The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Radio host and author Thom Hartman explains new research on how to reach conservatives on the climate crisis, do we need to fight climate change to "protect the American way of life"? The difference between the liberal and conservative minds, using conservative memes to fight climate change, how and why we can rebuild the American grid and the battle between private and public good in reversing climate change.

Attorney Peter Mougey of Levin Papantonio explains why regulation isn't working in America, Wall Street and regulatory capture, why fines on Wall Street make no difference, how the financial sector is threatening pension systems across America, why the big banks get away with everything, Eric Holder's pro corporate legacy, why we need trial lawyers in regulation and UBS's Puerto Rico retirement scam.

Josh Young author of And Give Up Showbiz?: How Fred Levin Beat Big Tobacco, Avoided Two Murder Prosecutions, Became a Chief of Ghana, Earned Boxing Manager of the Year, and Transformed American Law explains the amazing life of attorney Fred Levin and his incredible role in brining down big tobacco.

On The Fun Half: decentralizing energy, how will Sam will win his money back in Vegas, the importance of tort cases and holding corporations accountable and your calls and IMs.

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Alnoor Ladha the Executive Director of The Rules explains the roots of global poverty and inequality, why global institutions favor the wealthy, why social movements from Occupy to the African Awakenings are the future, the WorldVsBank protests and creating a new global movement.

Malaya Davis of the Ohio Student Association  explains the fight for justice for John Crawford, the unarmed black man killed in a Walmart, their three demands for the local Police and how the community has responded to their activism.

On The Fun Half: The Islam debate continues, Reza Aslan debunked? Brian Kilmeade says Generals should walk out of their meetings with President Obama, Rush Limbaugh says liberals want whites to get Ebola and your calls and IMs.

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Lawrence Lessig the head of MayDay PAC explains his strategy for radical campaign finance reform, big donors and our corrupt campaign finance reform, equality movements and those with power and without power, what candidates MayDay PAC is supporting, why MayDay PAC is putting a million dollars into the South Dakota Senate race,  the importance of South Dakota Senate race is crucial for campaign finance reform, the corruption of South Dakota Republican Senate candidate Mike Rounds and why we need to start voting on campaign finance reform.

Freelance journalist Eugenia Williamson explains the rightward drift of PBS, corporate influence and public broadcasting and the surprising role of President Clinton in PBS's move to the right.

On The Fun Half: Matt and Michael takeover. Chris Cuomo says that Reza Aslan is angry and that's why people are afraid of Muslims, Gretchen Carlson's word salad, Elisabeth Hasselbeck's ebola fear mongering, debating Sam Harris, Rush Limbaugh thinks Obama wants white to get ebola and your calls and IMs.

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Michael Macdonald author of  Overreach: Delusions of Regime Change in Iraq and Professor at Williams College explains the core motivations that led the Bush Administration to invade Iraq, why invading Iraq was about creating a neo liberal Middle East, chaos and the goal of market "paradise" in Iraq, breaking the Iraqi state, confusing the real problem with the invasion of Iraq, regime change and logic of disorder, Thomas Friedman and the elite reasons for the war in Iraq, delusions and propaganda in American foreign policy, Dick Cheney and what the neocons really wanted in Iraq and why the current war on ISIS will fail.

On The Fun Half: the Supreme Court allows marriage equality to proceed across the country, Ferguson protesters disrupt St. Louis symphony with moving Michael Brown requiem, Ben Affleck takes on Bill Maher and Sam Harris Islamophobia, and your calls and IMs.

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Political strategist Cliff Schecter remembers Sam's role in Spin City, Fox News anchor says we can't trust Africans to get treatment fro Ebola because they go to "witch doctors", why the mid term elections matter, the implications of a Republican controlled Senate, the Senate race in South Dakota, Harry Reid and Tom Daschle feud, how Democratic leadership is messing up the midterms, why Democrats can still win on raising the minimum wage and increasing Social Security, Cliff predicts Alison Grimes will beat Mitch Mcconnell and how Chris Christie screwed New Jersey commuters.

