsin and North Carolina – Berman and Sam tackle an ongoing legal case out of Mississippi that has the potential to risk mail-in ballots nationwide if it makes it to to the Supreme Court before November, wrapping up the interview with a conversation on the need for Dems to emphasize communicating voting rights, encouraging voting, and challenging this effort head-on. And in the Fun Half: Sam first unpacks yesterday’s state-backed killing of Marcellus Williams, walking through the myriad issues ignored by the Missouri government and Supreme Court in his case, the overwhelming push to stay the case, and his son’s reflections on the day of his death. Bernie Moreno takes on abortion and accidentally alienates 50% of his base, Dan Osborn absolutely kills the PR push ahead of his election, and JD Vance walks into a supermarket… ouch. Vivek, Taibbi, and Anna Khachiyan wax poetic about Great Replacement theory, Alvaro from Waco unpacks the Dem’s push in Texas and the ongoing death row case of Robert Robertson, Stephen in Dublin and West in North Carolina (respectfully) unpack some absurdities in recent left coverage, Bob from Indiana has a movie recommendation (Matewan!) and a question for the Harris campaign, plus, your calls and IMs! 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Tue, 24 September 2024
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma speak with Aaron Kleinman, director of research for the States Project at Future Now, to discuss the biggest state legislature races coming up in November. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Israel’s mass slaughter in Lebanon, US troop presence in the Middle East, Harris’ lead in Michigan and Wisconsin, Nebraska’s sole electoral vote, GOP controversy, Missouri’s death penalty, VISA’s potential anti-trust violation, Exxon’s lies, UNWRA funding, and climate change, before watching Trump muse on his divine feminism, and diving a little deeper into Israel’s reign of terror on Lebanon. Aaron Kleinman then joins, jumping right into exactly *what* makes this upcoming election such a close fight well beyond the Presidency, looking at electoral shifts left in Midwest Blue Wall states and what Washington’s upcoming top-two primary might be able to tell us about these states come November, and tackling whether the Sunbelt’s curious rightward shift in 2022 will see a reversal, particularly with the role of abortion on the ballot. After expanding on the States Project’s project, how they assess the needs of different candidates and races, and unpacking the major funding gaps in funding for Democratic candidates on the federal and state levels, Kleinman highlights Wisconsin’s myriad tight races in the wake of redistricting and wraps up by touching on the potential Mark Robinson effect in North Carolina. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma dive deep into the complete failure of basic journalistic responsibilities that has been the ongoing controversy around Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s criticism of the Michigan AG’s prosecution of pro-Palestinian protesters, walking through each step of the distortion of Tlaib’s genuine critiques by AG Nessel and CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, and the network’s ultimate doubling-down on the story. After parsing through Missouri’s pending execution of Marcellus Williams, the MR Team watches Eric Weinstein unpack the Marxism behind some of Kamala Harris’ most famous musings, dissect some polling and election previews with John from San Antonio, and discuss the inhumanity of the anti-Haitian hate coming out of the GOP with William in Indiana. Jacob from Indiana helps the show tackle the continuing conflation of anti-semitism and anti-Zionism, and Megyn Kelly watches Dave Rubin stroke his ego as they explore why his getting tied up in dark Russian money was actually a DOJ conspiracy to punish conservative media, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Aaron on Twitter here: https://x.com/bobbybigwheel Check out the States Project at Future Now here: https://statesproject.org/ Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityrep ort Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today’s sponsors: Prolon: Right now, Prolon is offering The Majority Report with Sam Seder listeners 15% off their 5-day nutrition program. Go to https://ProlonLife.com/MAJORITY. That’s https://ProlonLife.com/MAJORITY for this special offer. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/ |
Mon, 23 September 2024
Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with Rob Larson, professor of economics at Tacoma Community College, to discuss his recent book Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Israel’s bombing of Lebanon and continuing slaughter in Gaza, Mark Robinson’s campaign, Harris’ polling lead, Mike Johnson’s capitulation on a continuing resolution, dropping violent crime rates (and rising rates for hate crimes), Harris’ economic program, Trump’s vow to protect vaping, NATO and Ukraine, Musk’s cave to Brazil, the Fed’s raid on NYPD’s interim commish, and new free COVID tests, before tackling the GOP’s ongoing attempt to rerig electoral votes ahead of the election, alongside some interesting revelations about the Trump campaign’s ground game. Professor Rob Larson then joins, first running through the numbers behind the modern era of wealth inequality and the validity of the parallels with the inequalities of the Gilded Age – from the overwhelming wealth of the top 1% to the minimal holdings of the masses – and the overwhelming social isolation of the upper class via class segregation that defines the stratification of these eras. Expanding on this, Professor Larson walks through the disconnect of the ruling class on the level of the interpersonal (with some strong examples from one Elon Musk) and material, diving deep into how both social institutions (e.g., the media) and economic institutions create (and celebrate) isolated worlds for the uber-wealthy, with boundaries explicitly designed avoid undesirables. Rob, Sam, and Emma then step back and examine the devastating impact this grotesque excess has on the rest of society, particularly in the opportunity cost of the absurd endeavors of the elite, before moving into an expansive conversation on the role of philanthropy in bolstering the power, ego, and wealth of the uber-rich, eventually wrapping up the interview with the central role labor and social organizing must play in the fight to even this playing field. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma watch Trump flaunt his Zionist and VC backing, admire Lina Khan’s stellar appearance on 60 Minutes, and soak in JD Vance’s continuing blunders. They also unpack Hillary Clinton’s insane claims about pro-Palestinian campus organizers, parse through RFK’s growing misconduct controversies, and have an extensive conversation with Joseph from Berkeley about the US’ role in pushing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Romeo from Long Island has some comments for the Kamala campaign, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Rob on Twitter here: https://x.com/ironicprofessor Check out Rob's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2215-mastering-the-universe Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityrep ort Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today’s sponsors: Cozy Earth: Your peace of mind matters. Make a wise choice this election season—embrace the comfort of Cozy Earth and feel the difference. Go to https://cozyearth.com/MAJORITYREPORT and use code MAJORITYREPORT for an exclusive discount of up to 40% off. If you get a post-purchase survey, say you heard about Cozy Earth from this podcast! Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/ |
