2379 - Democrats' Mortifying Post-Mortem
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Release Date: 11/27/2024
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Casual Friday! Sam and Emma speak with , reporter at and co-founder of co-host of , to round up the week in news before the holidays. First, Sam and Emma take a look at the spending fight on Capitol Hill after House Republicans failed to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open. They take a look at CNN's Kaitlan Collins trying to figure out how New York Rep. Mike Lawler can blame House Republicans' failure to pass a spending bill on...Democrats. Then, they're joined by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez as she gives her breakdown of what is happening in the spending fight on...
info_outline 2394 - Trudeau On The Ropes; US Sanctions & The War Machine w/ Luke Savage, Jeff SteinThe Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with writer , writer based in Toronto, author of , to discuss the current state of Canadian politics. Then, she speaks with , White House economics reporter at , to discuss his recent multi-part series on economic sanctions for the Post entitled First, Emma runs through updates on the GOP’s continuing dysfunction over their spending bill, Trump’s prosecution in Georgia, the Wall Street Journal’s major report on Biden staffers’ extensive work to downplay and hide the state of Biden’s mental decline since 2019, the nomination of...
info_outline 2393 - Union Made Parental Leave & Democrats As A Rudderless Ship w/ Madi Oates & Michelle Eisen; David DayenThe Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Hump Day! Sam speaks with Madi Oates, shift supervisor and bargaining delegate for , based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and , organizing member of SWU, to discuss Starbucks recent update to its parental leave policy. And then, Sam is joined by , executive editor at and co-host of the Organized Money , to discuss the prospects of the Democratic Party going into 2025 and beyond. First, Sam runs through updates on the GOP’s continuing resolution, the Matt Gaetz ethics report, the Fed’s rate cuts, Senate judicial confirmation, Lina Khan’s FTC, Luigi Mangione,...
info_outline 2392 - AOC, RFK Jr. & Archaeology As A Weapon In The West Bank w/ Jasper NathanielThe Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma speak with , writer of the Infinite Jaz on SubStack, to discuss his recent piece in The Drift magazine entitled First, Sam and Emma run through updates on the GOP’s continuing struggle to get a continuing resolution, Pelosi blocking AOC’s run for Oversight chair, the Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act, Ukraine’s bombing of Russia’s chemical weapons chief, TikTok’s Supreme Court fight, Trump’s EV fight, RFK’s meeting with Senators, Trudeau’s shakey administration, US wealth inequality, and Josh Hawley’s CTC for...
info_outline 2391 - Reconciling Labor & Environmental Imperatives w/ Stefania BarcaThe Majority Report with Sam Seder
Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with , distinguished researcher at the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, to discuss her recent book . First, Sam and Emma run through updates on the GOP’s government shutdown, ABC’s inauguration plans, Social Security, Trump’s cabinet, Trump’s plan to privatize the post office, Syria’s changing political landscape, Gaza’s massive death toll, and McKinsey’s liability in Purdue Pharma’s opioid case, also touching on preparations for Trump’s authoritarianism and the centrist “No Labels” party’s struggles to not capitulate...
info_outline 2390 - Resisting Trump’s Scam Artist Agenda; The Myth Of “Right-Wing Populism” w/ Kyle KulinskiThe Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Casual Friday! Emma speaks with , co-host of the & , to round up the week in news. First, Emma runs through updates on growing famine in Gaza as winter nears, Israel’s land grab in Syria, Trump’s threat to Iran, Trump’s advisors, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Pelosi’s undermining of AOC’s Oversight committee bid, RFK’s newest vaccine objection (polio), Trump’s banking deregulation agenda, and Macron’s newest centrist PM, before watching Peter Thiel sputter through a defense of the US healthcare system and the (former) UnitedHealthcare CEO. Kyle Kulinski then...
