1483 - Shelly Rigger: Will Taiwan Trigger Trump's First Global Crisis?
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Release Date: 12/12/2016
3665 - Trillionaires, Botched Wars and Midterms w/ Heather 'Digby' Parton
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Casual Friday on The Majority Report On today's program: Elon Musk is set to become the world's first billionaire as Space X launches its initial public offer today. A More Perfect Union explains how this sketchy IPO could destroy many people's 401(K) accounts. Heather 'Digby' Parton, columnist at Salon and publisher of the Hullabaloo blog, joins to recap the week's news. Topics include the war in Iran, midterm elections and more. In the Fun Half: CNN airs a compilation showing the 39 times that Donald Trump claimed that we a deal with Iran is imminent. Trillionaires Trump is now claiming...
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3664 - The Rise of DSA & The Populist Left w/ Hasan Piker, Darializa Avila Chevalier
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on The Majority Report On today's program: Trump joins Fox & Friends to announce that the U.S. will resume heavy bombing of Iranian infrastructure. Former Trump military adviser, Keith Kellogg uses his appearance on Fox News to appeal to the president to finish the job quickly and just "obliterate" Iran. Hasan Piker joins the show to discuss the DSA slate of candidates in New York and the nationwide midterm elections. Darializa Avila Chevalier, DSA-backed candidate running to represent New York's 13th congressional district, joins to talk about...
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3663 - The Movement to Kill FEMA; Bolivia Uprising w/ Micah Loewinger, Joseph Bouchard
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Wednesday and it's The Majority Report On today's program: Graham Platner wins the Democratic nomination in a landslide. In his acceptance, Platner says if you give him a chance, he will be a "senator for those who cannot afford to buy one". Micah Loewinger, co-host of , joins to discuss his four-part podcast series on the . Joseph Bouchard, journalist and contributor to , joins from La Paz, Bolivia to discuss the nationwide blockades and protests in the wake of the election of Rodrigo Paz. For more from Bouchard check out his . In the Fun Half: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says...
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3662 - California Election Conspiracy Idiocy; Trump's Crony Judges w/ David Dayen, Josh Orton
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday on The Majority Report. On today's program: David Dayen, executive editor of and co-host of the podcast, joins us in the studio for the free half. MS NOW reporter Jacob Soboroff takes a tour of the L.A. County Ballot Processing Center in the City of Industry to try and dispel the conspiracy theories of voter fraud pushed by Trump, Spencer Pratt and others. On CNN, Harry Enten explains why it makes no sense for Democrats to rig the election for Nithya Raman. Karen Bass' polling numbers show her leading Pratt by 18 points and losing to Raman by four points. Speaker of the...
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3661 - ICE's NYC Deportation Blitz; Trump Killing Cancer Cures w/ Whitney Wimbish, Jonathan Cohn
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: Donald Trump storms out of an interview with Kristin Welker on Meet the Press after Welker challenged the president on his claims of rigged elections. Whitney Wimbish, staff writer at joins to discuss her piece: "" Jonathan Cohn, writer of newsletter and author of , joins to discuss his piece: "" In the Fun Half: Rep. Jim McGovern on the NBA's relationship with the UAE results in supporting war crimes in Sudan. Donald Trump responds to a question about the sky-high prices for the Knicks home games in the finals by saying you can watch...
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3660 - Platner Smear Flops; The Screwworm Cometh w/ Jeet Heer
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Casual Friday on The Majority Report On today's program: Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) speaks out against section 224 of the NDAA for 2027 which was suggested by Benjamin Netanyahu and aims to further integrate U.S. and Israeli militaries. Unfortunately, the section was passed and now Thomass Massie (R-KY) and Khanna will aim to strip the language out of the final NDAA. A screwworm infection has been detected in cattle in south Texas. Elon Musk and DOGE stripped out screwworm monitoring programs in 2025. That can't be good. Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent at and host of ...
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3659 - How Israel Came to Dominate US Foreign Policy w/ Noah Kulwin & Brendan James
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on The Majority Report. On today's program: Trump's $1.8M taxpayer funded "anti-weaponization" fund has received so much backlash that acting AG Todd Blanche has announced the fund has been rescinded. It should be noted that Blanche refuses to commit to put this reversal in writing, so we'll see. Brendan James and Noah Kulwin of the podcast join the program to discuss their new miniseries, No Daylight, which focuses on the turbulent history of U.S.-Israeli relations. In the Fun Half: Brenden Sutton and Matt Binder join. Norman Finkelstein reacts to...
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3658 - Primaries Roundup; Republican Plan to Backdoor Israel Aid w/ Ben Freeman
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Hump Day on The Majority Report On today's program: Progressive candidate Dr. Adam Hamawy wins the Democratic primary in New Jersey's deep-blue 12th congressional district in an otherwise muted primary day for leftist candidates. Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed gives a perfect response to an MS NOW reporter asking him what he would say to Jewish Americans who are anxious about his critiques of AIPAC and Israel. Ben Freeman, author and director of the Democratizing Foreign Policy program at the , joins the show for a conversation about his piece in on . Congress is voting on this...
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3657 - Primary Preview; UAW Strike in Michigan w/ Daniel Nichanian, Josh Jager
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday On the program today: Today is primary day for six states across the country. If you live in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, or South Dakota make sure you get out and vote today. Self-proclaimed Democratic strategist, Yemisi Egbewole, uses her panel time on CNN to smear Graham Platner and James Talarico. Egbewole calls Graham the "worst of the everyman" and claims her grandmother would label Talarico as "too progressive". Washington Post journalist, Marianna Sotomayor goes after Michigan candidate for senate, Abdul El-Sayed as an "unconventional"...
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3656 - Iran Toys with Trump; ICE Detention Abuses; US vs Cuba w/ Wali Khan, Jose Luis Granados Ceja
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Fun Day Monday on The Majority report. *Fun Day is not in any way a promise of fun in any shape or form. On today's program: Once again, Iran has ended negotiations with the U.S. as a result of Israel expanding operations in southern Lebanon. Wali Khan, a multimedia journalist covering state violence, joins the show to discuss the protests at Delaney Hall Ice Detention Center in Newark, New Jersey. Jose Luis Granados Ceja, journalist covering Latin America at Drop Site News, joins MR to discuss updates on the U.S.'s blockade on Cuba and the potential of a military invasion. In the Fun...
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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