Fri, 20 September 2024
It's Casual Friday! Emma speaks with Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, to round up the week in news. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on uber-controversial revelations around GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, Israel’s aggression to Lebanon, RFK’s newest allegations, Mike Johnson’s capitulation to Dems over government funding, and labor action in the US, before parsing through Donald Trump’s use of the Zionist-Jewish conflation to blame the Jews for his theoretical upcoming loss. Jeet Heer then joins, as he, Sam, and Emma bask in the glory of the last few weeks (and particularly the last 24 hours) of leaks-upon-leaks of Republican malfeasance and controversy, from the Russian money behind right-wing commentators like Tim Pool and Dave Rubin, to the deep revelations of hypocrisy, bigotry, and infidelity in Mark Robinson’s “Nude Africa” account (which, incidentally, tied in Chris Rufo), and RFK’s ongoing scandal involving NYMag reporter Olivia Nuzzi. Expanding on this, Heer unpacks the growing pictures of a Trump campaign embroiled in chaos, as their main spokesfolks for the disillusioned man – JD Vance and RFK Jr. – continue to flounder in their media rounds while the candidate himself cannot help but get “Loomered.” Wrapping up, Jeet, Sam, and Emma look to the electoral state of the race, unpacking the central role Pennsylvania, North Carolina (thank you, Mark Robinson!), and Georgia are likely to play come November and assessing the rhetoric Harris and Trump are using to court those voters. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma dive deep into the crevasses of Mark Robinson’s developing controversy, gain clarity on some of his and Trump’s past interactions, and ponder the question of the leaker. They also tackle Harris’ do “no” harm (excluding, you know, the genocide of Palestinians) to US-Israel relations and Nebraska’s electoral fight, before parsing through the contradictions and lies that ground the US immigration system debate with Republican caller Will from Virginia. Andrea from Chicago responds to Kowalski’s comments on industrial growth and housing, and Nathan from LA gives his perspective on the US economy… and also the show, plus your calls and IMs! Follow Jeet on Twitter here: https://x.com/HeerJeet Check out Jeet's work at The Nation here: https://www.thenation.com/authors/jeet-heer/ TICKETS FOR MAJORITY REPORT ELECTION NIGHT LIVE SHOW HERE!: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-majority-report-with-sam-seder-election-night-coverage-live-show-tickets-1010883639177 Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to tell Sen. Schumer NOT to bring Sen. bill 4127 to the floor! 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Thu, 19 September 2024
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! Emma speaks with Noah Kulwin and Brendan James to discuss the most recent season of the Blowback podcast. Then, she speaks with Ross Barkan, contributing writer at New York Magazine and columnist at Crain's New York, to discuss his recent piece published in The Nation entitled "Is Eric Adams’s Luck About to Run Out?" First, Emma runs through updates on Israel’s attacks on civilians in Lebanon, the UN General Assembly’s overwhelming vote to end Israel’s military presence in Gaza and the West Bank, reporting on Biden’s weapons transfers, the uncommitted movement, the teamsters’ lack of a presidential endorsement, swing state polling, New York State’s Democratic Party problem, the Fed, Russian offensives in Ukraine, Beshear’s conversion therapy ban, and dropping overdose rates in the US, before parsing a little more thoroughly through the developing story of Israel’s en-masse attack of Lebanese citizens (Hezbollah or not) via the use of rigged communications technologies. Emma is then joined by Noah Kulwin and Brendan James as they outline why they chose Cambodia for the focus of the fifth season of Blowback, unpacking its role as a central (and emblematic) node in the constellation of US intervention in Southeast Asia during the Cold War. Expanding on this, Kulwin and James dive into the complex cast of characters that dominate this season, first tackling the Nixon-Kissinger paring that set the blueprint for the entire thing, first sabotaging Vietnam peace negotiations in 1968 to help ensure a GOP victory, before centering a strategy of “Peace with Honor,” by which Nixon meant a shift to more expansive bombing campaigns, and immediately expanding said campaign by pushing Cambodian Royal Norodom Sihanouk to embrace a US carpet bombing campaign on his country (not war, totally not war), all while hiding the entire campaign behind a dual reporting system, separate books, and direct, behind-the-scenes communications between the White House and relevant parties. Shifting focus to Cambodia, Noah and Brendan parse through the Khmer Rouge’s origins as an auxiliary, socialist-aligned force with the North Vietnamese (the basis for Nixon’s carpet bombing), only to help launch a full-scale Civil War in the wake of the US-backed deposition of Sihanouk by South Vietnam in 1970, resulting in years of bloodshed (increased by ongoing US bombings) that saw the Khmer Rouge gain more and more territory and power, until the formerly-small-guerilla movement successfully sacked the capital city of Phnom Penh, launching five years of forced labor, full-scale genocide and the extermination of ethnic minorities, refugee crises, mass executions and more under the rule of Pol Pot. Continuing, James and Kulwin move into the breakdown of Cambodian society under the brutal regime of Pol Pot and expanding conflict as the Khmer Rouge turned against the North Vietnamese government that had supported them (in part due to the Khmer Rouge’s budding relationship with the US and the West), resulting in said government launching a full-scale invasion of Cambodia, getting rid of Pol Pot and establishing a friendly regime, all to the condemnation of the West that had been peacefully watching Cambodians die for nearly a decade. After briefly expanding on the mythology tying the Khmer Rouge’s rule to the greater Soviet movement and the obvious failures of said narrative when you look into who was actually supporting the regime, Emma, Brendan and Noah jump to the modern period, unpacking the symbiotic nature of a fully-capitalist Cold War between the US and China, and what that has meant for Cambodian development over the last decade, wrapping up the interview by running through the final figures on the mass deaths from US carpet bombing (100-150k), the US-backed Civil War (300-500k), and the following Cambodian Genocide (1.7m). Ross Barkan and Emma then dive right into the overwhelming cloud of corruption around NYC Mayor Eric Adams, including FOUR federal investigations ranging from domestic to foreign corruption, and the correlating complete incompetence of his governance, with Barkan comparing his administration to a Tammany Hall that didn’t actually deliver anything to the people. After briefly expanding on the role an overwhelmingly unpopular New York Democratic Party is having on races up and down the ballot, Ross and Emma tackle the particulars of Adams’ corrupt relationship with the NYPD and its deadly impact. And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder as they unpack North Carolina GOP Gubernatorial Nominee Mark Robinson’s odd sermon on the ability to take and make life with one’s genitalia, JD Vance’s continuing commitment to racist conspiracy, and Ryan Grim’s cathartic shutdown of Matt Walsh’s absurd anti-Haitian bigotry. Kimmy from Kentucky on the misconceptions about her state and the value of people without college degrees, and M from Florida on Tim Pool, plus, your calls and IMs!