info_outline 2389 -Minneapolis Policing; Fight For Public Renewables w/ Michelle S. Phelps, Gabriel HetlandThe Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Michelle Phelps, professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota, to discuss her recent book Then she speaks with , associate professor of Latin American, Caribbean & Latino studies at SUNY Albany, to discuss his recent piece on the Build Public Renewables Act (BPRA) published in The Nation entitled First, Emma runs through updates on Biden’s lame duck action, AOC’s bid for Dem lead on Congressional oversight, Meta’s Trump donation, Fetterman’s support for Trump’s cabinet, Manchin-Sinema hand the NLRB to Trump,...
info_outline 2388 - French Government Collapses; How Society Failed Jordan Neely w/ Cole Stangler, Katie WayThe Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's Hump Day! Emma speaks with , France-based journalist covering politics, housing, and labor, author of the book , to discuss the recent developments in French politics after a vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Bernier. Then, she speaks with , writer & editor at , to discuss the recent acquittal of Daniel Penny. First, Emma runs through updates on Israel’s land grab in Syria and food blockade on northern Gaza, Syria’s interim leader, Luigi Mangione’s manifesto, Trump’s cabinet nominees, the Kroger-Albertsons merger, Saudi Arabia’s FIFA World Cup, and...
info_outline 2387 - Assad’s Regime Falls; National Tenant Union Emerging? w/ Gregory Brew, Thomas BirminghamThe Majority Report with Sam Seder
It's News Day Tuesday! Emma speaks with , analyst with the 's Energy, Climate, & Resources Team, to discuss the fluid situation in Syria now that rebels have taken control of Damascus. Then, she speaks with , reporter and intern at The Nation based in New Haven, to discuss his recent piece entitled First, Emma runs through updates on the charging of the United Healthcare CEO killer, Pete Hegseth’s nomination, Lara Trump’s future in politics, Pete Buttigieg’s potential governor run in Michigan, Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination, Bibi Netanyahu’s corruption case, Ukraine’s...
info_outline 2386 - The Path Forward For The Left w/ John NicholsThe Majority Report with Sam Seder
Happy Monday! Sam speaks with , national affairs correspondent for , to discuss his recent interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders, and the paths forward he sees for the Left after the 2024 election. First, Emma runs through updates on the acquittal of Daniel Penny, the potential detaining of the United Healthcare CEO killer, the fall of Assad in Syria and the imperialist responses from Israel and the US, South Korean President Yoom, Trump’s pledge to pardon insurrectionists, and Trump’s developing cabinet, before parsing through Trump’s inhumane and unconstitutional plan to...
info_outlineIt’s Hump Day! Sam, Emma, and the MR Crew are breaking down some of the biggest news stories of the day and taking your calls in the show's first hour! First, they run through updates on ceasefire in Lebanon, Trump’s developing cabinet, Mexico’s President Sheinbaum’s retaliatory tariff plan, the Trump transition team, Democrats’ growing number in the House, Amazon workers’ international Black Friday strike, the battle between North Carolina’s governor and supermajority legislature, Maine’s lawsuit against ExxonMobil, Shell and Chevron, Pakistan’s crackdown on Imran Khan supporters, Ukrainian support for ending the war, and Trump’s plan to further defund IRS enforcement on wealthy people, before expanding on the great politics behind the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, why it’s a major win for Israel – especially in winning over France’s rejection of the ICC warrants. After watching notorious ghoul Matthew Miller explain why it’s actually totally okay to hold Israel to a different standard for war crimes, they chat with Bree from New York about the relationship between Trump and the GOP, and dive deep into the major failings of the Biden-Harris campaigns, parsing through reflections from campaign leaders like David Plouffe and Stephanie Cutter as they dissect Democrats’ inability to run a campaign in an era of disillusionment where low-propensity voters are key. Phillip from New York has some updates on the threat of Bird Flu heading into influenza season.
And in the Fun Half, the MR Crew check in with Rudy Giuliani, who (according to him) is flat broke and who (according to a courtroom sketch artist) is going insane in court and refusing to listen to legal counsel or the judge presiding over him. They then check out Marc Andreessen lying about the CFPB to Joe Rogan, as well as Vivek Ramaswamy's "DOGE" committee, which Fareed Zakaria is apparently super pumped about. Plus, your calls & IM's!
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