1483 - Shelly Rigger: Will Taiwan Trigger Trump's First Global Crisis?
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Release Date: 12/12/2016
3686 - Why Big Tech Wants Age Verification; SCOTUS Corruption w/ Caitlin Vogus, Alex Aronson
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Fun Day Lindsey Graham Monday On today's podcast: Senator, war hawk, and confirmed bachelor Lindsey Graham dropped dead on Sunday and Trump and Netanyahu wasted no time sprinting to the nearest tv station to use his death to further their agendas. Trump claimed that moments before he died, Graham called the president to discuss the importance of the SAVE America Act. Benjamin Netanyahu says that the last time he spoke to Graham he told the Senator that he was planning on phasing out military aid to Israel and he went ballistic. Caitlin Vogus, senior adviser to the (FPF) and a...
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3685 - ICE Is Caught Lying; What’s Next In Maine’s Senate Race; Iran Traps Trump w/ Ryan Grim
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Casual Friday on The Majority Report On today's program: More details emerge in the murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo at the hands of ICE. The coroner has ruled Araujo's death a homicide which corroborates with the accounts of witnesses. Joe Scarborough has harsh words for ICE, showing that the anger with the agency's violence and brutality has broken through into the mainstream. Ryan Grim, journalist, co-host of Breaking Points and co-founder of Drop Site News, joins the program to recap the week's news. Topics include Graham Platner, other senate races and the War on Iran. In the Fun...
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3684 - Israel Is Not Invincible; Socialist Runs In Kansas City w/ Mairav Zonszein, Hartzell Gray
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on The Majority Report On today's program: In Houston, Texas ICE agents have murdered another unarmed person. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, was killed by ICE agents who were tailing him in an unmarked van while he was on his way to work. Lorenzo's son spoke to the media saying that he recognized his father's screams from the video. Mairav Zonszein, senior analyst on Israel-Palestine at the International Crisis Group and contributor to the New York Times, joins the program to provide updates and insight on the Knesset, Israeli elections and more. Mairav's...
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3683 - Trump Restarts War on Iran & Cozies Up to Erdoğan at NATO Summit w/ Oğul Tuna
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
The Emmajority Report week continues On today's program: Donald Trump is still at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey Trump has reignited his war on Iran, calling their leadership scum and cuckoo. This is a very different tone for Trump who only a month ago was calling Iranian leadership rational and very intelligent people. Trump's deterioration continues as he confuses Iran and Japan in saying the "Islamic Republic of Japan". Trump went on to say that Obama picked the "wrong country" in regard to the JCPOA. Your guess is as good as mine on what that means. Oğul Tuna, historian and...
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3682 - Corporate PACs Splurge; Virginia’s Data Center Revolt w/ Robert Weissman, Brennan Gilmore
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday on The Majority Report On today's program: Graham Platner is accused of raping a woman in 2021 as reported by Politico. Platner has lost all of his endorsements, and the DNC is threatening to withhold funds if he stays in the race. Jake Tapper cynically tells the survivor that progressives will tell her that they don't care about the sexual assault and will vote for Platner anyway because they just need to win. Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy claims that when Republicans have a bad candidate then they get rid of them. Robert Weissman, co-president...
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3681 - How Oligarchy Eroded US Democracy; Palestinian Doctor Clings to Life w/ Jeffrey Winters
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: Benjamin Netanyahu appears on Fox News to express his fears of the Democrats and "woke-right" no longer supporting Israel. Jeffrey Winters, professor of political science at Northwestern University, joins Sam in a pre-taped interview about his new book; " In the Fun Half: Trump interferes with the World Cup. The president admits he called the FIFA president to get Folarin Balogun's red card suspension overturned. Doug Burgum spars with Dana Bash over his claims that the D.C. reflection pool was compromised by vandals and not by Trump's...
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3680 - The Left Progressing & the Hollow Center w/ Jeet Heer
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Casual Friday on The Majority Report On today's Program: We are off for a three-day weekend, but Sam pre taped an interview for you. Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent at The Nation and host of the In Time of Monsters podcast, joins Sam to recap the week's news. Read more from Jeet: Check out Jeet's podcast: To connect and organize with your local ICE rapid response team visit ICERRT.com The Congress switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. You can use this number to connect with either the U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives. Follow us on TikTok...
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3679 - How Colorado Spooked the Establishment; Next DSA Upset? w/ David Sirota, Oliver Larkin
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Thursday and you are listening to The Majority Report On today's program: Donald Trump's financial disclosure shows that he has raked in more than $2B in his first year in office. The report reveals that Trump made thousands of stock trades last year. Elizabeth Vargas from News Nation tries to get Rep. Mike Lawler to admit that it is not acceptable for Trump to use his office to earn billions while most Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck. Lawler does his best to avoid the line of questioning. Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) mocks the affordability crisis in America by saying he is spending...
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3678 - Unprecedent Democratic Incumbent Losses; How the Right Still Plans to Kill Birthright Citizenship w/ Elie Mystal
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: Melat Kiros wins the Democratic primary for Colorado's 1st congressional district, unseating a 30-year incumbent in Diane DeGette. Kiros is the third Democratic Socialist to beat a House incumbent in this year's primary cycle. Abdul El-Sayed says in an interview that if one cannot define the systematic slaughter of tens of thousands of children as a genocide then they have no credibility when they claim to be a defender of human rights. , columnist and justice correspondent at , joins the program for a conversation about the recent slew...
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3677 - SCOTUS Upholds Birthright Citizenship; Trump Bored by Housing Bill; Big Colorado Primaries
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday on The Majority Report On today's program: Please consider phone banking for progressive Colorado candidates and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) reacts to the Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship. Donald Trump is so bored by the affordable housing bills. The president said anything other than the SAVE act is a "yawn". Rep. Randy Fine says he is against the housing bill because it is bipartisan. The large representative said he did not come to DC to work with Democrats. In the Fun Half: We continue our coverage from yesterday on the Great...
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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