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Wed, 18 September 2024
It's Hump Day! Sam speaks with Sarah Lazare, editor of Workday Magazine and contributing editor at In These Times, to discuss her recent reporting on the UAW fighting to restore a shuttered Stellantis plant in Belvidere, Illinois. Then, they speak with Mark Joseph Stern, senior writer at Slate, to discuss the recent reporting in the New York Times regarding Chief Justice Roberts’ influence on the Jan. 6th cases that were in front of the Supreme Court. First, Sam runs through updates on Israel’s widespread and indiscriminate attacks across Lebanon, the UN’s vote on ending Israeli occupation in Gaza and the West Bank, Fed cuts, polling, the GOP blocking another IVF protection attempt, Mike Johnson’s desperate attempt to stop a Trump-backed push for a government shutdown, Express Scripts vs. the FTC, and growing labor action in the US, before watching Sen. Kennedy set quite the example at a hate crimes hearing. Sarah Lazare then joins, diving right into a history of Stellantis’ plant in Belvidere, Illinois, from its opening in 1965 and through its peak in the late 2010s – when it employed nearly a third of the town’s population – before the Corporation-formerly-known-as- And in the Fun Half: Sam watches Mitch McConnell preemptively shirk blame for the GOP’s upcoming government shutdown attempt, and Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying’s brains expand beyond safe levels in real-time. He also dives deep into swing state and legislative poll numbers with John from San Antonio, unpacks the (im)moralities of social security with Dan Norton, and admires Henry Winkler’s unabashed dissection of the absurdities of Bill Maher’s Zionism. Dan Norton’s biggest fan also calls in to explore the recent proliferation of anti-Haitian conspiracy and the United States’ relationship to catholicism, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Sarah on Twitter here: https://x.com/sarahlazare Follow Mark on Twitter here: https://x.com/mjs_DC Check out Mark’s work at Slate here: https://slate.com/author/mark-joseph-stern TICKETS FOR MAJORITY REPORT ELECTION NIGHT LIVE SHOW HERE!: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-majority-report-with-sam-seder-election-night-coverage-live-show-tickets-1010883639177 Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to tell Sen. Schumer NOT to bring Sen. bill 4127 to the floor! Go to https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ and, in the space to contact the Vice President, voice support for FTC Chair Lina Khan and for Palestine! Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityrep ort Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today’s sponsors: Nutrafol: Take the first step towards achieving your hair growth goals. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to https://Nutrafol.com/men and enter the promo code TMR. Find out why over 4,500 healthcare professionals and stylists recommend Nutrafol for healthier hair. https://Nutrafol.com/men promo code TMR. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/ |
Tue, 17 September 2024
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma break down the biggest headlines of the day. First, they run through updates on election polling, Trump’s claims of “dangerous rhetoric” from the left, the complete shutdown of Springfield, Ohio in the wake of Trump/Vance’s anti-migrant fear-mongering, RFK’s continuing ballot struggles, major labor action with UAW, NYC Amazon Delivery Drivers, Seattle Starbucks, and Boeing, the devastating results of Georgia’s abortion ban, Israel’s expanding offensives, Twitter’s major revenue drop, and increasing attacks on the NLRB, also expanding on the hypocrisy of Trump and Vance’s recent statements on “dangerous rhetoric” after using their platforms to advance nazi conspiracies and lies about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio. Next, Sam and Emma dive deep into polling with six weeks to election day, tackling Harris’ inklings of a lead, Democrats’ decision to target sleeper seats in the house, races in Nebraska and Iowa, and her focus on speaking to immigrant communities. They also look into increasing lawfare against the NLRB, including both a Trump-appointed judge’s decision to find the Bureau unconstitutional over their case against Findhelp and their ongoing battles with Starbucks, and parse through growing corporate attacks on Lina Khan as Harris begins to outline her potential administration. Wrapping up, they discuss the disturbing – and predictable – story coming out of Georgia as their abortion ban puts more and more people in danger. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma watch JD Vance deftly pivot from addressing Trump’s relationship to Laura Loomer to blunt bigotry, Megyn Kelly guest Rich Lowrie has a telling slip-up, and a Libertarian Party of NH member finds out that in Biden’s America, you can’t encourage the assassination of presidential candidates. Tim Pool has some questions about foreign money in domestic operations, Wayne from Iowa tackles the Right’s perversion of masculinity, and Jesse Raspberry from Springfield, Ohio dives deep into the disastrous economic situation in Springfield – and how the influx of migrants has been a boon in its revitalization. Brad from PA touches on some positives and negatives for the Harris campaign, and Sam and Emma parse through the Green Party’s long-term problem of lack of party infrastructure (or any plan to build it up), plus, your calls and IMs! TICKETS FOR MAJORITY REPORT ELECTION NIGHT LIVE SHOW HERE!: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-majority-report-with-sam-seder-election-night-coverage-live-show-tickets-1010883639177 Go to https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ and, in the space to contact the Vice President, voice support for FTC Chair Lina Khan and for Palestine! Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityrep ort Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today’s sponsors: Hello Fresh: For FREE breakfast for life go to https://HelloFresh.com/freemajority. One free breakfast item per box while subscription is active. That’s free breakfast FOR LIFE, just by going to https://HelloFresh.com/freemajority. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/ |
Mon, 16 September 2024
2327 - A History Of African American Political Thought And The Outcomes Of Democracy w/ Melvin Rogers
Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with Dr. Melvin Rogers, professor of political science and associate director of the Center for Philosophy, Politics, & Economics at Brown University, to discuss his recent book The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Trump’s second would-be assassin, JD Vance’s unbridled racism (and the related shutdowns in Springfield, Ohio), the Harris campaign, Boeing’s labor strike, Israel’s continuing murder of its own citizens, Yemen-Israel conflict, Boar’s Head’s fiasco, Eric Adam’s absurd corruption, and Laura Loomer’s budding relationship with Donald Trump, before parsing through JD Vance’s claim to have “created” the insane anti-migrant conspiracy around Haitians in Springfield (incidentally, it was actually created by Nazis). Professor Melvin Rogers then joins, first outlining the importance of intellectual history in helping to contextualize the institutions and structures that materially shape our world within the ideas and strains of thought that inspired them, before stepping back to examine the two often contradictory strains of black intellectual thought that dominated how African American intellectual leaders saw the American project’s relationship to Black people, be it as a something that is, at its core, about degrading and dominating Black identity, or something that, like all of humanity, is unfinished, malleable, and subject to growth. Professor Rogers then walks Sam through the pre-Civil War evolution of these beliefs, exploring the stories and works of folks like David Walker and Martin Delaney to demonstrate how central the question of the American project was to the push for abolition and Black liberation, with the former presenting a challenge and a disruption to the project while the latter saw it as immutable, best to be abandoned altogether. After reflecting on the model of the American project in the pre-war North, Professor Rogers moves to the post-Reconstruction era, tackling the retrenchment of White Supremacy in the US political system as the resilience of the underlying cultural anti-Black beliefs that the era had failed to address, examining how this issue – one that abolitionists had very much acknowledged – was then addressed by Black intellectuals moving into the 20th century, with folks like Billie Holiday and James Baldwin bringing the contradictions and horrors of American racism to the fore to, once again, challenge the idea of the American project itself, and push white Americans to acknowledge the lingering impact of the ideas that shaped our society. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma quickly parse through the pervasiveness of Eric Adams’ corruption and corrosion of New York politics just since he ran for Mayor, before diving deep into the growing controversy around Donald Trump’s relationship to far-right activist Laura Loomer, the anti-DEI bigot’s refusal to DTR with DJT, and her public beef with MTG where everyone (other than them) won. Trump makes a beautiful snafu, JD Vance tries to address Trump’s concept of a healthcare plan by demonstrating his inability to grasp concepts of healthcare itself, and the MR Team discusses Ilhan Omar’s reflections on the rhetorical, but materially unsubstantial, divide between Democrats and Republicans over Israel’s genocide of Gaza, plus, your IMs! 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Fri, 13 September 2024
It's Casual Friday! Sam speaks with with Heather Digby Parton, contributing writer at Salon.com and proprietor of the blog Hullabaloo, to round up the week in news. First, Sam runs through updates on Harris’ post-debate polling bump, the disturbing impact of anti-migrant conspiracy about Springfield, Senate polling, Laura Loomer’s DT linkup, labor action in the US, US military aid, Newsmax’s defamation trial, and Israel’s striking of yet another Gazan shelter, before unpacking the Trump campaign’s commitment to dangerous and absurd anti-immigrant conspiracy. Digby then joins as she and Sam run through the major updates to the Presidential race since her appearance last month, from the positive momentum of the Walz pick, responses to the DNC, and Harris’ major victory at Tuesday’s debate, jumping off of the latter discussion by highlighting some of Trump’s biggest blunders butting heads with Harris, from falling face-first into absurd conspiracy-mongering to shifting a conversation on childcare to one on tariffs, and myriad other moments that demonstrated his mental incontinence. Focusing on Harris’ performance, Sam and Digby parse through the data on how she connected with voters, including her emphasis on unified community over identity politics, and presenting herself as a change to a decade of Democratic (voter) depression, before wrapping up the show by touching on what a Trump or Harris presidency would mean for the future of US foreign policy. And in the Fun Half: Sam tackles the unsurprisingly inhuman choice by the Trump/Vance campaign to quadruple down on their insanely bigoted anti-immigrant fear-mongering, the US’ battle over anti-zionism, and Theo from Vancouver discusses Canada’s own crackdown on anti-zionist dissent. Kowalski from Nebraska dives into Project 2025’s threat to American agriculture, Sam has an offer for anyone with a glut of brain cells (warning: involves listening to the likes of Jimmy Dore, RFK, and Brett Weinstein), and Tim Pool once again fools himself into thinking he knows something, plus, your calls and IMs! Check out Digby's work on Salon here: https://www.salon.com/writer/heather_digby_parton Check out Hullabaloo here: https://digbysblog.net/ Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and voice your opposition to the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act! Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityrep ort Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today’s sponsors: Givewell: Go to https://Givewell.org to find out more or make a donation. Select PODCAST and enter The Majority Report with Sam Seder at checkout to make sure they know you heard about them from us. Again, that’s https://Givewell.org to donate or find out more. Henson Shaving: It’s time to say no to subscriptions and yes to a razor that’ll last you a lifetime. Visit https://HENSONSHAVING.com/MAJORITY to pick the razor for you and use code MAJORITY and you’ll get two years' worth of blades free with your razor–just make sure to add them to your cart. Sunset Lake CBD: Sunsetlakecbd is a majority employee owned farm in Vermont, producing 100% pesticide free CBD products. Use code Leftisbest and get 20% off at http://www.sunsetlakecbd.com. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/
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Thu, 12 September 2024
