1483 - Shelly Rigger: Will Taiwan Trigger Trump's First Global Crisis?
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Release Date: 12/12/2016
2725 - The Corporatist 2028 Ploy Playing out Now w/ Astead Herndon
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Casual Friday. On today's program: JD Vance is asked by Kaitlin Collins about the widow of an airman who was killed in the War on Iran, struggling access to benefits due to there being no real declaration of war. Vance says he is grateful for the sacrifice and offers his love. That should help pay bills. Astead Herndon, host of and publisher of the newsletter on Substack, joins to recap the week's news. In the Fun Half: Abdul El-Sayed goes on Stephen A. Smith's show to discuss why he campaigned with Hasan Piker and how Donald Trump brought wives into the conversation. Zohran Mamdani...
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2724 - Trump Infuriates Ranchers; The Failing Efforts To Save Zionism w/ Séamus Malekafzali
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's an Emmajority Report Thursday On today's program: Trump suspends tariffs on imported beef from South America at a devastating cost to American ranchers. According to the Wall Street Journal, the plan to flood the markets with foreign beef was influenced by a Brazilian billionaire, Joesely Bautista. Bautista just happens to own a stake in JBS, one of the world's largest meatpacking companies and also just happened to have donated $5M to Trump's inauguration. Cattle producer Jim Hertzog speaks to Farm Journal to express his outrage over Trump policies punishing American farmers and...
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2723 - Mike Johnson Melts Down; Markey Mauls Moulton; HBCU Funding Crisis w/ Milton Allimadi
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Hump Day and we're back with another Majority Report On today's program: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson melts down after CNN's Manu Raju asks him if the public should judge Johnson for his lies about the war on Iran. Senator Ed Markey trounces Seth Moulton in the Democratic primary for Senate in Massachusetts. In Markey's victory speech he calls for taxing the rich, blocking the bombs and ending data centers. Milton Allimadi, co-founder of and PhD Student at Howard University, joins to discuss the $12.8 billion funding gap facing Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Milton...
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2722 - Bernie's AI Tax Explained; The Horror Of Trump's Mass Delegalization w/ Sarah Polcz, Dara Lind
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday on The Majority Report On today's program: The Supreme Court has finally taken the handcuffs off of Donald Trump's ballroom construction after they found no one has the authority to stop such a project. ICE raids a nightclub in Memphis, arresting more than 100 people based solely on their race. As of now, the only people who have been released are those who were able to provide proof of U.S. citizenship at the time of the raid. Sarah Polcz, Professor of Law at UC-Davis and co-author of "", which provided the AI equity tax framework behind Bernie Sanders' , joins for...
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2721 - Trump's Canadian Trade War; What It Takes To Win In Florida w/ Angie Nixon
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: Donald Trump’s plan gives the Pentagon a 35% stake in Venezuela’s 65-billion-barrel oil fields. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has nothing to offer Americans suffering from Trump's trade war with Canada but blustering bravado. Michigan Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Mike Rogers, comes out in favor of Trump's tariffs. Fox Business reports on Michigan bearing the biggest burden from Trump's tariffs, costing the average household over $5k annually. Michigan Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, Abdul El-Sayed responds to...
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2720 - RFK Jr. Commits Perjury?; Trump's Meaningless Trade Stunts w/ Heather 'Digby' Parton
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Casual Friday on The Mattjority Report On today's program: RFK. Jr appears to have allegedly committed perjury when he testified before Congress that his trip to America Samoa had nothing to do with vaccines. A leaked correspondence with the America Samoa Government ahead of Kennedy's trip to the island mentions vaccines at least 8 times. Heather 'Digby' Parton joins Sam for a pretaped interview to recap the week's news. In the Fun Half: Matt is joined by RM Brown Rep Mike Lawler (R-NY) is asked what the GOP pitch on healthcare is heading into the midterms and his answer is to brag about...
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2719 - Firing Teachers For Speech; How White Feminism Harms Muslim Women w/ Shahed Ezaydi
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's a Mattjority Report Thursday On today's program: A woman who worked as a substitute teacher in the Beverly Hills School District files a lawsuit after getting fired for an anti-Trump post on her personal social media. A West Point climate professor was fired for refusing to deny climate change. No one hates free speech more than conservatives. Shahed Ezaydi, award-winning freelance writer, former editor at Bustle UK and former staff writer at Stylist Magazine joins Emma for a pretaped interview about her book: “The Othered Woman: How White Feminism Harms Muslim Women.” In the Fun...
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2718 - Economy Slowing; RIP Dolly Parton; How Police Seized Political Power w/ Stuart Schrader
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: Data shows that core inflation rose 3.7% in July, which is higher than anticipated, and spending is down as well. Not good for the Republicans heading into the midterm elections CBS News reports on the ’s analysis of “functional unemployment”, a metric created by LISEP that includes the unemployed, people earning poverty-level wages, and those involuntarily working part-time to create what they call a true unemployment rate. The LISEP determines that the true unemployment rate is at 24.9%. Not good for the Republicans heading into...
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2717 - Minnesota Sues Texas; Environmental Racism In Memphis w/ Keith Ellison, KeShaun Pearson
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday On today's program: The Supreme Court upholds a Trump executive order that restricts mail-in balloting just in time for the midterms. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joins to discuss the SCOTUS ruling and the lawsuit he filed against Texas Governor Greg Abbott to . KeShaun Pearson, Executive Director of joins to discuss the data center fight and the recent power outages in Memphis, TN. In the Fun Half: Hakeem Jeffries offers up some "real talk" on his meeting with Jared Kushner. Donald Trump says that everyone should want data centers in their...
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2716 - Fixing Trump’s Trade War; West Bank Under Siege w/ Lori Wallach, Mohammad Hesham Huraini
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Welcome back to The Majority Report On today's program: Senator Chris Van Hollen says that despite his disagreements with the DSA that they are welcome in the Democratic party and calls out any Democrat that is afraid to debate their ideas with the DSA. Lori Wallach, director of the program at the and founder and former director of , joins to discuss her piece published in Foreign Affairs, “”. Mohammad Hesham Huraini. independent journalist and human rights activist based in the West Bank, joins for a conversation about the 40 masked Israeli settlers that raided his village and burned...
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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