1483 - Shelly Rigger: Will Taiwan Trigger Trump's First Global Crisis?
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Release Date: 12/12/2016
2713 - Dr. Arday & Racist Online Terror; GOP Targets Left-Wing News w/ Karen Attiah, Rania Khalek
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Hump Day at The Majority Report On today's program: There was good news and bad news from last night's primary elections in Florida. The bad news is Oliver Larkin and Elijah Manley will not be advancing to the general election after losing to establishment Democrats in Jared Moskowitz and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The good news is that Angie Nixon trounced her opponent in the primary for Senate setting up a race against GOP incumbent Ashley Moody. Angie Nixon gives an inspirational and emotional victory speech from her HQ in Duval County, Florida. We take a look back at when...
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2712 - Primary Preview; Trump's Assault on History w/ Priya Jain
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday on The Majority Report On today's program: There are primaries in Florida, Alaska, California and Wyoming today. Oliver Larkin, candidate challenging Rep. Jared Moskowitz in the Democratic primary for Florida's 25-Congressional District has an interview shut down by the host after he points out Israel's genocide. Jared Kushner claims that negotiations with Iran are progressing nicely towards a deal. Meanwhile morale appears to be very low among deployed servicemembers in the Middle East as exhibited by a photo of messages written in dust on an airplane flap expressing...
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2711 - Iran Ceasefire Ends; Our Cynical Era of Imperialism w/ Daniel Bessner, Elijah Manley
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's a Fun Day Monday on The Majority Report On today's program: Donald Trump threatens to bomb the s*** out of Oman if they get in the way of a deal in a phone call with Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst. JD Vance says on the Fox News that the number one goal for the Iran war is to keep gas and oil prices lower for Americans. Trump must have been listening to the Vice President as he responded with a post on Truth Social that says the number one goal is to make sure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. Daniel Bessner, co-host of the and publisher of the newsletter...
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2710 - Deployed Sailors Are Getting Desperate; The Media's Obsession With Hasan Piker w/ Jeet Heer
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Casual Friday on The Majority Report On today's program: Conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln have deteriorated to the point that servicemembers are attempting to jump overboard. Food is rotting, hygiene supplies are depleted and morale is very low. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, on CNN, makes a plea to Secretary of War Pete Hegeseth to do his job and fix this horrible situation on the USS Lincoln. Hegseth denies the reporting on the conditions and thinks he can placate servicemembers by spewing effusive nonsense. Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent at and host of , joins the program to...
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2709 - ICE’s Insane New Toy; How The Israel Lobby Conquered US Politics w/ Eli Clifton
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on The Majority Report On today's program: Happy birthday to the great Michael Brooks who would've been 43 years old today. If you are new to the show or unfamiliar with Michael, we strongly suggest you check on the hundreds of allegations against Customs & Border Patrol workers who used government data bases to spy on exes, crushes and co-workers. These complaints are from 2009-2022, well before this $85B that have been dumped into DHS in Trump's second administration. Tom Homan defends the $20M DHS has spent on buying ICE agents electric shock gloves...
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3708 - How We Build On Progressive Victories w/ Bernie Sanders, John Nichols & Usamah Andrabi (M)
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Hump Day on The Majority Report On Today's program: On the way home from the NATO summit in Ankara, Air Force One was forced to land in England because of a threat from Iran. Donald Trump was then snuck onto a second plane via a catering truck, while the press remained aboard Air Force One. President Trump was asked about why he allowed the members of the press to remain on Air Force One if it was too dangerous for him to stay. Trump tried to claim that the second plane was actually the more dangerous plane. What a hero, laying his life on the line for the press. John Nichols, journalist...
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3707 - Primary Preview; Crypto's Diminished Power, For Now w/ Daniel Nichanian, Eleanor Davis-Diver
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday on The Majority Report On today's program: The Donald Trump administration has issued an executive order calling for a reduction in the number of vaccines routinely recommended for children. It also suggests spacing vaccinations across five separate appointments rather than administering multiple vaccines at the same visit. During the E.O. announcement, Trump claims he has seen proof of doctors administering a vaccine the size of a bottle of soda into a baby. Regarding the alleged increase in autism, RFK, Jr. claims that something happened in the 1990s that changed our...
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3706 - Iran War Is Lost But Not Over; Our Corporate Command Economy w/ Cecilia Rakip
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: With each passing day the price of ending Trump's war on Iran gets higher and higher and Senator Chris Murphy says he is prepared to accept a terrible deal just to stop the bleeding from this failed effort. Cecilia Rikap, Associate Professor in Economics and Head of Research at University College London’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, joins to discuss her new book: "". In the Fun Half: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says that Democrats of his ilk are not running from the party but attempting to return it to where it once...
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3705 - Trump's Economy Continues to Crater; The Significance of El-Sayed's Victory w/ David Weigel
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Casual Friday on The Majority Report On today's program: The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases July jobs report and for a third-straight month the numbers are bleak. The U.S. lost 23,000 jobs last month. Director of the National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett makes the media rounds offering a variety of excuses and justifications for the weak jobs report. David Weigel, journalist covering politics at , joins to recap the week's news. In the Fun Half: CNN fact checks RFK, Jr.'s claims that ICUs across the country were empty at the height of COVID. Sen. John Husted takes to X to call for...
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3704 - Far-Right Exploits Moroccan Migrants; Israel’s UN Mole w/ Stephen Zunes, Murtaza Hussain
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on The Majority Report On today's program: In the Wake of Abdul El-Sayed's winning the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan, the GOP-machine's Islamophobia is reaching a fever pitch. El-Sayed's GOP opponent Mike Rogers tries to tie the Democratic nominee to Osama Bin Laden in his opening statement to kick off the general election. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is asked about Speaker Mike Johnson's comments on El-Sayed's victory on Tuesday putting the U.S. in danger of being overrun by "mini-Mamdani's'. Zohran says if El-Sayed's campaign promises of "money...
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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