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with adrienne maree brown, writer, activist, and co-founder of the United States League of Young Voters, to discuss her recent book Loving Corrections. Then, she's joined by Jakob Johnston, writer and researcher at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), author of the book Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti, to discuss the recent pattern of hate crimes against Haitian immigrants in the United States. First, Emma runs through updates on the swing-state race, the fight for IVF, anti-migrant fear-mongering, US foreign policy, Israel’s lies, and environmental emergency, also parsing through some lingering impacts from the debate. adrienne maree brown then joins, diving right into the disappearance of the community alongside growing feelings of insecurity, isolation, and bigotry, tackling how this phenomenon is cultivated and stoked by the disappearance of public spaces. Expanding on this, maree brown walks through the precarious balance between rejecting mentalities of supremacy and dehumanization that divide us without cutting the line of humanity with the people who hold those views, before stepping back to tackle a few particular essays in ‘Loving Corrections,’ which tackle the idea of countering the narratives of supremacy that have taken root in particular ideologies (patriarchy, Zionism) without atomizing or marginalizing the identities that have been corrupted (masculinity, Judaism, respectively). After expanding on the importance of understanding the historical and social context for building these bridges, adrienne and Emma bring the conversation to a close with the importance of understanding the personal context of interpersonal conflict. Jake Johnston then jumps right into summarizing the recent wave of anti-immigrant fear-mongering coming from the GOP and bolstered by the mainstream media, unpacking the deep history of the “savage” portrayal of Haitians from the state’s outset as a product of the first truly successful slave revolt before stepping out to look at the material impact of the reemergence of this brand of fascist rhetoric, namely a wave of anti-migrant hate, violence, and threats. Taking a step back, Johnston and Emma expand on the long story of Haiti’s economic exploitation at the hands of the US and the West, a relationship exacerbated coming out of the 2010 earthquake that wreaked havoc on the country’s infrastructure and saw vulture capitalists (many state-backed) flock to the disaster to stake their claim, a development that has seen the Haitian government become even further disconnected from their population, elected by and accountable to donors, rather than voters. Wrapping up, Jake tackles the importance of using this moment of absurd anti-migrant hate to redirect the conversation toward the policies of exploitation and domination – and the lack of a politically-backed alternative – that create this insecurity in the first place. And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder as they watch JD Vance triple-down on pushing absurd, conspiratorial migrant fear-mongering, Cody from Georgia unpacks Candace Owen’s invocation of the Synagogue of Satan, and Emma gets something off her chest. Pat from Nebraska on talking politics with friends, Brett Weinstein accuses the Harris campaign of conspiring to inspire conspiracy, and Tulsi Gabbard goes all in on the theocratic fascism. Jack from Colorado reflects on the debate, and the combination of good politics and bad policy, plus, your calls and IMs!
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Wed, 11 September 2024
It's Hump Day! Sam, Emma, and the MR Crew break down last night's debate between Kamala Harris & Donald Trump. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on last night’s debate, a certain mega-star endorsement, the US economy, ballot access, yesterday’s primaries, the anniversary of 9/11, New York Times labor action, Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Gaza, Pakistan’s crackdown on Imran Khan’s allies, and the NYPD Commissioner’s recent backtracked retirement, before briefly touching on some of their more technical reflections on the first Harris-Trump debate. From here, they parse through various highlights from the debate, including Harris’ deft touch in rhetorically outlining her own political identity and separating herself from Biden, as well as the importance of her direct approach to abortion. They also touch on Harris’ impeccable ability to trigger Trump when it came to his “winning” issues, including launching him into an insane rant about his rallies and blatantly false anti-migrant conspiracies, before tackling the genuinely troubling takeoff of this dangerous wave of anti-immigrant fascist fear-mongering. Wrapping up, Sam and Emma discuss Harris’ statements on growing social division and juxtapose the two candidates' ability to sh*t talk each other. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma unpack the layers of absurdities around Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris, not the least of which is Elon Musk’s creepy natalism forcing Emma into a defense of TS. They also watch various post-debate recaps – from talking heads and focus groups alike – that say the same thing: Trump STUNK! They also get some laughs out of conservative comedy, plus, your IMs! Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityrep ort Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today’s sponsors: Factor: Head to https://FactorMeals.com/majority50 and use code majority50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month. That’s code majority50 at https://FactorMeals.com/majority50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month while your subscription is active! ZBiotics: Go to https://zbiotics.com/MAJORITY to get 15% off your first order when you use MAJORITY at checkout. You can also sign up for a subscription using my code - so you can stay prepared no matter the time or occasion. ZBiotics is backed with 100% money back guarantee so if you’re unsatisfied for any reason, they’ll refund your money, no questions asked. Sunset Lake CBD: Sunsetlakecbd is a majority employee owned farm in Vermont, producing 100% pesticide free CBD products. Use code Leftisbest and get 20% off at http://www.sunsetlakecbd.com. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/ |
Tue, 10 September 2024