Film Guy Matthew Weiss talks about what's next after Teachers Lounge, Film Guy Matthew's teaching method, why Sam does not go to movies anymore, Michael's review of Time Is Illmatic and Matthew suggests the movie Hellaware.

David and Jason Benham explain why losing their HGTV reality TV show for their anti Gay and anti Muslim activism is just like being attacked by ISIS, Scott Brown explains that no one really cares about equal pay and reproductive health and your IMs.

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Economist and author of The End of Normal, James K  Galbraith explains how our conception of normal economic growth was formed, how growth began to start favoring the wealthy over the working and middle classes, what led to the 2008 economic crisis, financialization and the culture of criminality, the problems with economic forecasting, why 2000 was a turning point, how the Bush Administration tried to keep the economy running, the problem with the term "Great Recession" the four horseman" of low growth, technology replacing labor and why a robust social safety net is the best response to the "End of Normal".

On The Fun Half: Ben Carson says learning about actual American history might make students want to join ISIS,  College Republicans release a demented new say yes to the dress ad targeting young women voters, birth control helps prevent unwanted pregnancy and your calls and IMS.

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The largest day of airstrikes in Syria and Iraq, why the White House is waving its own rules on civilian casualties, the death toll in Iraq and Syria, who is profiting from the new Middle East war, Iraqi Army drops ammo and food for ISIS fighters by mistake, new stunning Secret Service failures, Laura Ingraham blames first US Ebola case on Obama's "Core Ties To The African Continent", Michele Bachmann tells Value Voters Summit that the war is "about Islam", is the Tea Party gonna sit out the Kansas Senate race and the Kansas Tea Party's stunning demands to back the Kansas Republican senate nominee.

On The Fun Half: how to push the Democrats to the left, if the Republicans win Congress expect terrible trade agreements, pay gaps between rich and poor across the globe, the 1 Percent are more active than the rest of us, why the Secret Service is failing and your calls and IMs.

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The Koch funded  Americans For Prosperity mails out hundred of thousands of dishonest voter guides, local news bury's the lead, Bill O'Reilly offended by Stephen Colbert mocking his global fighting force idea, O'Reilly says Colbert has nothing useful to say, American troops will stay in Afghanistan, debating how to vote for in the midterms, the Obamacare provision that helps Red states, stunning Secret Service failures at the White House and how imminent was the threat from the Khorasan Group.

Reza Aslan schools CNN anchors on Islamophobia, why dropping bombs on Iraq and Syria won't help American security, why people forget George W Bush's legacy and your calls and IMs.

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Nikil Saval the Editor of N+1 Magazine and author of Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace explains the history of White Collar work, the rise of office politics, the the split between factory and office workers, the history of monitoring workers, Scientific Management and the fight against unions, gender politics and salary caps, the historical origins of Google's work culture, the goal of the "action office" and the unintentional rise of the cubicle, the work offices of informality and speed, surveillance and work and the costs of work "liberation".

Also Sarah Palin wants to bring truth back to 14 Pennsylvania Ave.

Are Democrats going to lose the Senate, will President Obama fold to Republicans? Is Iowa about to elect its own Sarah Palin to the Senate? Ferguson Police wear "I am Darren  Wilson bracelets" massive protests in Hong Kong, sectarian divisions are not the core problem in the Middle East, Rush Limbaugh keeps falling in the ratings, Random Rush, the New York FED clamps down on smart regulator Carmen Segarra and your calls and IMs.

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Professor and writer Vijay Prashad explains the context for the rise of ISIS in Syria and Iraq, the myth of sectarian violence in the Middle East, the implosion of Libya and lessons for Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey, why Turkey has been soft on ISIS and why solutions can only be found in smart diplomacy.

Also John Crawford shot with barely any warning.

Dinesh d'Douza gets a infomercial for his movies on Fox News, the insane new ad Republicans are running to get women voters, Fox hosts wonder if Women fighter pilots mean "there are boobs on the ground" and your calls and IMs.

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