1712 - Future Working Class Movements and Environmentalism w/ Alyssa Battistoni
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Release Date: 11/06/2017
3321 - Avoiding Israel's Regional War; GOP House Slow Motion Meltdown & More w/ Jeet Heer
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Casual Friday! Sam and Emma speak with , national affairs correspondent for , to round up the week in news. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Israel’s retaliation against Iran, the US veto of UN Membership for Palestine, Trump’s legal woes, the State Department’s internal reports of Israel’s human rights violations, Mike Johnson’s foreign aid failures, Columbia University’s crackdown on student protesters, FISA, and RFK’s candidacy, before watching Kevin O’Leary continue his campaign as Trump’s PR Rep for New York-based legal battles. Jeet Heer then...
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3320 - DARE & The School-Police Nexus; NHS Cass Review Explained w/ Max Felker-Kantor, Erin Reed
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It’s an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with associate professor of history at Ball State University, to discuss his recent book Then, she speaks with journalist , author of the newsletter on SubStack, to discuss the recent gender identity review by the National Health Services (NHS) in the United Kingdom. First, Emma runs through updates on Israel’s ongoing assault on Rafah, ongoing institutional support for Israel’s genocide among the US government and major corporations, US sanctions against Iran, the White House’s climate stance, Boeing hearings, Disneyland...
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3319 - Chicago Trader Joe's Vote For Union Election; NLRB Action Against Crowder w/ Daniel Poppen, Matt Bruenig
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It’s Hump Day! Sam speaks with Daniel Poppen, member of the union organizing committee at the Trader Joe’s location in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago, to discuss the staff’s decision to file for a union election. Then, he speaks with , founder of the , author of the newsletter, and co-host of podcast, to discuss his recent NLRB filing against Steven Crowder. First, Sam reacts to State Dept. spokesperson Matthew Miller refusing to answer the Associated Press's Matt Lee's question about why they've been unable to verify whether Israel struck an Iranian diplomatic target in...
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3318 - Gauging Iran's Response To Israel; FISA Passes House, Spying Intact w/ Matt Duss
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday! But first, Sam and Emma speak with , executive vice president at the , to discuss the events of the past weekend involving Iran & Israel. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Trump’s legal woes, Israel’s ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, the New York Times’ anti-Palestinian bias, the House GOP’s conflicted agenda, DOJ anti-trust, and SCOTUS’ recent attack on protest, before exploring reports on how Trump’s hush money case is devastatingly interfering in his personal life. Matt Duss then joins, first parsing through the context for...
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3317 - The Hidden History Of Black Civil Rights w/ Dylan Penningroth
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with , professor of Law and History at the University of California, Berkeley, to discuss his recent book First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Iran’s military-specific retaliation to Israel’s bombing of their consulate, Trump’s ongoing hush money trial, FISA renewal, Mike Johnson’s Ukraine package, dropping violent crime and burglary rates, Haiti’s “ruling council,” Tesla’s mass firing, and Biden’s polling, before diving a little deeper into the rationality behind Iran’s approach to Israeli violence. Professor Dylan Penningroth...
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3316 - Trump's Week Of Legal & Political Jeopardy w/ Heather Digby Parton; Mark Bankston
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It’s Casual Friday! Sam and Emma speak with , contributing writer at and proprietor of the blog , to round up the week in news. Then, they’re joined by , partner at the law firm Farrar & Ball, to discuss a new case that he is taking up. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Iran’s impending retaliation against Israel, Israel’s ongoing prevention of certain aid amidst famine in Gaza, Biden’s student loan cancellation, the Senate’s new NLRB legislation, Biden’s closing of the gun show loophole, climate change numbers, and the SCOTUS corruption scandal(s), before...
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3315 - Markets vs Green Energy; Israel’s Attacks On Lebanon w/ Brett Christophers, Ronnie Chatah
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It’s an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with , Professor at the Department of Geography at Uppsala University in Sweden, to discuss his recent book Then, she’s joined by , host of the YouTube channel and co-host of the podcast, to discuss the current geopolitical circumstances in Lebanon. Check out Brett's book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3069-the-price-is-wrong Check out The Beirut Banyan here: https://www.youtube.com/c/thebeirutbanyan Find out more about the MTV podcast here: https://ronniechatah.com/mtv-podcast Become a member...
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3314 - Mercedes Workers File For Union Election; The State Of Child Labor
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It’s Hump Day! Sam and Emma speak with Jeremy Kimbrell, a measurement machine operator at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Alabama and member of the volunteer organizing committee at the plant, to discuss the plant’s recent to file for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), to join the United Auto Workers (UAW). Then, they speak with , director of the at New York University, to discuss the recent efforts in different states to weaken or strengthen child labor laws. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Arizona’s major State Supreme Court...
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3313 - Trump's Abortion Fail, Biden's Debt Relief, & Netanyahu's Threat
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma break down the biggest headlines of the day. First, they run through updates on Netanyahu’s plan to cleanse Rafah, the ceasefire deal being pushed in Egypt, the UNSC’s assessment of Palestinian membership, the GOP’s insistence on maintaining child poverty, environmental regulation, and the legal woes of Donald Trump and Eric Adams, before diving into Biden’s newest iteration of a student debt relief plan and why he insists on repeatedly falling into the same traps. Sam and Emma also discuss Trump’s pivot back to states’ rights on abortion,...
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3312 - "Exurbia": The Battleground For Democracy In The U.S. w/ David Masciotra
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with , author, lecturer and journalist based in Indiana, to discuss his recent book First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Israel’s continuing operations in the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, mounting pressure on Biden to halt weapons transfers to Israel, Sec. Mayorkas’ impeachment, student debt relief, unionization, and Mike Johnson’s Ukraine aid package, before diving into Donald Trump’s new middle-ground stance on abortion legislation, and the subtle backlash from his evangelical base. David Masciotra then joins, first outlining the definition...
info_outlineOn today’s show, journalist Alyssa Battistoni, (@alybatt), joins us to discuss working-class movements and their responsibility to champion social alongside ecological progress. You can read her piece in Jacobin here.
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/08/living-not-just-surviving
On the fun half - more demented response to another mass shooting, Fox News runs obviously fake story on Antifa SuperSoldier Day, Richard Spencer's booking agent scares self in latino neighborhood.
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