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma speak with Dave Weigel, author of the "Americana" newsletter at Semafor to discuss the state of play of the election ahead of tonight's presidential debate. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on tonight’s debate, Israel’s enormous bombing of a designated safe zone in Gaza, presidential polling, today’s primaries, Boeing labor action, the GOP’s threat of a government shutdown, and the NYPD Commissioner stepping down as the most recent collateral in the FBI’s Eric Adams investigation, before parsing through some insane coverage of Israel’s use of 2,000-pound bombs on tents in a designated safe zone in Gaza. Dave Weigel then joins to tackle his story in Semafor outlining reports of an incredibly secretive, and generally anonymous network of conservative influencers raking in five figures off of one meeting for promulgating sexual smears of Kamala Harris. After briefly expanding on the parallels between this story and the recently released DOJ indictment on Russian money influencing right-wing media, and unpacking the greater questions this raises about the funding mechanism of right-wing circles, Dave, Sam, and Emma dive deep into the US presidential election, the major missteps made so far by the fatigued Trump and nascent Harris campaigns, and debate preview, before wrapping up by briefly touching on the role of on Robert Kennedy in all of this. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma watch Sarah Friedland's devastating acceptance speech at the Venice Film festival centering the nearly year-long genocide in Gaza, parse through the right wing’s (including a vice presidential nominee) promotion and propagation of ANOTHER debunked conspiracy theory about immigrant violence in the US. John from San Antonio dives deep into his election previews, with a particular focus on the Senate races out of Montana and Nebraska, and the MR Crew watches Charlie Kirk and Joe Rogan get back to their roots (getting schooled by college kids and falling for any conspiracy the moment he hears it, respectively). Candace Owens picks up on another wildly insane Macron conspiracy, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow Dave on Twitter here: https://x.com/daveweigel Check out Dave's work at Semafor here: https://www.semafor.com/author/david-weigel Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityrep ort Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today’s sponsors: Liquid IV: Take on the great outdoors with Liquid I.V. Get 20% off your first order of Liquid I.V. when you go to https://LiquidIV.com and use code MAJORITYREP at checkout. That’s 20% off your first order when you shop better hydration today using promo code MAJORITYREP at https://LiquidIV.com. Blueland Cleaning Products: Blueland has a special offer for listeners. Right now, get 15% off your first order by going to https://Blueland.com/MAJORITY. You won’t want to miss this! That's https://Blueland.com/MAJORITY Blueland for 15% off. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/ |
Mon, 9 September 2024
Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with Benjamin Shestakofsky, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, to discuss his recent book Behind the Startup: How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, and Inequality. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on presidential polling, the Harris, Trump and RFK campaigns, the DOJ v. Google II, IRS funding, the GOP’s government shutdown, Israel’s slaughter of its own citizens on October 7, the murder of Aysenur Eygi, and the end of the “return the hostages” pretense for Israel, before listening in to Fox’s suggestions for Trump ahead of tomorrow night’s debate. Professor Benjamin Shestakofsky then joins, diving right into the rise of Venture Capitalism out of late 1970s/early ‘80s reforms that shifted economic and corporate power to financiers and investors, such as the opening of pensions to riskier assets and dropping capital gains taxation, pushing businesses to put a much greater emphasis on stock prices and the promise of immediate growth instead of production or sustainability. Next, Professor Shestakofsky tackles his time working within and researching the world of venture capital, giving some practical examples of the risky and unsustainable mentality that drives the industry, stepping back to walk through some of the extreme examples of the exploitation it relies on, including obscuring the failed promises of their technologies by relying en masse on low-wage human labor – be it in the Philippines or Las Vegas. Expanding on this, Benjamin walks Sam and Emma through the impact the VC revolution has had on undermining the quality of services and helping to spur the “enshittification” of the internet, before wrapping up with some alternatives to this Silicon Valley mentality and the policies that can be used to incentivize that change. Follow Ben on Twitter here: https://x.com/bshestakofsky Check out Ben’s book here: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/behind-the-startup/paper Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityrep ort Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today’s sponsors: Cozy Earth: Your peace of mind matters. Make a wise choice this election season—embrace the comfort of Cozy Earth and feel the difference. Go to https://cozyearth.com/MAJORITYREPORT and use code MAJORITYREPORT for an exclusive discount of up to 40% off. If you get a post-purchase survey, say you heard about Cozy Earth from this podcast! Sunset Lake CBD: Visit https://SunsetLakeCBD.com before September 9th and use code LABOR to save 30% on their CBD tinctures and participating bundles. See their website for terms and conditions. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/ |
Fri, 6 September 2024
It's Casual Friday! The MR Crew reacts to the biggest headlines of the day. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on swing state polling, this week’s school shooting in Georgia, Elon-Trump, Israel leaving devastation and death in Jenin, Tester’s struggles, student debt relief, RFK’s full-throated backing of Trump, COVID, labor news in the US, and climate change, before watching both Trump and Vance deftly exemplify their respective idiocy and cruelty when attempting to address childcare. Next, they get into the meat of the show, as they sink their teeth into the DOJ’s recent unsealed indictment linking myriad right-wing commentators, such as noted fools-for-fascism Tim Pool and Dave Rubin, to a multi-million dollar Russian influencing scheme, walking through the complete lack of subtlety on the Russian end of the conspiracy, resulting in countless moments that should’ve made the shadiness of the dealings clear to those involved, before they make some interesting connections between these dealings and some of Tim Pool’s past claims about both his own program and MR. Wrapping up the free half, they touch on the updated sentencing date for Trump’s hush-money trial. