1483 - Shelly Rigger: Will Taiwan Trigger Trump's First Global Crisis?
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Release Date: 12/12/2016
3640 - Trump’s Economy Hangs by a Thread; GOP Assault on Black Voters w/ Heather 'Digby' Parton
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Casual Friday on The Majority Report On today's program: Carlyle's Chief Strategy Officer of Energy Pathways, Jeff Currie says U.S. oil reserves will run empty somewhere in the July 4th period. The CFO at household appliance manufacturer Whirlpool says that they haven't seen demand this low since the 2008 great recession. As oil and gas prices soar and the economy continues careen towards a recession Trump tells America that it's worth it because now Iran won't have the nuclear weapon that they've two weeks away from developing for the last 47 years. Heather 'Digby' Parton, friend of the...
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3639 - Saudis Turn on Trump; DCCC Meddles in California w/ Mohammad Ali Shabani, Randy Villegas
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on The Majority Report On today's program: It’s election day in the United Kingdom, and the British media is using the stabbing of two Jewish men by a mentally ill man from Somalia — who also stabbed a Muslim man, though that detail rarely seems to get mentioned — as part of a coordinated smear campaign against Green Party leader Zack Polanski. Zack Polanski joins disgraced Epstein associate Lord Mandelson’s best friend, Trevor Phillips, on Sky News. Phillips tries to claim that Polanski — who is Jewish — is essentially an antisemite in a...
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3638 - Death of the Voting Rights Act; The Coming Oil Shock w/ Rory Johnston, Ari Berman
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Welcome back to the Majority Report On today's program: As Donald Trump’s war in Iran sinks deeper into a quagmire, Jesse Watters struggles to frame it in a way that reassures his audience before their 7 o'clock bedtime. Marco Rubio says the goal of the war on Iran is to get back to the way things were before the war in Iran. Rory Johnston, oil market researcher and founder of , joins the program for a conversation about oil shock and the ramifications of the war in Iran. Ari Berman, national voting correspondent at , joins the show to discuss the Supreme Court . Sam calls Kathy Hochul's...
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3637 - Trump’s Non-Strategy in Iran; The Essential Role of Independent Journalism w/ Amy Goodman
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday on The Majority Report On today's program: Pete Hegseth responds to critics who claim there is no strategy behind this war on Iran with proof that there is no strategy for this war on Iran. Donald Trump hosts a group of children in the oval office to talk to them about nuclear bombs, the stock market and the Nobel Peace Prize. Amy Goodman, journalist and host of "!" and subject of the new documentary, "" joins the show to discuss the film. In the Fun Half: Tim Miller from The Bulwark joins three streamers for a conversation about...
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3636 - The Human Cost of DOGE's Reckless Destruction of USAID w/ Nicholas Enrich
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: After turning his back on every campaign promise and tanking the economy for a meaningless war, Donald Trump's approval rating is nearing historic lows. Nicholas Enrich, former civil servant who worked at USAID under four administrations joins the program to discuss his new book: "" In the Fun Half: Senator Richard Blumenthal asks three different Trump judicial nominees if Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and all three refuse. Meanwhile, as Blumenthal questions the nominees, Senator Chuck...
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3635 - Trump's Iran Pretend Game; Corporate Dem Panic w/ Jeet Heer, Rep. Greg Casar
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Casual Friday On today's program: Conservative pundits are failing to keep it together as the Trump administration's support continues to crater to record lows. One example is Scott Jennings live on CNN swearing Meidas Touch's wunderkind, Adam Mockler. Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent at joins the program to recap the week's biggest stories. Topics include: The War in Iran, Trump's fixation on his own legacy, the buried DNC autopsy and more. For more from Jeet, check out his podcast "". Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX), chair of the Congressional...
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3634 - Iran Sets Negotiation Terms; Trump’s War On Disabled People w/ Jeremy Scahill, Eli Hager
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on The Majority Report On today's program: Republicans are feeling the heat going into the midterms. Conservative CNBC host Joe Kernen fact checks Steve Scalise on his lie about gas prices and the war on Iran's effect on the economy. Jeremy Scahill, journalist, and co-founder of joins Emma to provide updates on the ongoing Eli Hager, writer at joins Emma to discuss his piece: " In the Fun Half: Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder join the show. Janet Mills suspends her Senate campaign in Maine, clearing the...
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3633 - New Fed Chair; Building Political solidarity w/ Liz Pancotti, Yuh-Line Niou
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Hump Day on The Majority Report On today's program: Marco Rubio goes on Fox News to justify the war with Iran. Pete Hegseth defends it while testifying before Congress on the budget. It appears that the administration has spent more time figuring out how to sell the war than how to execute it. Liz Pancotti, managing director of policy & advocacy at the Groundwork Collaborative, joins the program to discuss Kevin Warsh's likely nomination as Fed chair and Jerome Powell's last FOMC meeting. Yuh-Line Niou, running for New York State Senate in District 27 in...
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3632 - Attacking Kimmel; Corporate Money Machine in democratic Primaries w/ Luke Goldstein
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday on The Majority Report On today's program: Jimmy Kimmel tells a joke that hurts Donald Trump's feelings so badly that he once again has called for Kimmel's job. Melania Trump sends out her boy toy "senior adviser" to also call for Kimmel's job on various right-wing cable outlets. Kimmel responds with more jokes about the whole saga. Luke Goldstein, investigative journalist at The Lever, joins the show to discuss his piece: "". In the Fun Half: Karoline Leavitt wants the Dems to tone down their rhetoric in the wake of the White House...
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3631 - Foiled Correspondence Assassination Attempt; The Myth of Red Texas w/ David Griscom
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Fun Day Monday on The Majority Report On today's program: Foiled correspondence Assassination plot After the shooting outside the White House Correspondent Dinner, Donald Trump goes on 60 minutes for an interview about the incident. 60 Minutes' Norah O'Donnell reads to the President a brief excerpt from the shooters manifesto that mentions Trump being a rapist and pedophile, Trump responds in the way the guilty people do - by hurling insults. David Griscom, author of The Myth of Red Texas: Cowboys, Populism and Class War in the Radical South joins the program for a conversation...
info_outlineThe politics behind Trump's phone call to Taiwan. What is a logical defense of speaking with Taiwan like this, Trump's lack of conduct notwithstanding. Background in US/Taiwan relations, back to the Chinese civil war between the communists and Republic of China. The narrative surrounding Trump's lack of preparedness. Taiwan's merits as a democracy with progressive leanings. The US's unfortunate history of using Taiwan to provoke China.
On the fun half - Trump doth protest claims Russia intended to help him. John Bolton thinks it was an Obama false flag. Bernie is good at media, uses Russia question to challenge Trump on medicare and social security. Tony Blair reheats centrism.
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