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma unpack Israel’s devastation of Jenin in the West Bank, listen to the supposed “Nice Jewish Boys” podcast proudly proclaim their wish to single-handedly kill all Palestinians, and watch as Dana Bash tries to deny the existence of that damned spot. Next, they reflect on some of Tim Pool’s recent (and totally coincidental) Russia-takes, and parse through the pervasion of an anti-immigrant, pro-slumlord conspiracy out of Colorado, plus, your IMs! Donate IF YOU CAN to friend of the show Mohamed Aldaghma's Gaza Bakery project to help displaced families: https://www.gofundme.com/f/gaza-bakery-feeding-displaced-families Check out the LIMITED EDITION Vergogna shirt on the MR shop!: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/collections/all-items/products/the-majority-report-vergogna-t-shirt Check out Tony Y, who designed the Vergogna shirt's website!: https://linktr.ee/tonyyanick Buy Anne from Portland's Vergogna t-shirt here!: https://www.bonfire.com/store/pictrix-design/ Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityreport Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today’s sponsors: Factor: Head to https://FactorMeals.com/majority50 and use code majority50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month. That’s code majority50 at https://FactorMeals.com/majority50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month while your subscription is active! Rhone: The Commuter Collection can get you through any work day and straight into whatever comes next. Head to https://rhone.com/MAJORITYREPORT and use promo code MAJORITYREPORT to save 20% off your entire order. Sunset Lake CBD: Visit https://SunsetLakeCBD.com before September 9th and use code LABOR to save 30% on their CBD tinctures and participating bundles. See their website for terms and conditions. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/ |
Thu, 5 September 2024
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Rena Steinzor, research professor of law at the University of Maryland, to discuss her recent book American Apocalypse: The Six Far-Right Groups Waging War on Democracy. Then, she speaks with Luke Goldstein, writing fellow at The American Prospect, to discuss the Nebraska Senate race, particularly independent candidate Dan Osborn. Check out Rena's book here: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=35968&local_ref=new Follow Luke on Twitter here: https://x.com/lukewgoldstein Check out Luke's work at the Prospect: https://prospect.org/topics/luke-goldstein/ Check out Luke's profile of Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn: https://prospect.org/politics/2024-04-25-newcomer-from-shop-floor-dan-osborn-congress/ Donate IF YOU CAN to friend of the show Mohamed Aldaghma's Gaza Bakery project to help displaced families: https://www.gofundme.com/f/gaza-bakery-feeding-displaced-families Check out the LIMITED EDITION Vergogna shirt on the MR shop!: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/collections/all-items/products/the-majority-report-vergogna-t-shirt Check out Tony Y, who designed the Vergogna shirt's website!: https://linktr.ee/tonyyanick Buy Anne from Portland's Vergogna t-shirt here!: https://www.bonfire.com/store/pictrix-design/ Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityreport Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today’s sponsors: Express VPN: Protect your online privacy TODAY by visiting https://ExpressVPN.com/majority . That’s https://ExpressVPN.com/majority and you can get an extra three months FREE. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/
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Wed, 4 September 2024
2319 - The 50 Year Right Wing Plan To Corrupt Government & Finding The Center Of The Democratic Party w/ David Sirota
It's Hump Day! Sam speaks with David Sirota, founder and editor-in-chief of The Lever, and host of its new investigative podcast Master Plan. First, Sam runs through updates on Harris’ economic plan, election polling, Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, Gaza’s polio vaccination effort, Trump’s newest demand of Congressional Republicans, Trump corruption allegations, RFK’s ballot access fiasco, Tim Sheehy, student loan forgiveness, Russian offensives in Ukraine, labor action, and starvation in Sudan, before watching Conservative media attempt to pull a half-baked accent conspiracy about Kamala Harris out of their ass. David Sirota then joins, diving right into the recent reporting on his podcast tracing the blueprint for legalized corruption in the form of deregulated campaign finance law and gutted bribery statutes back to the Watergate scandal, a scheme funded by illegal corporate donations, and a memorandum response by one Lewis Powell to growing calls for campaign finance reform that would go on to define the American conservative movement for the next half-century. Expanding on this, Sirota walks through how the recommendations found in Powell’s memo would be implemented seamlessly over the next few decades, filling attempted congressional reforms with loopholes for corporate backs, and bringing about multiple successful Supreme Court cases (decided, in part, by the now Justice Powell) that would set the stage for the Citizen’s United decision’s unbridling of corporate spending on elections, before looking at the myriad ways (many obvious) in which this legalized corruption completely undermines democratic governance. After touching on the constant (and, at points, prevalent) backlash to growing corruption in US politics, David and Sam explore the normalization of this corruption to a point beyond complacency, but of a refusal to even call it out, dissecting the hold corporate money has on our elections and what that means for candidates seeking to reform the system, and diving deep into the central role the Supreme Court has played in advancing American conservative agenda as an acting super-legislature. Wrapping up, David briefly assesses Harris’ 90-day candidacy, the importance of simplifying your agenda when given such a short window of time, and the state of the Democratic Party in 2024. And in the Fun Half: Sam talks with Kimmy from Kentucky about JD Vance’s ongoing embarrassments, Jesse Watters unpacks the non-controversy of… Trump staff harassing employees of Arlington Cemetery, and the MR Team reflects on Mark Robinson’s all-American activities that preceded his moralist stances of today. Eric from Chicago explores an Aurora Colorado slumlord’s attempt to capitalize on anti-immigrant sentiment in a PR campaign, Tim Pool breaks down over the “operative” allegations as he further immiserates himself in slander and libel accusations, and Jimmy Dore has a conspiracy theory about – get this – a far-left politician actually being a US intelligence asset. Randy from New Jersey on the “No Arena in Chinatown” effort in Philly, plus, your calls and IMs! Follow David on Twitter here: https://x.com/davidsirota Check out The Lever here: https://www.levernews.com/ Check out "Master Plan" here: https://www.levernews.com/tag/master-plan/ Find out more about the "No Arena Chinatown Solidarity Group" event in Philadelphia this weekend!: https://www.instagram.com/nacsphilly/?hl=en Donate IF YOU CAN to friend of the show Mohamed Aldaghma's Gaza Bakery project to help displaced families: https://www.gofundme.com/f/gaza-bakery-feeding-displaced-families Check out the LIMITED EDITION Vergogna shirt on the MR shop!: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/collections/all-items/products/the-majority-report-vergogna-t-shirt Check out Tony Y, who designed the Vergogna shirt's website!: https://linktr.ee/tonyyanick Buy Anne from Portland's Vergogna t-shirt here!: https://www.bonfire.com/store/pictrix-design/ Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityreport Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today’s sponsors: Delete Me: Take control of your data and keep your private life private by signing up for DeleteMe. 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Tue, 3 September 2024
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam is back from vacation, and he and Emma break down the biggest headlines from over the long weekend. First, they run through updates on the final 9 weeks before the US presidential election, Russia’s bombardment on Ukraine, domestic dissent to Israel’s expanding offensive as they turn to the West Bank, Unite Here labor action, Trump’s Arlington fiasco, RFK’s ballot fiasco, and Venezuela’s political crisis, before parsing through JD Vance’s Dimaggio-esque run of the most clinically insane misogyny. Next, they dive into updates on the presidential race with the election just 63 days out, tackling Biden’s backdown bump and RFK’s failed attempt to remove himself from swing-state ballots before parsing deeper through swing-state polling as the Harris campaign comes into full swing. Next, Sam and Emma look to a devastating and dominant decision coming out of the Third Circuit, with TikTok’s role in boosting an adolescent social media “Blackout” challenge resulting in the accidental death of a 10-year-old and producing the first successful challenge to Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act that established social media platforms as third-party speech, finally allowing for social media megacorporations to be held to account for their active curation of the speech that occurs on their sites. They then look to Israel’s shifting fronts in their ethnic cleansing of Palestine, first unpacking this weekend’s news about the death of six hostages in Palestinian captivity, and the underrecognized role that both Biden and Bibi’s uninhibited bloodlust played in making these murders possible, wrapping up the first half of the show by diving deep into Donald Trump’s eagerness to take on Zionist money in his continued commitment to the erasure of Palestine, including a plan to fund the annexation of the West Bank, and exploring what David Friedman’s take on the issue can illuminate for us all. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma have an expansive conversation with John from San Antonio with the 2024 US Presidential Election some nine weeks away, tackling historical parallels, the politics of polling, and the swing-state situation with polls. Brett Cooper (aka Femme Shapiro) celebrates the seminal moment of a conspiracy-backed grifter endorsing another conspiracy-backed grifter, Adam from New Hampshire unpacks AOC’s critique of the Green Party and helps the show dive deep into the idea of Harris separating herself from Biden’s zionist bloodlust, plus, your calls and IMs! Donate IF YOU CAN to friend of the show Mohamed Aldaghma's Gaza Bakery project to help displaced families: https://www.gofundme.com/f/gaza-bakery-feeding-displaced-families Check out the LIMITED EDITION Vergogna shirt on the MR shop!: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/collections/all-items/products/the-majority-report-vergogna-t-shirt Check out Tony Y, who designed the Vergogna shirt's website!: https://linktr.ee/tonyyanick AND! Check out Anne from Portland's website for HER Vergogna t-shirt! INQUIRE MORE HERE FOR DETAILS!: https://www.bonfire.com/store/pictrix-design/ Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityreport Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today’s sponsors: Express VPN: Protect your online privacy TODAY by visiting https://ExpressVPN.com/majority. That’s https://ExpressVPN.com/majority and you can get an extra three months FREE. Sunset Lake CBD: Visit https://SunsetLakeCBD.com before September 9th and use code LABOR to Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/ |
Mon, 2 September 2024
On this labor day, two interviews with the Jane McAlevey, her first in 2016 on her book "No Shortcuts," and her final appearance last fall regarding recent efforts. Watch Here: https://youtube.com/live/2NRV6pfY3ts Donate IF YOU CAN to friend of the show Mohamed Aldaghma's Gaza Bakery project to help displaced families: https://www.gofundme.com/f/gaza-bakery-feeding-displaced-families Check out the LIMITED EDITION Vergogna shirt on the MR shop!: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/collections/all-items/products/the-majority-report-vergogna-t-shirt Check out Tony Y, who designed the Vergogna shirt's website!: https://linktr.ee/tonyyanick AND! Check out Anne from Portland's website for HER Vergogna t-shirt! INQUIRE MORE HERE FOR DETAILS!: https://www.bonfire.com/store/pictrix-design/ Follow us on TikTok here!: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here!: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here!: https://rumble.com/user/majorityreport Check out our alt YouTube channel here!: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Join Sam on the Nation Magazine Cruise! 7 days in December 2024!!: https://nationcruise.com/mr/ Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today’s sponsors: Sunset Lake CBD: Visit https://SunsetLakeCBD.com before September 9th and use code LABOR to save 30% on their CBD tinctures and participating bundles. See their website for terms and conditions. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt’s show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon’s show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/ |